Dueseldorf, Germany - 28th January 2011
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
today we visited Duesseldorf, the capital city of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. I have been here before, in summer, but this time we went to the city centre.
We went here by train and walked from the central station to the city centre.
They have the third largest Japanese quarter in Europe here, situated in the streets in the vicinity of the Hotel Nikko.
From here we walked towards River Rhine, because we wanted to enjoy the sunshine there. Katja told us that we had to walk for about 10 - 15 minutes to get there.
On our way we walked through a quarter with lots of cultural facilities like museums and a concert hall. I saw this wonderful mosaic on a wall.
Soon we reached the river. In summer I played with the dogs on the opposite river bank.
Katja took a zoomed photo of the promenade.
We reached the old town than, the historic tower is containing a museum.
What a lovely sight with the river close to the old town.
Katja also showed us the historic city hall.
The cartwheelers are a symbol for Duesseldorf, this tradition belongs to Duesseldorf since about 1560 A.D - the history of its origin is not clear.
In front of one of the most famous breweries you can find this sculpture of a cartwheeler.
In Duesseldorf Altbier is brewed, a special beer which is only brewed in this region. When we had a snack for dinner, Katja had a large altbier.
Greetings from a tired
Squirt
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Posted Jan 29, 2011, 5:57 pm
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travelling, home - 1st April 2011
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
I just want to let you know that I started back for home after an exciting trip.
In my luggage I have some really delicious German sweets for all of you.
Love
Squirt
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Posted Apr 3, 2011, 11:19 am Last edited Nov 25, 2011, 10:23 am by olgamaus
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