🇪🇺 Strasbourg/Trier/Heidelberg Travel Notes

Three iconic cities, but here’s what guidebooks don’t tell you (no car needed!): 🐿️ Day 1: Basel Swiss side wins in architectural finesse 😏 Must-sees: ✔️ Vitra Campus (Zaha’s early works + Goetheanum) – half day ✔️ Free Basel Uni Botanical Garden with petrified wood 🌳 ✔️ Free Friday museum slots (check holidays!) Skip: Dreiländereck (boring monument) Pro tip: Get the Basel Card from your hotel for free transit & 50% off attractions 🥢 Wok68 (24.9€ dinner buffet) – French culinary envy activated 🥨 Day 2: Strasbourg Hit list: ⛪ Cathedral (interior < exterior but still iconic) 🎨 Musée des Beaux-Arts (fantastic Old Masters) 🍰 Donatien Maître Éclair (life-changing pastries) Detour: Sarreguemines Ceramic Museum – kitsch floral toilets & cool video projections 🚽 🏛️ Day 3: Trier Germany’s oldest city (Roman emperors, Marx’s birthplace!) Smart pass: 4-site combo ticket (saves 6€) Free gems: ✔️ Constantine Basilica ✔️ Barbara Baths ✔️ Roman Bridge Oops: Forgot Sunday Mass = ruined schedule 🙃 (Plan 2 days here!) 🏰 Day 4: Heidelberg Philosophers’ Walk – worth the climb for views! Heidelberg Castle: 💶 11€ entry or 17€ with 45-min tour (pick the tour – hilarious ruin stories!) 🖼️ Kurpfälzisches Museum: 1.80€ for epic art (Rembrandt exhibit was 8€) Regrets: Not enough time for Mannheim’s chessboard city Basel cravings unmet Next time: Slow travel with a 49€ Deutschlandticket! #EuroTrip #HiddenGems #RomanGermany #CastleHopping #FoodieFails 🚂🍫