March 2026. Dusseldorf. Germany.
Day 2 of our German mini-break (ugh); time to leave Wuppertal‘s anarchism,
and head to the teutonic order of Dusseldorf, where the boys would no doubt have enjoyed a cultural afternoon.
The DBahn website taunted us with cancellations, and rail replacement buses lined the walk to Wuppertal Hbf, so the sight of an S Bahn (late) was a relief, though Dusseldorf greeted us with an underground strike.
“Get a table” I texted Matt.
20 minutes walk, or 35 if you stop to take photos of the Grosse Grössen store,
and wonder why only the second ö has an umlaut.
The most notable feature along Bismarckstraße are the hot pot, noodle and Bulgogi places, but there’s plenty that looks like a Kraftwerk album cover, too.
The elegance of Dusseldorf only really hit home when we visited with the Southworths in 2022,
Across the Königsallee you get the financial district
a different world to the industrial Ruhr, and then the old town,
where you wonder how you’re going to walk past the sausages in Carlsplatz.
But then you see it…
….hang on, I thought the boys were saving us a seat ?
retiredmartin 
Große (or grosse) means “big”. Größe (or Grösse) is English “size”, and it takes an N in the plural. So grosse Grössen is “big sizes”. The shop sells tall, long and maxi sized clothes, according to the shop window, though a tree is hiding one of the signs. Could it be wide?
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You know so very much, Will ;-0
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O-level German 1970.
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Is that O with an umlaut?
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Dusseldorf was a real surprise for me. I’d be more likely to revisit there than Cologne. The center had a real magic to it. The waterfront and canals created a really nice green ambiance. Top that off with the pubs…
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The park we went through on the way back to the station was gorgeous. I’m sure there’s a lot to explore there (though I’d also like to see the small towns between there and the Belgian border, and revisit Monschau).
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The (admittedly) clunky subtitle could have been “The Eagle has Kling Klang-ded”.
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You’re putting in far more effort than me ! (but then I’ve got a dozen Kolsch pubs and a Geese gig to write up).
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For the latter, it’d have to be “Kentish Town City Here I Come” (if I were going to see them tomorrow night).
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Been to Dusseldorf on two occasions, love that altbier! Kirsty
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The Imbiss board could be a tad more enticing.
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