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Tag: Bonn

Leaving Bonn for one of its partner cities

The next stop on my journey was well signposted in Bonn. Next to this post pointing at the three partner … More

Bonn, Europe, Klosterfrau, Melissengeist, partner city, train station, travel

By the river Rhine

Having been the palace, the yellow university buildings stretch to the point on the banks of the river Rhine where … More

Bonn, Ernst Moritz Arndt, Germany, Heinrich Heine, Peter Joseph Lenné, Rhein, Rhine, river, travel

University palace

The colour of the building behind the Studentenbrunnen has become the iconic colour of the University of Bonn. The building … More

Bonn, city, Deutschland, Europe, Germany, travel, university of Bonn

Full of fountains

Below the Bonn Lion, on the column which supports it, there is a small fountain in the shape of another … More

Bonn, Brunnen, city, fountains, Germany, travel

Stargate

Rather than being a science fiction artefact that connects researchers and warriors with distant planets, the Sterntor (Star Gate) now … More

Bonn, city, Citystories_bnx, fountain, Germany, lion, Sterntor, travel

Bonn’s most famous baby

Bonn’s most famous resident over time must be Ludwig van Beethoven. The city was proud of him before it became … More

Beethoven, Bonn, city, Germany, travel

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