Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
Zeche Zollverein in Essen was once one of the world’s largest and most advanced hard-coal mines. Together with its enormous coking plant, it formed a highly efficient industrial complex where coal was extracted, processed and converted into coke for the steel industry. Its striking winding tower, steel framework and red-brick buildings make it an outstanding example of modern industrial architecture.
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The Red Dot Design Museum in Essen is one of Europe’s most distinctive design museums, housed within the former boiler house of the Zeche Zollverein coal mine, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Rather than focusing on fine art or historical artefacts, it showcases contemporary industrial and product design from around the world. The museum presents everyday objects – everything from household appliances and furniture to bicycles, electronics, and even small aircraft – chosen for their outstanding design quality.
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The Ruhrmuseum in Essen is the regional museum of the Ruhr area, housed in the former coal-washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein colliery. Rather than being a conventional industrial museum, it presents the entire natural and cultural history of one of Europe’s largest conurbations, from the formation of coal hundreds of millions of years ago to the present-day transformation into a modern metropolitan region.
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The Ghotel is another hotel close to the main railway station of Essen, Germany. It is a modern and nice three-star hotel and seems to be brand-new. You can easily reach it on foot from the railway station and as there also U11 stops it is in the ideal location for visitors of the fair at Essen. It belongs to a hotel chain from Bonn, Germany which currently expands its list of locations (you can also find them at Hannover and Göttingen, for example).
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I’ve seen different hotels in Essen, Germany – but the Motel One is my favorite one so far. Not only because of the nice design used here but also because of the good location: It is in the inner city directly at the Kennedyplatz, just 6-8 minutes on foot from the central railway station. Continue reading “At the Kennedyplatz”
There are Greek restaurants in Germany like sand on the beach – but to find a good one isn’t always easy. When we arrived in Essen, Germany we tried to find something to eat between the motorway exit and our hotel. But there was nothing, not even one of those fastfood chains spread throughout the republic. Luckily in the backyard of our hotel we found the backdoor to a restaurant. Continue reading “Greek surprise”
We were looking for a hotel not far away from the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as we wanted to attend a concert there. Our requirements were low but we were pretty late and therefore had to take the Astoria City Resort hotel in Altenessen, a city quarter of neighboring Essen, Germany. It was at least 45 minutes on foot away from the concert location. Continue reading “Somewhere at Altenessen”
When there is an important fair at the Messe Essen, hotel prices rise heavily and even shabby rooms are booked pretty fast. While attending the energy fair E-World, some colleagues already had to stay in Gelsenkirchen or Mülheim an der Ruhr. Continue reading “Art Hotel Körschen”
After working as an exhibitor for the University of Göttingen on the CeBIT fair for a whole week I was through with fairs and exhibitions. I wasn’t interested in visiting them anymore. But new jobs bring new necessities: nowadays I’m an annual guest to the E-World fair in Essen, Germany – the get-together of the German Energy business. Continue reading “Energy business”
There are not too many good reasons to go to Essen, Germany. One of these is the Folkwang museum located 2 km south of the city center. The museum from 1902 hosts 50.000 photographies but only 600 paintings, because 1.400 were lost during nazi times.
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