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This is a website made for our wedding. We are getting married in the Heidelberg Castle Chapel, Heidelberg, Germany on May 1, 2010. This site is to help answer any questions and provide links to websites that offer more information. Please feel free to post any questions or concerns, maybe we forgot something or you just want to say a Hello.
Important Dates
- May 1, 2010 - Castle Wedding 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- July 24, 2010 - Wedding Party in Horicon, WI at the Union Hall Time: TBD
- April 29, 2010 - Leaving US for Germany
- April 30, 2010 to May 3, 2010 - Hotel Hackteufel is booked for 9 double rooms
- May 7, 2010 - We are leaving Germany back to the US
Useful Websites for the Wedding
- Heidelberg Germany Information
- Hotel Hackteufel in Heidelberg
- US Passports
- Airport Bus from Frankfurt to Heidelberg
- Rental Cars at Airport
- Train Information
- Cheapflights Search Engine for Airlines
- Priceline airline website
- Vacation Packages for Germany
- Information on Old Heidelberg
- Chicago O'Hare Airport
- Frankfurt Airport
- Eurail - Main Rail for Europe
- Ryanair - very cheap flights around Europe
Tips and Information
- Germany is in GMT +1, that's +7 hrs for CST and +6 for EST. This will change with daylight savings time. 1 pm in Wisco = 8 pm in Germany
- Germany has the Euro as its currency. There's a currency converter on this page
- To convert km into miles (you'll need this trick if you rent a car and keep looking at the MPH) is divide by two and add the first one or two numbers. i.e. 100/2 = 50....50 + 10 = 60 miles. I get the 10 because the first two numbers in 100 is 10. 100 km is roughly 60 miles. 70 km is roughly 42 miles. 35 + 7 = 42
- They will speak English there. There is also a huge US Army post located in Heidelberg. You may run into some Joes. Just what Brian wants he he, but nice for the single ladies. LoL
- To travel in Europe is a lot easier than America. Cars, trains, busses, and air are very accessible. In the websites posted, there is a lot of information regarding travel.
- The ATMs will take your VISA (I can't speak for MasterCard or American Express). You will get the best exchange rate on the street ATMs. Not the airports or conversion windows. Becasue VISA is taken everywhere I'd steer away from traveler's checks. They're not really needed anymore and the banks here and there will not give a good exchange rate.
- Frankfurt (FRA) is the closest airport to Heidelberg at 78.5 km. That's about 45 minutes by car.
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