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Lady at the Christmas Markets in Cologne
Blog: A Lady in London - 5 December 2011
When my flight landed at Dusseldorf airport the border agent asked me why I was visiting Germany. “The Christmas markets in Cologne,” I told him. “Ugh. Why do all you foreigners like them so much?” he asked. I was nervous. The seven Christmas markets in Cologne were famous all over the world, and yet the [...]
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Sidetracked! Paul the Octopus at Oberhausen’s SeaLife
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 5 August 2010
Sure, I know the World Cup is over. But the fever remains. Part of that continued obsession involves Paul the Octopus, the so-called World Cup Oracle, who resides in the Oberhausen SeaLife Aquarium, about 20 minutes outside the city of Duesseldorf in the Ruhr region of Germany.
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Lady Does a Day in Dusseldorf
Blog: A Lady in London - 1 February 2010
My boyfriend's 77-year-old grandmother is quite the jet setter. With half her year spent in South Carolina and the other half spent near Dusseldorf, she thinks nothing of road tripping across America or traveling in Europe when she's in Germany. Impressive.
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New beergeek.TV Episode – Three Cities, Three Styles
Blog: thebeergeek.com - 18 August 2009
“Three Cities, Three Styles” is the latest episode of One Pint at a Time. We are firm believers in beer needing to be tried in context of its culture. “Three Cities, Three Styles” was born out of this belief. We visited three German cities, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Cologne, that each has it’s own unique style of [...]
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Seems Like Alt Times
Blog: thebeergeek.com - 26 July 2009
After spending two days in Düsseldorf, I am somewhat embarrassed that this was our first visit to the home of Altbier. From the moment we entered our first brewery, we realized that this city’s beer culture was something special. After a short train ride from Dortmund, we deposited our bags in the hotel room and were [...]
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