Off to Germany tomorrow!

[SolaresLarrave]

As some of you may know, I just came back from my busman's holiday in Costa Rica (I go there with students as director of a study abroad program every two years) and now I'm off to Germany. Our plane leaves this Thursday in the evening, but we leave town a lot earlier.

Our plans include Bonn as a major destination. Why? Because even though my wife, who is fluent in the language (her parents speak it) has been to Germany before a lot... she never visited Bonn. So, at risk of sounding dumb... what's there of photographic interest? I enjoy photographing places with lots of people or "urban landscapes", rather than rural.

BTW, we will land in Frankfurt, and we intend to spend some time in Bacharach if the weather is decent, or head for Bonn if it's more like "museum weather".

In case you care, I'm carrying all my Leica gear (two M6TTL bodies, Elmarit 28 & 135, Summilux 35, Summicron 50 & 90, plus abundant Kodachrome 64 & Ektachrome 100, FP4, Agfa 400 & Scala).

Thanks in advance!

 

[back alley]

world travel how cool!
have a great trip francisco.
looks like you have just the right amount of gear.
joe

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Thanks, Joe! This kind of trips are kinda fun when it comes to playing with them toys...

Any info on Bonn?

 

[jarski]

if you fly to Frankfurt, Solms & Wetzlar should be pretty close. I planned trip there, but havent done it yet. I found this hotel: http://www.wetzlarerhof.de/ from the region, but cannot say is it good or less good..

 

[Chyn]

SolaresLarrave, in Bonn the museum area offers quite a bit of architecture that may interest you. Other than that, the market square. Bonn is a rather quiet, cozy place.

If you have the time, I would suggest going to Aachen, which isn't too far away. Cologne is like the polar opposite of Bonn with ample photo opportunities of people and structures alike.

 

[Kevin]

Here is Bonn's homepage:
http://www.bonn.de/index.html?lang=en

And that of Cologne:
http://www.koeln.de/en/index.html

Enjoy !!!

 

[Ken Ford]

Auf Wiedersehen!

 

[Socke]

Edward, besides bad taste, you've got the wrong timeframe, it's 2007 and not 1937.

 

[Ken Ford]

Totally inappropriate. You may find pNet to be a better home, sir.

 

[VinceC]

In one word: Köln

He said it first. However, Bonn is a comfortable midsize city, population over 300,000. The nice thing about German towns and cities is that they have veyr old urban cores that continue to be destinations for local people, creating lots of grist for urban photography. For what it's worth, Wikipedia notes that there are 30,000 students in Bonn, resulting in 550 pubs.

 

[oftheherd]

...

For what it's worth, Wikipedia notes that there are 30,000 students in Bonn, resulting in 550 pubs.

And we expect you to visit each one and report back to us.

Buen viaje!

 

[VinceC]

In regards to the inappropriate comment, it is worth mentioning that 170,000 Jews have immigrated to Germany since 1990 from the former Soviet Union. Every city and most midsized towns have benefitted culturally from this influx.

 

[Kevin]

If the weather stays warm and dry you could also spend a relaxing picnic day at the Rheinaue in Bonn:
http://www.bonn.de/tourismus_kultur_sport_freizeit/freizeitpark_rheinaue/index.html?lang=en

Also there is a large park (and sandy beach) next to the Rheinterrasen in Cologne:
http://www.rhein-terrassen.de/index.php

Cologne Beach Club
http://www.km689.de/

The world heritage city of Brugge (in Belgium) is also worthy of a visit:
http://www.brugge.be/internet/en/index.htm

 

[VinceC]

Forecast for Friday arrival at FRA / Frankfurt am Main is "museum weather."

Current conditions as of 4:20 pm CEST 28.6.2007
Tonight: Clearing. Low 52F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow: Cloudy skies with periods of light rain later in the day. High 67F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

 

[bob cole]

Off to Germany tomorrow

Off to Germany tomorrow

fyi:


http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/germany/the-rhineland/bonn/overview.htm

 

[Kevin]

Stock up on brown soap and lampshades.

http://www.lush-shop.de/seifen-soaps.215.0.html

http://www.magazin-koeln.de/fr_start.html

 

[bob cole]

fyi

http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/germany/the-rhineland/bonn/overview.html

 

[35mmdelux]

Edward, why such a nasty comment?

Germans have paid dearly for what happened and history will never allow them to forget. This is a new generation. Lets learn from the past.

In any case, this is a photog forum where we try to learn and assist so that we can get to the next level.

 

[35mmdelux]

Hey, if you're in Frankfurt why not take the 1/2 drive to Solms and ck out the Leica factory?

 

[migtex]

And remember. you have the best Leica photoshops in Frankfurt and Bonn.. so have your credit limit expanded ..... or not!