Post from the Rhinetower in Duesseldorf

Hello from the Rhinetower in Düsseldorf/Germany and 165m above the ground.

I'm writing this on my ThinkPad T460s with my OnePlus Nord as a Hotspot.

This little excursion was initially planned for the ROOPHLOCH challenge, but it misses the point of the ONE rule namely being *outdoors*. But because this little journey was planned already I thought I could do a post besides the *real* ROOPHLOCH challenge in september (just a bit earlier), where I'll hopefully come up with something different and of course according to the rules.

The trip

The trip was easy. I just took the city train to Düsseldorf and then switched to the street railway which was only 2 stops and then a little walk of around ten minutes (im kinda slow). Then I was already there.

The experience

The check in was easy but you could only pay by card (I hate that). Then the elevator took me up 165 meters in around 40 seconds.

At first I wasn't sure if I could handle such a height easily without my knees getting shaky because of vertigo. But after getting accustomed I feel quite good. I'm sitting in the tower bar having some coffee and enjoying the view over Düsseldorf and the Rhine river. There is also a restaurant one level up but it's quite expensive so I took some food with me to eat on my way.

The view is amazing. To the north is the North Rhine Westphalian state parliament and the Rhine river winds itself through Düsseldorf to the horizon south to Cologne and north further through NRW. The bar goes round 360° so you can have a full round view.

They say on bright days you could also spot the Cologne cathedral but the weather isn't that great at the moment so I couldn't find it.

The water level of the Rhine river seems normal to me not too high or too low (because it doesn't rain).

Pictures

Some Pictures with my shitty Smartphone Cam:

Northrhine Westphalian Parliament (873k jpg)

The Rhine River (393k jpg)

View over Düsseldorf (700k jpg)

My Place in the bar (403k jpg)

The Rhinetower on Google Maps (WARNING! goes to Google)

What a day!

I really should make more excursions like this. I don't get out of my appartment very often and this little trip really makes me happy. I think I'll try to "touch some grass" more often now and maybe post about it. Maybe I even get a "Deutschland Ticket" and travel around the country for some time. There is so much to see and this adventure to the Rhine Tower is very inspiring (although it's not *that* far away from my home). Now I'll enjoy the view for some more time.

All in all - Have fun!

-fab-

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