Here's Germany. There's a lot of it.
Problem
Should I go to the ProWein event in Dusseldorf? Wein is German for wine. Any point in combining business with pleasure? Should I extend my stay beyond the event? What is there to see in Dusseldorf? I have about a year to make up my mind.
ProWine / ProWein
Germany (Düsseldorf) - 17-19 Mar 2019. The great advantage of ProWein in German is that I like German wines. From the popular Liebraumilch of Britain in the 1960s to the more expensive Icewines.
It's a pity that the ProWein event is not in the autumn, because a big parade and celebration is in November.
However, regardless of the time of year of my visit, I can instantly select my top three places to see in Dusseldorf:
1 Goethe Museum.
(I think there's another Goethe museum in Nuremberg, but we had just half a day there and it went on the main museum about the more recent WWII history.)
2 The landmark Gehry building.
Twisted towers. I have seen two Gehry buildings. My favourite is the Dancing House in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. The building is also a wonderful restaurant. It embodies the twisted tower concept. The Dusseldorf building features another twisted tower effect.
The other one was the Guggenheim museum in Spain. This had the twisted roof concept.
Building designed by architect Gehry in Düsseldorf, German.
3 Cartwheel Fountain
Now cartwheeling is unusual. One story goes that a bride riding to her wedding was feeling despondent, until she saw people doing cartwheels and they made her smile.
Nobody else, no other city, has cartwheeling as a theme for fountains and buildings.
A statue of a bride appears on a pillar. Statues of people on pillars are scattered through the city.
Famous People From Dusseldorf
1 Heinrich Heine who wrote the songs and poems beloved of the German people. The university is named after him.
2 The inventor of an ingenious language of symbols, easy to learn by handicapped children.It's simpler than sound languaged, and has simpler descriptions of the parts. Instead of verbs it has action words.
Düseldorf's Food Factory Shop Visit
Go the mustard factory shop and you can taste their strong mustard. It's not all strong, savoury stuff. Flavours include strawberry.
Learning German
If you are considering going to ProWein, or going to Germany in 2019, you have a year to advance your understanding of German. I did the Duolingo free online German course.
Useful websites
http://www.antor.com/members/germany (Tourist boards)
Their website teacheds you: Gute Reise! (Have a good trip!)
www.germany.travel
wikitravel dusseldorf
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/DüsseldorfAuthor
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Seeking more information about everyday items, and about unusual places. Please share links to your favourite posts.
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