A flying visit to… Dusseldorf!

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1. Good To Know
Time - GMT +1 / +2

Currency - Euro (EUR)
1 USD = 0.89 EUR*
1 GBP = 1.17 EUR*

* As of September 2016
For the latest exchange rates, visit http://fairfx.com/refer/aronhegarty

2. Visa?
Check http://www.visahq.com/visas.php

3. Do
Try local food & drink – a must!
Christmas markets
Explore Altstadt (Old Dusseldorf)

4. See
The Rheinturm
Neuer Zollhof (The New Zollhof)
Messe Dusseldorf

5. Go
Walk the Promenade along the Rhine [Pictured
Königsallee (King’s Avenue)
Espirit Arena - home of Fortuna Dusseldorf

6. Getting Around
Foot – once in the city centre, very walkable
Metro – Rheinbahn is the easiest & cheapest way around the city
Taxis – readily available, but costly

7. References & Sources
Personal recollections from Dusseldorf layover December 2012

Altstadt - http://www.duesseldorf-altstadt.de/de/ 
The Rheinturm – http://www.guennewig.de/drheintu/homepage_e.php
Neuer Zollhof – http://www.arcspace.com/features/gehry-partners-llp/der-neue-zollhof/
Messe Dusseldorf - http://www.messe-duesseldorf.com/ 
Königsallee – http://www.koenigsallee-duesseldorf.de/en
Espirit Arena - http://www.espritarena.de/#home 
Fortuna Dusseldorf - http://www.f95.de/home/ 
Rheinbahn - http://planetolog.com/map-metro.php?city=DUS&id=1 
Official webpage – http://www.duesseldorf.de/de/eng/index.shtml
Wikipedia page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusseldorf
FairFX currency conversions – http://fairfx.com/refer/aronhegarty
Visa? – http://www.visahq.com/visas.php