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    • Day 37

      Zons

      November 1, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      Zons is a small, walled medieval town on the west bank of the Rhein, just 10 or so miles south of Düsseldorf. It's seen a lot in its 600 year history, from French occupations to plagues. The thirty years war left enduring, physical marks on the walls and buildings of the town which are still visible today. All in all, it was a strange autumnal day in Germany, where the sun sat low and cast a lazy haze over much of Zons. Blue skied and chilly, it was the perfect place to spend a slow Sunday morning.Read more

    • Day 3

      Cologne

      September 2, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Taking a bus from drop point to the cathedral in Cologne. Toured the cathedral and saw the remains of Roman walls and streets. Back on board for lunch then toured the chocolat museum. Took the chocolate train back to the town center. Shopped a little then took the shuttle back to the ship.Read more

    • Day 1

      Noch soooo müde

      June 25, 2022 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

      Nur der frühe Vogel,....,kann mich mal!
      Einfach zu früh zum Aufstehen, auch wenn das Wetter top ist.
      Aber was solls, beamen lassen können wir uns nicht, also raus aus den Federn.
      Hauptsache Kaffee ist schon fertig.

      Mich reizt es ja schon, den "Kleinen" zu nehmen, aber irgendwie hat die Regierung hier zu Hause etwas dagegen.
      Na gut! Passen auch nicht alle rein
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    • Day 30

      Neanderthal

      July 3, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      'It's too hot,' my boss said. 'The office is closed tomorrow, you have the day off.' So, yeah, today has been a free holiday. In the morning, I had to run some errands, but from about 12 onwards I was free, left with nothing to do. The good thing, though, about Düsseldorf is its proximity to so many other cool places. I thought about going to the Netherlands again for the second time this week, but the logistics of going getting my car and then sitting in it put me off. I thought about maybe Münster, but I didn't fancy sitting on a train for over an hour. Eventually I settled on the idea of going to Bonn. I've always wanted to see the old West German capital, so I checked the train times and made my way over to Düsseldorf Bilk train station.

      As I reached the top of the steps and made my way onto the platform, I saw there was a train pulling in and that its destination was Neanderthal. Change of plan, I thought. I hopped on and off I went. Again, I repeat, the cool thing about living in Düsseldorf is having so many cool places near by and accessible.

      It took about 20-25 minutes to get to Neanderthal, which is just as well considering that it was over 35 degrees outside and somewhat hotter in the train carriage it self. I was amazed at how quickly we were out of the city, how it suddenly just stops and gives way, completely, to a dense forest. And what forest! The Neander Valley is just that; a valley, one hell of a valley. The result is an almost vertical wall of trees.

      Anyway, I made it to Neanderthal, got off the train and made my way, through forest, towards the village centre. A village centre that almost entirely caters to the tourism.

      The river than runs through Neanderthal is the Düssel, which, of course, is where Düsseldorf gets its name from. You wouldn't much know there were two rivers that followed through Düsseldorf, because compared to the Rhine the Düssel is but a pathetic stream. It is the Düssel, though, that collects the water from the Neander Valley and carries it through the hills here to the Rhine.

      I followed the Düssel for a while, through the accompanying forest, to the spot where the first Neanderthal was discovered. Again, I carried on walk for a bit, before deciding to turn back, head into the village and explore the museum.
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    • Day 18

      Wuppertal

      August 14, 2021 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      … ich habe eingecheckt und geh dann mal Bähnli fahren … 🚟
      … ich berichte dann später …

      Bei angenehmen Temperaturen fahre ich die ersten Hügel hoch … 🚴🏻‍♂️🥵 und geniesse die Abfahrten … 😀. Die Strassen sind zum Teil sehr grob und rau. Gegen Ende der Stecke sind die eigentlich schönen Fahrradwege mit Grünzeug - vor allem Brennesseln … 😬 - überwuchert, dass ein Kreuzen kaum möglich ist.
      Ich geniesse die abwechslungsreiche Fahrt mit toller Aussicht.
      Die Schwebebahnfahrten sind der krönende Abschluss des heutigen Tages. Das Tarifsystem beinhaltet eine cleveren Punkt: „Touristen“ für 24h, 48h, … - jo, und so kann ich so oft ein- und aussteigen, wie ich will … 😁

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      Distanz:
      76km
      Schlafstelle:
      TRYP by Wyndham
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    • Day 26

      More photos of Cologne

      July 13, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Photos from Chris from today
      Tomorrow Amsterdam
      We leave Friday at 5am for airport- fly out at 9:50 IF flight is on time!!!

    • Day 37

      The Rhine at Zons

      November 1, 2015 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      The volume of traffic the Rhine carries is incredible. It's constant - the long, low barges slowly making their way down stream, or the large cargo ships travelling upstream with cargo destined for Rotterdam and the world beyond. All through the day and all through the night, the boats trail the winding river. one after another, one after another.Read more

    • Day 7

      Schloss Benrath

      June 10, 2015 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      I went on a daytrip to Holland today. It was for work. And then later in the evening I visited Schloss Benrath. I really can’t complain.

      Schloss Benrath was built in the late 1700’s and sits on the bank of the Rhein a couple of miles south of Düsseldorf. It takes roughly about a year and half to get there on an apocalypse tram. Or, to be more precise, about 25 minutes. But that is a lot of time when you’re in a race against the setting sun.

      I got to Benrath at about 9m, so only had about an hour and a half to play with before darkness set in. I didn’t get a chance to see much of Benrtah, the town itself, or the enormous palace gardens, but both seemed really nice. Tonight, I was here just to see the palace.

      Pink, Baroque, lovely. The palace sits, raised slightly, in front of a circular, tree lined pond. Geese and goslings, ducks and ducklings swam about the pond, which reflected the pinkness of the palace and the pale orange of the retiring sun. There are two wings on either side of the palace, which curve about the perimeter of the pond.

      To the back of the palace is another pond; a long one that seems to stretch on forever. Here nature has been tamed and controlled, in a very French, ordered way. A mini Versailles. The lawns were full of people, sitting watching the world go by or walking their dogs. (One person, would you believe it, was walking a bear. A barking bear! I jumped, ever so slightly, when I saw that beast.)

      There is an Englischer Garten too, full of roses and tulips and other flowers I couldn’t put a name to. An Englischer Garten with tulips. You see, Mum, there really is no excuse.

      Then there was an orangerie, an enormous orangerie. I’m partial to an orange myself, but these lots must have taken it to a whole different level. The orangerie was larger than the actual palace itself.

      Schloss Benrath seems to get overlooked. It isn’t on most people’s radars. Whilst my spinach ravioli was cooking (two days down, six to go), I was studying the new Düsseldorf street plan map that I’d just bought. I was trying to figure out the best way to the palace, when a housemate walked in and offered to help me. ‘I’ve been once,’ they said, ‘but that was over ten years ago, and I was there only by accident’. That was coming from someone who had lived in Düsseldorf all their life. So we worked out the best way to get there, and off we went.

      It is worth remembering, though, that this is the Rhein land. Palaces here are a plenty. So if Benrath should fail to get the attention it deserves, it’s because it’s a small fish in a big pond. If you head south there are palaces and castles scattered across the entire landscape. I remember travelling from Koblenz to Strasbourg, and for much of that journey the train followed the Rhein. On both the French and the German side, there were palaces and castles and fortresses almost every 200 meters are so. This patch of land has, over the years, been fiercely thought over. Although watching the geese paddle around the Schloßweiher, you would never have thought so.
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    • Day 1

      Sonntäglicher Reisebeginn

      May 8, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      Nach einer stressigen Arbeitswoche für uns beide, waren wir Samstag noch an Gabis Geburtstag brunchen und am Abend bei Marina und Det auf der Nach-60er-Feier. Dazwischen Womo geholt und schon mal einiges reingeladen. Der Reisestart ist irgendwie wenig entspannt und wir freuen uns darauf endlich vom Hof zu fahren.Read more

    • Day 19

      Kortkörning

      May 16, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Värmen kom i en väldans fart här i Tyskland. 29 grader, i skuggan!!. Bilkörning nästan en omöjlighet. Vi lyckades ändå köra kring 15 mil i bilköer och vägarbeten. Checkade in på en camping nära vattnet. Kläckvärme..!!Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Kreis Mettmann, Distrikto Mettmann, Distrito de Mettmann, Arrondissement de Mettmann, Circondario di Mettmann, Powiat Mettmann, میٹمان, Districtul Mettmann, 梅特曼县

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