Hi Mummy,
we visited friends today They are living in the neighbour city Wuppertal.
We went to Wuppertal by bus. Before we went to their house we took a walk in the city centre. Here you can see the historic concert hall.
Wuppertal is situated in the valley of river Wupper. From this place close to the concert hall we had a first overview.
Here you can see the concert hall once more. Sort of dancing contest was taking place here today, everywhere you could see people dressed in fantastic dancing costumes.
This is a swimming bath, it is called "Schwimmoper" (swimming opera). It has room for 1.600 spectators.
We went down to the city centre than. The first thing you see is the Schwebebahn (Suspension Railway).
It was built in late 19th century and was established in 1901. The tracks are 8 m above the streets and 12 m above the Wupper River. Most of the track is built over river Wupper. The whole route is about 13,3 km long. Taking a trip from one end the other takes about 30 minutes.
Katja promised that we would take a short trip with the railway, so we went to the next station.
In Wuppertal you can find modern buildings and historic things close together, like this old bridge in front of recently built houses.
This is one of 20 stations along the track. The stations are built in different styles, this one is a really modern one, while you can also find stations in their original historic style.
Inside the station ...
Can you see the incoming train?
We took a short trip than, only three stations.
We got out of the train in a more industrial area, there were factory buildings built at the river bank.
This station was refurbished in its original style.
We walked back to the city centre.
We even saw the "Kaiserwagen", an historic train which you can hire for special events.
This is the court building, also situated close to the river.
Here you can see another of the more modern stations, built with a lot of glass.
In those buildings you can mostly find offices, but also bars, surgeries and smaller factories.
Our trip ended here and we went visiting our friends.
Bye
Mr. Forest