Blogs from Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe - page 2

Today was tough. Long flight with little sleep although I did have the whole row of seats to myself which I made into a mini bed thing. Still I couldn't sleep well. Once I arrived in Dusseldorf the brother of my exchange sister Marten met me in the lobby. Immediately my german was put the test. I didn't do so bad but I know it could be better but my mind was little frazzled at that point. So then we wait for my exchange sister (Svea) to come pick us both up and she began to speak to me in english which for me was a glass of water in the desert. It felt good to be able to speak with ease again. But I made the tough decision to implore them that I wanted to ... read more

Hello again! I am finally getting caught up! I figured I better get on top of things before I head to Kassel because I know there will be so much to say about seeing Karl and Ilse! First though, is life with Anna! I stayed with her and her Dad and I got really lucky that I got to catch her right before she left to go back to Freiburg for school. She goes to medical school there, she actually used to go to school in Hungary (and took classes in Hungarian) but transferred back to Germany just a couple years ago. When I got to her house and she brought me to her room I was greeted by the pillow I made for her when she arrived in the US. I used to be so ... read more

***www.thetattooedtraveler.com*** So, your first question may be: Why go to Düsseldorf? And that may be followed with: Why in February? The answer, my friends, is simple: Money. I have a friend who lives there, so I had a free place to stay and airfare is cheaper in February because who in their right mind would vacation in Germany in the middle of winter? All that being said, Düsseldorf was hopping! It was Carnival, which precedes Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season, so it was just one big party! The city of Cologne, 30 minutes away and Düsseldorf’s big rival, also does Carnival— it’s a point of contention as to who does it better. Since I didn’t visit Cologne, I have no basis to judge, but I can say that Düsseldorf gets pretty crazy with the costumes ... read more

Heralding in my 30th year on this planet, Adam and I headed to Dusseldorf for a celebratory weekend. I have to say I was nervous about travelling. The night before our flight, we'd not booked any accommodation as neither of us was wholly committed to setting foot on the plane the following day. Thoughts of being stranded in Germany were completely clouding my vision. But alas the next day we 'sucked it up' and set off. We needn't have been worried. The travels that followed were as hassle free and as seamless as any we've ever experienced to date. The flight was perfect-perfect departure, perfect arrival, perfect transport connection to the city centre. It was so easy it was almost unnerving. We kept looking at each other waiting for something to go wrong. Instead, we found ... read more

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