Me and a few friends from work took advantage of the Shones Workende ticket on the DB train network and went to Essen in the Ruhr valley for the weekend. Since the pass only starts on Saturday we left Berlin in the middle of the night.
Took a nap at the Nordsee in Hanover while waiting for Fabien… who took a slightly different route to get to Hanover…
Finally made it to Essen:
Matching toque crew:
Went to the Zollverein museum. A former coal mine converted into a museum by OMA. Massive elevator takes you 24 meters up into the museum.
Sanaa’s building:
Stayed in a neighborhood of Essen. Quite a nice little area. Felt sort of nordic.
Went back to see the other part of Zollverein we were too tired for the day before. Coal washing plant:
Went and saw an Alvar Aalto building before jumping on the train home.
Bye Essen.
