North Germany
Feb 12, 2005 | 4:08 pm
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North Germany
Hi--
I'm flying into Dusseldorf and then taking the ICE train into Essen, for a week of business. Any suggestions for good & cheap restaurants, wifi spots, points of interest-- for the City or surrounding area?
This is my 3rd trip and its time to get outta the hotel room!
Thanks!
I'm flying into Dusseldorf and then taking the ICE train into Essen, for a week of business. Any suggestions for good & cheap restaurants, wifi spots, points of interest-- for the City or surrounding area?
This is my 3rd trip and its time to get outta the hotel room!
Thanks!
Feb 13, 2005 | 9:42 am
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Take a trip to the former capital Bonn which has a historic town centre, Townhall (on the steps and balocony of that Townhall many foreign head's of state were recieved). The house were Beethoven lived for some time and some new museums about German history since WW2, art galleries etc.
Cologne is well worth a visit too and those two cities can easlily be combines in one visit as they are quite close (ca. 30 min by train or less).
Cologne is well worth a visit too and those two cities can easlily be combines in one visit as they are quite close (ca. 30 min by train or less).
Feb 13, 2005 | 8:41 pm
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Originally Posted by USAFAN
Essen is in West Germany ... not North.
Make mini-cruise on Baldeney See.
Go to Duesseldorf (Altstadt & Koenigs Allee)
Go to Cologne (Altstadt, Dom and art museums)
Make mini-cruise on Baldeney See.
Go to Duesseldorf (Altstadt & Koenigs Allee)
Go to Cologne (Altstadt, Dom and art museums)
Feb 14, 2005 | 4:55 am
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Originally Posted by Cyllabus
My mistake--Nord Rhein, my hosts call it. These sound like interesting hikes. Thanks!
If I were you I wouldn't actually bother with the ICE to get from Dsseldorf to Essen. You pay a lot more, chances are you won't find a seat, and you save all of two minutes on the journey time (23 minutes by ICE compared with 25 minutes by ordinary train)
Another good place to visit is Mnster - information (in German) and pretty pictures can be found here
Feb 14, 2005 | 2:12 pm
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Eessen & Dsseldorf
I second the comment about the ICE. There are two reason, to take a normal train or an IC to Essen, the ICE is to expensive and you will not safe a minute of driving time and the distance is to short to discover the train. Second, some ICE does not stop at Dsseldorf Airport (Long distance). By the way, have a look at the homepage of DUS for further information and at Deutsche Bahn for train information. There are running several regional trains passing DUS station on their way to Essen and further on.
here are some information about Essen
Essen is a city, which was destroyed in Word War II. The city is somehow modern, without many historic building beside Essen Cathedral (small, not to compare with the Cathedral in Cologne) and a synagogue.
If you are interested in culture, I suggest a visit at Folkwang Museum. In the moment (up to may) there is an exhibition about Kirchner, Schmidt-Rotluff, etc, painters of the painter group Die Brcke (Germany, early 20th century). You could visit Baldeney See with Villa Hgel. It is the house of the Krupp family, the founder of the Krupp Stell Company. In the moment, the Museum is undergoing renovation and is closed, but the park open to public. At Baldeney See, there is Essen Kettwig, the oldest part of Essen. It is a very lovely nice place (esp. in summer) with a nice abbey. The Ruhrlandmuseum, a museum about geological history.
You can travel to Dsseldorf by train easily out of Essen, travel time is 25 minutes.
Here some information about Dsseldorf:
The homepage of Dsseldorf, whre you can get information about Dsseldorf; information in English language is available.
Dsseldorf has a famous old town cvalled Altstadt. The local bier is a dark one called Alt. There are several pubs in the Altstadt of Dsseldorf, where you can get it. You should also walk along Kngsallee, the famous Shopping area of Dsseldorf with several shops.
There are several museum, which offer a view to contemporary art:
The Kunstsammlung K20 and K21 shows art of the 20 and 21 century. The K 20 is in the old town, while K 21 is in the former building of the Par-liament of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The building is near the Four Points.
Museum Kunst Palast has modern and old paintings. It is on the bank of ribver Rheine and easy to reach from the Old Town.
The Rheinturm is a big television tower which a platform in 172 m and a revolving restaurant. Form this tower, you have a good view to Dsseldorf and the Cologne and Lower Rhine area (if there is good weather condition).
If you need further help or information, you can contact me by PM
Jan
here are some information about Essen
Essen is a city, which was destroyed in Word War II. The city is somehow modern, without many historic building beside Essen Cathedral (small, not to compare with the Cathedral in Cologne) and a synagogue.
If you are interested in culture, I suggest a visit at Folkwang Museum. In the moment (up to may) there is an exhibition about Kirchner, Schmidt-Rotluff, etc, painters of the painter group Die Brcke (Germany, early 20th century). You could visit Baldeney See with Villa Hgel. It is the house of the Krupp family, the founder of the Krupp Stell Company. In the moment, the Museum is undergoing renovation and is closed, but the park open to public. At Baldeney See, there is Essen Kettwig, the oldest part of Essen. It is a very lovely nice place (esp. in summer) with a nice abbey. The Ruhrlandmuseum, a museum about geological history.
You can travel to Dsseldorf by train easily out of Essen, travel time is 25 minutes.
Here some information about Dsseldorf:
The homepage of Dsseldorf, whre you can get information about Dsseldorf; information in English language is available.
Dsseldorf has a famous old town cvalled Altstadt. The local bier is a dark one called Alt. There are several pubs in the Altstadt of Dsseldorf, where you can get it. You should also walk along Kngsallee, the famous Shopping area of Dsseldorf with several shops.
There are several museum, which offer a view to contemporary art:
The Kunstsammlung K20 and K21 shows art of the 20 and 21 century. The K 20 is in the old town, while K 21 is in the former building of the Par-liament of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The building is near the Four Points.
Museum Kunst Palast has modern and old paintings. It is on the bank of ribver Rheine and easy to reach from the Old Town.
The Rheinturm is a big television tower which a platform in 172 m and a revolving restaurant. Form this tower, you have a good view to Dsseldorf and the Cologne and Lower Rhine area (if there is good weather condition).
If you need further help or information, you can contact me by PM
Jan
Feb 14, 2005 | 3:24 pm
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Essen has an excellent opera company, which performs under the leadership of the talented Stephen Soletsz at the modern Aalto Musiktheater. In Germany, opera is (generally) presented as music drama, not as a concert in costume by singers the size of (and with the acting talent of) large kitchen appliances, as it so often is in the U.S.:
http://www.theater-essen.de
http://www.theater-essen.de