For a proper introduction to the Land of Ideas we went to a local brauhaus where beer was aplenty the pork knuckle was enormous!
We were treated to Ross' Tour of Dusseldorf-taking in sights such as the Rhine from way up in the Rhineturm, the funky Frank Ghery designed buildings and the cobblestone streets of the Altstadt which had cute little sculptures waiting for us round every corner.
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| Rhineturm (tall tower on left) & trio of Frank Ghery buildings (white, silver ((tricky to see)) and brown) |
Our hosts also showed us around the town of Aachen, the spiritual home of Charlemagne (well at least home of all his treasures). The Dom (cathedral) and it's glittering mosaic ceiling were magnificent and although the Dom treasury wasn't originally on the agenda, the rain drove us in and we oohed and ahhed over well preserved artefacts. Another obligatory German food tasting occurred in Aachen too-Printen-gingerbread-y type cake. The train trip home was made all the better for it!
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| Looking up inside the Dom |
We couldn't stay in Dusseldorf without making the short tip down to Cologne to admire the cathedral, Germany's biggest. And big it was! We attempted the belfry climb of 500 odd steps with Julian going all the way and thus being the chief photographer while Danielle's vertigo got the better of her about nine tenths of the way :(
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| The mighty Koln cathedral |
Being a bit wurst (hehe) for wear we stopped for a bite then carried on for Danielle's Surprise Roman Tour of Cologne. So called because Julian normally does the navigating but this time put the task in the hands of Danielle not knowing where we could end up!
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| Roman tower |
We obviously made it back safely as we've got the blog and the photos to show for it! See the Photo Links page for said photos.
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