Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The harbour of Münster in Westfalen, Germany – also known as Stadthafen I – is a former harbour used for ships passing the Dortmund-Ems channel. It was opened in 1899 and goods unloaded here where wood, building materials and grain – but also things imported from the colonies Germany had by that time. Usage of the harbour declined in the second half of the 20th century and an alternative use had to be found.
Continue reading “Stadthafen”
The Flowers Hotel at Münster in Westfalen, Germany is an unconventional but nice hotel near the main railway station of the city. It is on the rear side of the station where the Wolbecker Straße meets the Bremer Platz. The hotel and the rooms have artificial turf on the floor and many colorful lights. Within the rooms you’ll find a kitchen and fridge which would be normal for a boarding house.
Continue reading “Flowers Hotel”
Close to the Prinzipalmarkt and the city center of Münster in Westfalen, Germany you can find a special art museum focussed on works of the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. It is strangely integrated into a large shopping mail and massively overcrowded on weekends. It contains almost the complete litograph collection of Picasso.
Continue reading “Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso”
When you’re at the centre of Münster in Westfalen, Germany and have some time left: why not visit a nice art museum? The LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur is located at the Domplatz opposite to the cathedral. It was opened in the year 1908 and contains of connected old and new buildings. The range of exhibited works goes from medieval times until today. You’ll find a lot of sacral items and works from local artists here.
Continue reading “LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur”
If you need a good meal or a drink in the evening, the Blaues Haus might be a good option for you. It is easy to find as nomen est omen: the house is coloured in blue and it is located in the Kreuzstraße at the city center of Münster in Westfalen, Germany which is busy at night and full of nice places. It was opened in 1970 as a hippie bar.
Continue reading “Blaues Haus”
It has a very complicated name and drew my attention mostly because of the special shape of its tower: the Liebfrauen-Überwasserkirche at Münster in Westfalen, Germany. It seems to be less important than the other churches in the city center and its name refers to Maria, the mother of Jesus on the one hand and on the other hand to the geographical situation that you have to cross the water of the river Aa (‘Überwasser‘, over the water) when coming from the cathedral of the city.
Continue reading “Liebfrauen-Überwasserkirche”
The cathedral of Münster in Westfalen, Germany – the St.-Paulus-Dom – is a vast and very impressive church located in the centre of the city. In front of it you’ll find the also very big Domplatz that hosts a giant farmers’ market on every Saturday. It is a roman-catholic church dedicated to Paul the Apostle and dates back to the year 1225 CE – former buildings can be traced back to the year 805.
Continue reading “St.-Paulus-Dom”
The most special thing about the St.-Lamberti-Kirche at Münster in Westfalen, Germany cannot be found inside – but outside at the tower. There you can see three baskets (not cages) used to transport prisoners. Quite an odd thing for a Catholic church. It was built from the year 1375 CE on in gothic style and is named after Saint Lambert of Maastricht.
Continue reading “St.-Lamberti-Kirche”
The ancient town hall of Münster in Westfalen, Germany is located at the Prinzipalmarkt – the most beautiful street of the city. It is one of the most important landmarks of the city and a wonderful gabled house in gothic style dating back to the year 1170 CE. But this can’t really be proved as all documents about the city where wrecked in the 1530s during the time of the Münster rebellion.
Continue reading “Rathaus”
The Prinzipalmarkt (main market) is the most beautiful street at Münster in Westfalen, Germany. Fortunately it was decided to preserve it after World War II. The street contains many good shops within gabled houses attached directly to each other. Non of these gables looks like an other.
Continue reading “Prinzipalmarkt”