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Düsseldorf in the Snow

by antistar - last update: Jan 4, 2005

Dusseldorf from the Media Harbour
I arrived in Düsseldorf at 6.20am and immediately became confused by the map in the station, trying to leave by the main exit by walking out the back. This was my first experience with the haphazardly organised maps of Dusseldorf, more fun was to be had later. Because my hotel had been fully booked the night before my room wasn't ready until 1pm, and I was left to walk around a freezing Düsseldorf, in the dark, having had no sleep on the night train from Stralsund, and with everything closed. To make matters worse a blizzard blew in from the east as day broke, and the first heavy snow of the year fell on the city, and me. I had even managed to lock my camera up in the station, so I couldn't take any pictures. My first impressions of the city were not good, and I was just about ready to cancel all my holiday plans and go home.
Burgplatz in the Snow, Dusseldorf
Thankfully things got better. The snow made the city beautiful, and I soon forgot my tiredness wandering around snapping photos with my rescued camera. After a few hours sleep and meeting with my friend for drinks in the town I was starting to warm to the city. The next day, when the weather moved on to leave me with a snow covered city under a perfect azure blue winter sky, I was starting to fall in love. Düsselfdorf isn't Germany's greatest city's, and I was constantly comparing it (usually in a negative way) to Stuttgart, but it did have a lot of charm, and I particularly loved the modern architecture of the city, and the relaxed affluence of the people. My special favourite place in the whole town was the Media Harbour, a collection of fine architecture on a bend in the river Rhein so wide it could be a sea channel or lake.
Dusseldorf Alte Stadt from the Rheinturm
Düsseldorf itself is a modern city of about 600,000 people that competes for your attention with nearby cities in the Ruhrgebiet and Rhein area, like Cologne and Bonn. It is often overlooked by tourists, and sometimes dismissed even by Germans, but with a bit of work on its image it could be a fine city. It hasn't got a cathedral like Cologne, palaces like Munich, or a history like Berlin, but the people have given it enough character, wonderful buildings and art to make it a worthy destination on anyone's tour of German cities. If only they could organise the transport system more efficiently, like Stuttgart, develop the Media Harbour into the special place it deserves to be, and improve the city's tourist image, then people would likely come here in their droves.

Hmmm...maybe the city is better as it is...

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Restaurants
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Hotels & Accommodations
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Nightlife
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Off The Beaten Path
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Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
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Transportation
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antistar's Düsseldorf Travelogues
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Dusseldorf in the SnowDecember, 2004 6
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Media Harbour- 8
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Comments for antistar about Düsseldorf
florry Sat Jun 2, 2007 13:22 UTC
 Love your pages..all the best from Ireland:)
JoanFagan Wed Mar 14, 2007 21:26 UTC
 Just spent last Sunday afternoon having lunch on top of the Rheinturn.........an amazing experience. Highly recommend it, and food fantastic!!! Dusseldorf is a fab weekend break city, and not over-run with tourists!! Hi to all in McLoughlins!!!!!
Nemorino Wed Jan 17, 2007 23:24 UTC
 I've never made it to the Media Harbour, but I'll try to see it next time. The convenient thing about Düsseldorf is that the Altstadt begins right across from the opera house, so it's quick to zip over for a glass of Alt (not Kölsch!) after the opera.
iandsmith Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:10 UTC
 Very impressive pages, please accept my commendation.
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