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Koblenz, with Deutsches Eck

Koblenz, with Deutsches Eck

Today’s adventure was a bit further south from Cologne, to Koblenz. 

Again lots of history, from Roman’s thur medieval Germany to the world wars and today.

Lots of walking around and visiting places of interest, quite a few things were closed for winter but plenty of shopping opportunities

Koblenz (German: KoblenzGerman pronunciation:[ˈkoːblɛnt͡s] (About this sound listen)), also spelled Coblenz (English and pre-1926 Germanspelling) or Coblence (French: Coblence), is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) and its monument (Emperor William I on horseback) are situated.

After the WW II

 

 

Bonn, birthplace of Beethoven

Bonn, birthplace of Beethoven

Bonn, a small city on the Rhine,

The Federal City of Bonn (German pronunciation:[ˈbɔn] (About this sound listen)) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About 24 km (15 mi) south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany’s largest metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants.

Among many museums  other things Beethoven House,

Last spring I also when to Drachenburg Castle in the Siebengebirge south of Bonn.

I’m getting pretty good on the buses and trains around Cologne

Also going on is

COP 23 – UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn

The German government opened the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn by announcing an additional 100 million euros to support developing countries in climate change adaptation