Thursday, August 18, 2011

düsseldorf

although I couldn't get a hold of my 11th grade AP english teacher who lives in Düsseldorf in the summers (yeah, that's right, a native German teaching advanced high school english courses, what a COOL LADY), my one-day Düsseldorf visit was pretty fun! better than the Berlin day, I think because I relaxed about it more and didn't try to cram a ton of stuff in. okay, photos.....




Altstadt holds the "world's longest bar", actually a few blocks with nothing but pubs and bars and the occasional restaurant. I walked back her later when there was a Düsseldorf soccer match playing at it was pretty crazy.


lounging by the Rhine. There were tons of roller bladers in Düsseldorf.

pictures of buildings! This city was hit hard by WWII and as a result there are a lot of modern buildings mixed in with the old German style. However I think Düsseldorf does it the best out of any of these kinds of cities I've seen.





some Frank Gehry buildings, no big deal:








A weird one with giant figures with even more giant appendages running up a building, reminded me of Jonathan Tune ;) I don't remember what it was for though.



Got confused about the bus/U-bahn/tram system but eventually made it back to Altstadt for dinner. This is Alt Bier, Düsseldorf's specialty that I was told to try. It is the best beer I've had so far.



Then it was dark and I wandered some more. Night photography class flashbacks!...


A cool place to hang out, it seems. I bought some Eis and listened to some dudes play guitar and then some Russian girls play violin and lead some exciting songs and dance puppets.







I took the tram across the river just for funsies.



It was a good day!

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