Hi Mummy,
today we went to Wuppertal for shopping. Wuppertal is a neighbour town north to Remscheid. We got there by bus. As the name of the town implies it is built along the valley of the river Wupper.
Let's begin with the Concert-Hall, inaugurated in 1900 by the German emperor, William II, and his wife.
One of the most famous jewelers in Wuppertal has a museum for clocks.
Now two photos of the town centre are following.
We had lunch - can you see where 
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Along the river Wupper the "Schwebebahn" is built. The Schwebebahn is a suspension railway that was opened in 1901 A.D. It is the oldest monorail system in the world.
The suspension railway travels along a route 13.3 kilometres long, about 12 metres above the surface of the river Wupper and approximately 8 m above the city streets. At one point the railway crosses the A46 motorway. The entire trip takes about 30 minutes.
I like the Schwebebahn. It's swinging in curves. We made some photos.
Here you can see the "Kaiserwagen", a historical waggon. You can hire it for special events like marriages or birthday parties, it's not used for regular transportation.
We're resting a little bit, 8 m above the street.
Here you can see one of the old stations, "Landgericht", the district court.
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Here is a station that was restored some years ago. It is the station "Schauspielhaus". The Tanztheater Wuppertal, headed by Pina Bausch, is world-famous and regularly plays at theatres in New York, Tokyo, Paris, London etc.
We were very tired and drove back home by bus. At home Katja cooked pasta with vegetables, cheese and tomatoe sauce for us. Moony and me went to sleep without watching television.
Bye
Moony
