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June 16, 2016 by Dee

I can’t believe it was 10 years since I’d last seen N and R, German friends I met in Sydney with whom I spent many happy hours playing cards and drinking bubbles all those years ago. When I knew I was coming to Europe I did a little bit of armchair detective work to find them and to reach out with the prospect of catching up! Happily they were within easy reach of where I was planning to go and so to Dusseldorf and Ratingen I went to meetup with them and catch up after all this time.

Needless to say we did a little sightseeing while I was there…

Leaving Wiesbaden for Dusseldorf
Leaving Wiesbaden for Dusseldorf
Cologne Cathedral from the Cologne Hauptbahnhopf
Cologne Cathedral from the Cologne Hauptbahnhopf
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Konigsallee - the paris end of Dusseldorf where all the big label boutiques are.
Konigsallee – the paris end of Dusseldorf where all the big label boutiques are.
Old world meets new
Old world meets new
The Rhine tower above (predictably) the river Rhine
The Rhine tower above (predictably) the river Rhine
View across the Rhine from Dusseldorf
View across the Rhine from Dusseldorf
Rathaus
Rathaus
The Rathaus (town hall) in the Dusseldorf Marktplatz
The Rathaus (town hall) in the Dusseldorf Marktplatz
Jan Wellem equestrian statue - The elector honored himself In 1711 by Grupello cast in bronze / 8.000 kg / Baroque Sculpture
Jan Wellem equestrian statue – The elector honored himself In 1711 by Grupello cast in bronze / 8.000 kg / Baroque Sculpture
Cheers - Drinks at a bar on the Rhine River Promenade (Rheinuferpromenade)
Cheers – Drinks at a bar on the Rhine River Promenade (Rheinuferpromenade)
Lambertus church castle tower
Lambertus church castle tower
Altstadt
Altstadt
Venue for lunch
Venue for lunch
Curry wurst... local delicacy
Curry wurst… local delicacy
Alt (old) bier - also a local brew
Alt (old) bier – also a local brew
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
17th century Haus zum Haus (House to House) in Ratingen
Suitbertus-Stuben pub - gorgeous late Gothic Tudor style buildings in the city, which was built around 1490
Suitbertus-Stuben pub – gorgeous late Gothic Tudor style buildings in the city, which was built around 1490
Another Alt bier (gotta try them all)
Another Alt bier (gotta try them all)
Natascha and Sidney
Natascha and Sidney
The German nickname for the people of Ratingen is, “Dumeklemmer”, which is old German for, “Daumenklemmer”, which then translates to something like, “one who jams his thumb”. The legend goes on to say that all children in Ratingen are destined to be born with flat thumbs.
The German nickname for the people of Ratingen is, “Dumeklemmer”, which is old German for, “Daumenklemmer”, which then translates to something like, “one who jams his thumb”. The legend goes on to say that all children in Ratingen are destined to be born with flat thumbs.
Catholic Parish Church St. Peter and Paul, Ratingen
Catholic Parish Church St. Peter and Paul, Ratingen
From the Marktplatz
From the Marktplatz
From the Marktplatz
From the Marktplatz
The Ratingen Marktplatz
The Ratingen Marktplatz
Dinner, sauerkraut, beef (melt in your mouth) and a potato dumpling.
Dinner, sauerkraut, beef (melt in your mouth) and a potato dumpling.
Another Alt bier
Another Alt bier
and ANOTHER Alt bier (they're very small glasses)
and ANOTHER Alt bier (they’re very small glasses)
There may also have been Killepitsch - a local schnapps in the style of Jagermeister
There may also have been Killepitsch – a local schnapps in the style of Jagermeister

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