From Nürnberg to Düsseldorf — with a card shark !!!
After a couple of days wandering around in Nuremberg, it was time to head to our ancestors’ old stomping grounds near Düsseldorf: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
We had the good fortune of arranging a home exchange in Düsseldorf’s hip MediaHarbor district (oder MedienHafen ). Mom was a good sport about the apartment with a view being a walk-up.
First stop? The pad for a round of cards!
Daughter & Mom getting ready to jump the train from Nuremberg to Dusseldorf.
Gin? Rummy? Naw . . . beer will do!
Got to our flat . . . 4 rooms on a 4 floor walk up in the posh part of town.
Time to hit the streets.
The buildings here are very chic & sleek.
Till you get to Frank Gehry's stuff, oh yeah!
Three buildings like this, one shiny, one brick, and one white.
The windows look open, don't they?
This tower is so cool. It has a revolving restaurant.
Anti smoking campaign, German style.
The promenade is really cool too. We'ev asked . . . nobody knows what kind of trees these are.
Ah, the Rheinturm. This huge puppy just dominates the immediate area.
We are aiming to celebrate SJ's mom's 80th birthday in the revolving restaurant up here.
The landscape is littered with these giant chairs from Mars.
Big smiles on the Rhine.
Lots of boat activity. Lots of current, about 6 or 7 knots.
We stroll into the Aldstadt in search of Christmas ornaments.
The founder of the city, wondering "What kind of trees are these?"
Almost getting to be a white Christmas. Definitely slushy.
Christmas in the Hauptmarkt.
The place is packed with sauced humanity.
Taking the tram back to the flat.
. . . where mom cleans us up in gin rummy! Stay tuned . . .
