Day 3 - Sun 27 Sep: Dusseldorf

We started with brekky in the hotel (at $30, it is a bit expensive, but being as resourceful as we are, this included lunch!)  We bought a daily transport ticket from reception and caught the tram into the Altstadt to be tourists for the day. We decided on the Hop-on Hop-off bus as a starter which would give us a good overview of the city. It took 90 mins and we saw a great deal. Exactly what we took photos of, we are a tad unsure, but they look good!

On the second trip around, we got off at the Tower, had lunch in the park, and then Sylvain and I went up to the restaurant level (168m), had a wander, took some photos and headed back down to meet up with Jane. Before the HoHo tour, we had stumbled across some market stalls, one of which sold crepes! So, we walked back to that along the river. It was a really lovely day and the walk was good. We all had a crepe. It was far too early to head back to the hotel so we found a coffee shop, had our coffee and a long chat. We then decided that it was time to head back. Instead of getting off (to get to the hotel) at the stop where we got on, we went one further to see if there were any restaurants in that area. We found a sign leading to a biergarten and we thought we might like to eat dinner there. We noted its location and made our way back to the hotel via the corner store to purchase a pre-dinner drink in the hotel.

Another MEPS member (Eric Wagemans from Belgium) had since arrived, so we invited him to dine with us. After our aperitif, we made our way to the biergarten only to find it was CLOSED!!!  All was not lost as we had seen a kebab shop in the opposite direction. Kebabs in Germany are not the same as they are in Australia, however, they are just as good. They were washed down with a good German beer. It was then time for bed.

Canal between Konigsallee (Kings Avenue) from different ends

Interesting street sculptures

Sylvain doing a great imitation

Marktplatz, Altes Rathaus and statue



Coffee by bicycle

The Rhine

Bronze duckies

Regus Dusseldorf

Westdeutscher Rundfunk (West German Broadcasting)

View of Dusseldorf from the Hop-on Hop-off bus tour




Dusseldorf, the Rhine, and Rhine Tower

The spire from Basilika St. Lambertus

Rheinpark Golzheim (a park next to the Rhine)

Clock Tower of the Red Building

 The Red Building

Dusseldorf Medienhafen (Dusseldorf media harbour)

Rheinturm (Rhein Tower)

Views from Rhine Tower
Media Harbour

Harbour

Rhine, Tower shadow, Rheinkniebrucke (Rhine Knee Bridge)

CDU-Landtagsfraktion NRW (CDU parliamentary group NRW


Another bit of interesting street art

Rhine and Knee Bridge

Basilika St. Lambertus with its twisted spire

Berger Strasse - where we had coffee

Administrative Court in Dusseldorf Library

Johannes Kirche (St John's Church) in Martin Luther Place

Heinz Mack - Dreisegelbrunnen (Three-wheeled Fountain) in Platz der Deutschen Einheit (Square of German Unity)












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