Saturday we took advantage of some beautiful weather and rode the strassenbahn downtown. We walked around the Hauptstrasse which is a pedestrian only street with lots of shopping, cafes and just old charming surroundings set on a cobblestone street. 
We were definitely not the only ones who had this sort of day in mind... the downtown area was bustling with tons of locals and tourists alike.Our first stop was for a couple fresh baked pretzels... yum! (If I am 200 pounds heavier after our 3 years in Germany it is partly due to the fresh baked pretzels). Then we just walked around and eventually ended up at an outdoor cafe for lunch. The kids were all well behaved (which included a 7 year old neighbor girl who joined us as well).
We made several stops for the kids to take in some things they could enjoy. We watched some child street performers who were playing instruments, explored a children's bookstore, which I think they could have spent much more time in than we actually did. We also stopped at several water fountains for the kids to watch the water and run around them as well.
We also stopped into the Church of the Holy Spirit which was not super kid friendly but it is open to the public so we peeked in there briefly. Originally, we had thought we might make it up to the Heidelberg Castle;
however, we didn't leave the house until after 11 a.m. and we still have two little ones who take afternoon naps so once we got past lunch that became rather unrealistic.
But we did make it up to the point where you can get a good view of the castle which overlooks the city.
We had really just set out to get out and enjoy some of the local charm in the city we currently call home...and get some eis (of course, that's German for ice cream) and that's exactly what we did. So, overall, we had a great day.
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