Departure/Arrival

Lydia and I finally arrived in Germany (after all of what was mentioned before). When first arriving in a new city, I highly recommend walking around for a couple of days so that you can get your bearings. That is exactly what Lydia and I did for a few days before our trip to Belgium, France, and Holland. Here are some of the pictures of our first few days of beautiful Bonn:


This is the beautiful city of Bonn, which is the birthplace of...

Beethoven

"Today, Bonn is a vibrant university city, a cultural centre that hosts prestigious concerts and exhibitions, a centre for technologies of the future and the headquarters for several United Nations organisations. People in and around Bonn really know how to enjoy the good things in life. In the summer they head for the wine bars along the Rhine to enjoy the views of the Siebengebirge hills where Riesling wines are produced" [from GermanyTourism.de]

Here we have some scenic, and some not so scenic images of Bonn (guess which one isn't scenic.....)















You can take boat tours to Cologne, Bonn's big brother city






























(if you said that this /\ one wasn't scenic, you would be correct)




















More scenic vs not scenic....(poor Dr. Lenne)







































After a long hard day of walking around Bonn, Lydia and I had our first Dinner in Germany. We ended up having a scrumptious currywurst (sausage and curry), which is the traditional meal of the area.




















Once we got some food in our bellies, we decided to check out the fair that was directly outside our house. It was quite crazy! There were dozens of beer and food tents, roller coasters, fair rides/games, thousands of people...good times had by all. We didn't spend too much time there however, because the next day we were planning on heading out for our grand Europe trip.

Certainly the coolest thing about the fair was this robot man that was dancing above the imagination ride. After about 5 minutes of watching the guy, I still couldn't tell whether or not it was actually a man in a suit or a real robot! The guy was incredible, so have a look!