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Off to Germany for two weeks...

backseatpilot — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:01:48 -0800

Travel advice for Nordrhein-Westphalia, please! I'll be in NRW for two weeks starting on Monday for business, and I'll have at least a little bit of time for some tourism. Most of my Germany experiences have been in the south, so I really don't know all that much about North Germany.

I'll be about an hour to the southwest of Düsseldorf, and I'll have a car. I'm marginally aware of the Things To Do in the area (thanks Wikitravel!) but I'd like to hear some recommendations that lean towards a more geeky bent. I do have a few specific questions:

-Wikitravel for Köln mentions some sort of congestion restriction in the city center for autos, so what's the best way to get into the city? Is there a specific town with a train station I should drive into and take public transit from?
-Wuppertal - worth going there for the monorail?
-Has anyone been to Drachenfels and the Schloß nearby? Is it worth seeing? I'd like to visit a castle, so is there a "better" one to go to?

If you've got any other places you visited and were really wowed by, I'd like to know about those, too!

(I'll actually be staying just over the border in Brunssum, so if there's anything to see in that side of the Netherlands/Belgium, let me have it!)

I was born in Dusseldorf and that is why they call me Rolf

grobstein — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:02:57 -0800

What Nazi concentration camp should I visit near Dusseldorf? (For a friend.) A friend will be in Dusseldorf, Germany, for a short period and would like to visit a Nazi concentration camp. From what I can tell, the only nearby choices are the minor camps of Hinzert and Breitenau. Has anyone been to either or both of these camps, or traveled from Dusseldorf to another camp that was interesting? Quick answers appreciated. Thanks!

Things to do in Essen and surroundings

barrakuda — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:41:53 -0800

Moved to Germany from the US. Need advice on rebuilding my life. I just moved to Germany (Essen to be exact) last weekend. I have a job, an apartment and a husband - so no need for advice in regards to these. What I do need help with is:

1) Making friends - how do I go about it in a city like Essen? I am not particularily shy but I wonder how to make friendships when I work from home and I am done with my studies (I am 27).

2) Finding some of my favorite (American) services/websites - e.g. the German equivalent of Netflix, craigslist (not craigslist.de but something similar which actually is used in Germany), online bookstore that has an offering of English books (is amazon.de any good?), free city publications with upcoming events or community websites (catering both to expats and non-expats)

3) Ideas for fun things to do in the city as well as recommendations for the best restaurants, bars, clubs in the Essen-Dusseldorf-Cologne area. Recommendations for a good manicurist and waxer. Generally recommendations for what is good around here, regardless of category.

4) Any general advice on what to do once you move to a new place.

Thanks.

What to do in Germany next week?

jedrek — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:05:09 -0800

Places to go and things to see (and photograph) in Berlin, Dusseldorf/Essen/Cologne and Vienna. On Sunday morning, I'm heading out on a little two week eurotrip, starting in Berlin and working my way to Dusseldorf/Essen/Cologne, then down to southern germany, swinging by Zurich and finishing up in Vienna. I'm going to be in each city/area for about 3 days (other than Zurich).

My main interest on this trip is photography, and as the days are way too short right now, I'm looking for stuff to see/do in the daylight (7am-4pm) - parks, buildings, squares, sights with views - a lot more than nightlife. Outdoors more than indoors.

The only one of these cities I've been to is Berlin, otherwise I'm quite the "n00b".