Walkabout 2014 Day 2: Walkin’ About Düsseldorf

With nothing much to do on the second day, I took a long walk around the dorf and finished the day with fine meats and cheeses and wines.

Walkabout 2014 Day 1: Düsseldorf Altstadt

Walkabout failure #1:  Taking loads of pictures during your Walkabout but having no means of moving those pictures from you camera to a computer to post those pictures.  My personal computer has a card reader, but my work computer does not.  I chose poorly by bringing my work computer.

It’s day number one in the ‘dorf so there is one thing and one thing only to do – head to the Altstadt and eat a pork sandwich at Schweine Janes.  This was a very special day in Düsseldorf as it was hosting the World Cup Champion German National Team’s friendly match against Argentina.

I’ve Had Better May 22nds

Please don’t read into that headline that today is going badly.  It is not.  I’m working from home watching the Rangers put up 5 runs early for Yu.  However, thanks to The Facebooks, I have to admit, today is not the best May 22 ever.

I’m not that savvy with the technologies, so don’t berate me with comments such as “Uh, I’ve known about that for literally a billion years asshole.  Write about things you know something about like crapping your pants.”

Now I will get around to blogging about crapping my pants some day, but today I wanted review a new (to me) Facebook app – On This Day.

With this new “App” you can review your timeline On This Day for any given year.  So, for instance on this day in 2009:

Oh, look, I was in France.  That’s a pretty good May 22.

And just last year:

I was putting pig in my face in the Altstadt.

Today may be better than May 22, 2011 for me and all my friends as nothing shows up in my newsfeed for that day.  So I guess I can’t feel too bad about today.

Eating Düsseldorf: Kitzbüheler Stuben

Day 13’s highlight was dinner at an Austrian* restaurant featuring a variety of fine Austrian wines.

 

 

 

Schnitzel with a white asparagus underneath and a like a liter of hollandaise sauce in the background.

Onion quiche.

Cheese strudel.

Strawberry fritter

 

*G’day Mate!!

Walkabout 2013 Day 12: Finally a Sunny Day in Düsseldorf

It’s mostly been rainy, cloudy and cold here in the ‘dorf.  But finally the sun broke through and I got to walk around the city a bit.  And could there be a better way to end a day than with copious amounts of altbier, schweine haxe, some blutwurst and then more altbier?

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Walkabout 2011: Day 12—Last Full Day in Euroland

They let you sleep anywhere in Paris.

One last Bröchten at Schweine Janes.

And the Schmutziger Führer is born.  (a joke for one).

Walkabout 2011: Day 6—A Day in the ‘Dorf

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This was pretty much a rest day. I just walk around the 'Dorf and got lost a few times. Luckily I found my way back to JT's where we were off for more Alt Bier and Italian food.