I’ll be honest, I was tired (with no sleep the night before)
and not really looking forward to roaming around a city all day. But I was
pleasantly surprised by pretty Düsseldorf and I actually think it may be one of
my favourite cities.
This city of two rivers, the Düssel and the Rhine, is well
known for its fashion and architecture and seems to be the perfect balance
between old and new. Everything to see and do is in one area of Düsseldorf
which makes seeing it in a limited time relatively easy.
Whether it is moseying along the canal in the Königsalle,
sauntering around the Altstadt (old town), or taking a stroll along the
Rheinuferpromenade… Düsseldorf is beautiful. See the whole of Düsseldorf from
atop the Rheinturm (TV-tower) or see Jan-Wellem-Denkmal in the Marktplatz. See
the incredible architecture of the Stadterheburgsmonument, Wilhelm-Marx-Haus, or
Gehry’s “Dancing towers”. Düsseldorf also has a number of beautiful old churches, such
as St Andreas, Lambertus-Basilika, Neadnderkirche, St Maximilian, Bergerkirche
and one of my favourite Johanneskirche (found in Martin-Luther-Platz.)
I had three favourite in Düsseldorf. All the beautiful
fountains, such as the Jrönger Jong, Radschlӓgerbrunnen and my favourite the
Tritonenbrunnen in the Konigsalle. This incredible old boat in this body of
water in the middle of a busy restaurant area. To this day I cannot for the
life of me remember where exactly. So if you find it… let me know. And finally
mu absolute favourite, the most stunning old Carsh-Haus (basically like a
bandstand) in the Heinrich-Heine Platz.
Düsseldorf was beautiful and I am so happy that I took the
time to experience it instead of just sitting around in the airport. I was sad
to leave Europe, and end my adventure, but I look forward to more in the
future.
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