Düsseldorf 7.3.07

Day two, our first morning in cool and rainy Düsseldorf was quite a change from the warmth of the Mediterranean. We enjoyed the continental breakfast at the hotel and then hit the streets. Sightseeing, pause at a brewery for an Alt, sightseeing, Alt, sightseeing, Alt, and so on. As well, we stopped at the little bodegas to refill our plastic cups as we walked, and to bring some tasty beer selections back to the hotel in the evenings. Ich bin ein Altbier! Nein, nein, nein! Ich möchte ein Altbier! In einem glas, bitte.

Prearranged floral arrangement delivered by forklift.

Entenbrot ist Ententod (Duck's bread is duck's death)

Brauerei Im Füchschen

Alt Work (Altbeir inspired artwork)

Standing in the rain on OberkasselerBrücke (Oberkassel Bridge between Düsseldorf-Heerdt) with the Rheinturm (Rhine Tower) in the background.

Stadterhebungs City Monument by Bert Gerresheim

 

Hausbrauerei Zum Schlüssel

A lawn duck we fed

A golden bulldog begging to be ridden

Deer in need of being petted

Enten Füttern Verboten (Duck Feeding Prohibited)

Brauerei Uerige "Alles andere ist alt." (Everything else is old.)

The Rheinkniebrücke over the Rhine

Looking west over the Rhine

Hospitality

Rheinbahn (Rhine Railway)

Rheinturm (Rhine Tower) in the distance

Giant gun left lying around

Beirbrauerei Schumacher

One last pub before dinner and to our delight we found a Mexican Restaurant and placed a takeout order to bring back to the hotel. It was not good Mexican food by southwestern U.S. standards, but we were grateful for the option.