An Olympic dream...
by sabsi
Düsseldorf was one of the German candidates who wanted to host the 2012 Olympic games ......... the colours of "our" bid were all over the city --- before the national olympic committee decided to give the vote for Leipzig. :-(
Too bad. I kind of got used to the colours of the logo everywhere. The people and businesses of Düsseldorf supported the games in Düsseldorf. See my "Olympic dream" travelogue to see how!
Beer and Schnitzel outside the Old Town
by sabsi about Frankenheim Brauereiausschank
This is our home for Monday nights. A brewpub in Derendorf with many friendly waiters, great German food and cold beers. The perfect spot to meet and eat before the Finnish course and to drown the frustration afterwards. You will meet everybody here: Businessmen and local people who come for their night beer so don't worry about clothes!
can't you see sushi anymore ?
by wilde13 about Naniwa
Try typical japanese soups or other dishes. The restaurant is quite busy and for lunch and after work the restaurant is full.
Wait till you get placed.
The restaurant is more or less a fast food restaurant. Soup with Schweinebauch, cant remember the real name.
Visit the Königsallee
by BillNJ
In Düsseldorf, the Königsallee (or "the Ko" for short) is a high-end shopping district like New York's 5th Avenue. There are many high-end luxury stores. There are many trees lining the street, and there is also a stagnant body of water separating the two sides. During shopping hours, this street is packed with luxury cars -- and the sidewalks are filled with well-dressed consumers. Even if you are not looking to buy anything, this area is a nice place to take a stroll and watch the busy shoppers.
Tourist Office
by antistar
There are several tourist offices in the city, including one in the Burgplatz, one on Berliner Allee and one right next to the station. The latter is diagonally opposite the main station; just walk across the square and bear right. The staff are friendly and have a collection of English literature and maps to make a stay in the city more enjoyable. Unfortunately, one of the maps I was given was unnecessarily confusing. Instead of using numbers, it used a combination of both numbers and symbols. Many of these symbols looked very much alike, and were listed in a key table at the bottom of the map in a jumbled and seemingly random order, along with the numbers. The map that came with the WelcomeCard was better, but only included the places where you got discounts, so wasn't all that useful.
Opening Times
Burgplatz (Altstadt)
12pm-6pm
Finanzkaufhaus (Berliner Allee 33)
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Main Station (Immermannstrasse 65b)
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm