Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf
As I was in Eindhoven ( The Netherland) and Dusseldorf is very close, I decided to visit.
I went by train and was supposed to go to Venlo and take another to Dusseldorf.
When I arrived in Venlo there was a problem and they were operating a bus to Viersen and from there I had to take another train.
On Viersen the train was on the scale, but it didn’t arrive and there was no one there.
I tried to talk to a German who didn’t speak English at all, but we understood that we were going to Dusseldorf.
After a while, he called and we changed platforms that we should take another train and then another to Dusseldorf.
Even if I was sure I was accompanied to krefeldHBF and we took a U76 tran to Dusseldorf HBF.
It was an adventure to arrive, it took 4 hours and should have been 2 hours, but we arrived.
Düsseldorf is a city in western Germany known for its fashion industry and art scene. It is divided by the River Rhine, with its Altstadt (Old Town) on the east bank and modern commercial areas to the west. In Altstadt, the Church of Saint Lambertus and the Schlossturm (Castle Tower) dates from the 13th century. Streets like Königsallee and Schadowstrasse are full of boutiques.
I only had 1 day, so decided to visit the old part. The city deserves about 3 days.
On the way back I found there was a FLIXBUS bus that went to Antwerp and passed in Eindhoven and got off very close to the central station.
It was much quieter around and it took 1:40 minutes. Besides it is cheaper.
Triple Border (Germany, Belgium and Netherlands)
As it was close, I went to visit the triple borders of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
It’s a tourist spot but it doesn’t have much to see, just the 3 flags.
Vaalserberg is very beautiful and tree-lined and has some restaurants and bars with typical food from the three countries, good beer and ice cream.
The hill has many trails and is very popular with mountain bikers
There is the tower of Boudewijn Toren where you will have beautiful views of the three countries with signs indicating each one of them. To climb the tower, you must pay a ticket of 3.50 euros.
We didn’t go up as there was a huge line and we were hungry and looking forward to seeing the Lindt’s chocolate shop.
The other attraction of the place is the Drielandenpunt labyrinth.
Aachen
Aachen was once a Roman spa town and still attracts tourists to see its century-old cathedral and drink from the healing waters of Elisenbrunnen.
Elisenbrunnen was built between 1822 and 1827, it is considered a symbol of the city.
The Imperial Cathedral, located in the historic center, began to be built in 796.
The 74-metre tower was added to the building in 1884, and in 1978 it entered the Unesco list of Germany’s first World Heritage Site.
The city hall is located in the main square of the city (Marktplatz), which has other old buildings and an international newspaper museum, with more than 200,000 newspapers from all over the world.
But we came here to go to Lindt’s store.
The store is chocolate heaven.
Right at the entrance is an explosion of options, I had no idea the variety of options Lindt had.
Around the world, we see only a few of the most popular options.
Besides the options, the prices are incredible.
It was a chocolate shopping party.
