richardab

I am going to Dusseldorf in 3 weeks. Tell me about shopping, restaurants, sights, etc....

Brian Kilgore

It's been a while since I was there ...<BR><BR>Konigsallee (or close spelling) has many very expensive shops of very high quality goods.<BR><BR>Take a river tour. You can leave from Dusseldorf, and go somewhere and back on the same boat, or you can take the train somehwere out of town, get off, and take the boat back to Dusseldorf.<BR><BR>If you like old churches, take the train to Cologne. <BR><BR>And there's an old town area with lots of good walking. But, truth to tell, I left the city and went to Amsterdam and Paris instead of staying in Germany.<BR><BR>BAK

Shain

Hi Richard,<BR>you have found the right person!<BR>I live in this wonderful city.<BR>Shopping and fashion - that's what d&uuml;sseldorf stands for.<BR>Check out on http://www.dueseldorf.de<BR>If you are really intereested in what to do, where to go, what to see - <BR>ask or email me - I get you kind of virtual and latest travel report whats on in the city.<BR>Our next highlight is between 7.th and 13.february - CARNIVAl. D&uuml;sseldorf besides<BR>cologne are absolute CAPITOLS of this really mad tradition.<BR>Shain/eu/de/d&uuml;sseldorf

xxx

Is that the carnival where men get the ends of their ties chopped off? The symbolism makes me wince (and I'm female)...

Shain

HI xxx,<BR>yes - but - only<BR>in the cities of the Rhineland<BR>and only on<BR>thursday 07.feb beginning at 11.11hrs11sec a.m.<BR>Than the so called "M&ouml;hnen"(costumed women) overtake the control over the townhall/city hall until asher wednesday.<BR>So than you will find all over the city<BR>signging dancing, and chopped ties,<BR>stranger's (women or man) kissing you,<BR>costumed, colored - crazy.<BR>And ALTBIER (odlbeer, it's fresh dark)<BR>in every corner. The weather doesn t matter at all. Every year thousands go to the streets of D&uuml;sseldorf, cologne or Mainz (mainly) and shops will open only until 2pm but - from 11.11 no serious sales are possible !<BR>Than this goes on for five days !!!<BR>Shain / eu / de /d&uuml;sseldorf

richardab

shain, be careful about spelling! if you go to the sight for dusseldorf you recommend, you get a PORN sight!<BR><BR>I believe the correct sight is--<BR><BR>http://www.duesseldorf.de/<BR><BR>You left out an "S" in the original web address!<BR>

Shain

Hi Richard again,<BR>and all the readers !<BR>I'm sorry<BR>the correct site of duesseldorf<BR>is<BR>http://www.duesseldorf.de<BR><BR>Sorry for my sloppiness.<BR>Shain/eu/de/d&uuml;sseldorf