A flying visit to… Dusseldorf!
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
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2. Visa?
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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
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