NiemcyNordrhein-WestfalenDüsseldorfGolzheimRheinpark51°14’22” N 6°46’13” E
29 listopada 2015, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
It's cold and breezy, particularly by the Rhine. I'm wearing a coat, a hat and gloves, so covered up pretty well, but the wind still bites on my face and nose. I head over to the harbour, then follow Czytaj więcej
NiemcyNordrhein-WestfalenDüsseldorfKaiserswerthKaiserpfalz51°17’57” N 6°43’59” E
29 listopada 2015, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
I follow the Rhine out of Düsseldorf. The city quickly disintegrates and gives way to gentle agricultural land and small scale allotment plots. I'm riding into the wind, which slows my process and Czytaj więcej
NiemcyNordrhein-WestfalenDüsseldorfWittlaerSchwarz-Bach51°19’10” N 6°43’57” E
29 listopada 2015, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Out of Kaiserwerth, and I'm back following the river. Apart from the large cargo ships that pass me by, there's little sign of life.
NiemcyNordrhein-WestfalenDuisburgEhingen51°21’51” N 6°42’4” E
29 listopada 2015, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
In Ruhrgebiet, Germany's heavy industrial heartland, there are many man made, alien looking hills, the by product of the industry there. On one such hill, sits Tiger & Turtle, an art work in the Czytaj więcej
NiemcyNordrhein-WestfalenDuisburgWanheim51°23’37” N 6°44’56” E
29 listopada 2015, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
From the top of Tiger & Turtle I can see Duisburg on the horizon. It isn't far now. Back on the bike, I follow the main road of the 'Route Industriekultur' into Duisburg.
NiemcyNordrhein-WestfalenDuisburg51°26’13” N 6°45’35” E
29 listopada 2015, Niemcy ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
I arrive in Duisburg, and park up at the Innen hafen in front of the gentrified factories. The tall, windowless building on the harbour is, I discover, where all the paperwork for the German federal Czytaj więcej
