Dusseldorf

After Amsterdam, we headed over to Dusseldorf for a few days before returning to Paris. I had thought Dusseldorf was going to be like neighbouring Cologne but the cities have a completely different vibe.

Dusseldorf is much more upmarket than Cologne which is evident when you walk down the main street, Konigsallee. A beautiful tree lined street with all of the top designer stores. I read that Dusseldorf is the fashion capital of Germany and I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the case.

As for touristy things to do, they have a cute little altstadt with lots of typically German pubs and restaurants. Around 85% of Dusseldorf was destroyed during the war but it seems like they rebuilt quite a lot in the traditional style. As a whole, the city is very modern but I didn’t see a lot of those post war apartment blocks you see in Cologne and some other German cities. A trip up the TV tower showed just how large the city is but we couldn’t see too far as it was snowing when we went up.

Most of the time we were there, the temperature was around –5C to –8C and snowing. Lucky I had my Doc Martens on! I love the snow and think it made the city look beautiful. I’m sure in summer the city would be very green as there were trees everywhere and lots of parks and gardens. I’ll probably visit again in the summer.