Bonn Surprised Me So Much (Former German Capital)
Today we move along a bit and as the airport is called Cologne-Bonn International, let's visit the second city from the name - the former capital of Western Germany Bonn.
We wil take a short half an hour train ride from Cologne and see what Bonn looks like on Sunday morning. We will visit the main square with the majestic Bonn Cathedral, take a trip to the Hofgarten park, where some kind of military festival / excercise took place..
We will walk the banks of the Rhine river and make our way to the former (and partially still today) governmental quarter.
But it is not all, the streets of the old town of Bonn are very picturesque and the old town hall simply beautiful.
And did you know Ludwig van Beethoven was born here?
There is a lot more to Bonn than one expects.
Let's explore it together :)
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Have you ever been to Bonn? What did you think? And if not, would you go? Why? Why not?
@NuGanjaTron
Жыл бұрын
Rubbish ppl. Nosy and intolerant neighbours. Incompetent city council. High taxes. Forget Bonn and stay in Cologne if you're in the area. So much more to offer.
one of the most under-appreciated german cities :) very nice video!
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
I agree
surprising :) I have never know much about bonne before :)
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
❤️
cool city :)
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
Yes
very interesting city
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
It really is!
wow, cool
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
❤️
The Bonners are a proud people
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
that's good :) are you from Bonn?
@NuGanjaTron
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Too proud for their own good at times (read: arrogant). 😕 I never got along with them. And I'm actually born there, I'm sorry to say. This used to be quite a place back in the day when it was still a capital (of sorts). Now it's all gone downhill.
6:40 The red phone booth has been there for decades. I stands in front of what used to be an international studies / student exchange centre in a tudor-styled villa, if memory serves me correctly. Come to think of it, I never checked whether that booth actually had a working phone...
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
i never checked that either... but thanks for the info, it is interesting :)
yeah I agree, you are one big child :D But i love it about you :D
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
thanks :D
8:18 Guys in mock uniform = Carnival, presumably. Lucky they were still sober...
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
I am not sure that they were sober :D
@NuGanjaTron
Жыл бұрын
@@LexUniverse 🤣
I live 2 hours away from Bonn. Is it worth it in January ?
@bamdebambambam
Жыл бұрын
It depends. You can always visit museums like the national gallery or the house of history. I highly recommend going to the old town during cherryblossom season which is somewhere around end of march/early april. Last year it began after the first week in april, with mild weather it can start earlier. With spring in progress the botanical garden, Südstadt/Poppelsdorf are worthwile as well.
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
it will be cold, but I really liked the city :) so go for it, especially when you live that close :)
@NuGanjaTron
Жыл бұрын
Try Cologne instead. 😉
they are invading poland for sure :D
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
they are!
you're like a child sometimes :D
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
always
Bonn was never the capital of Germany or West Germany. Berlin was always considered the formal capital. Since Berlin could not perform this function for several decades after the Second World War, the West German part of the country - the then old Federal Republic of Germany - needed a temporary seat of government. And this seat of government became Bonn. After the reunification of West and East Germany to form the present Federal Republic of Germany, the decision was taken in Bonn's parliament to move the seat of government and parliament back to Berlin. The fact that the capital and the seat of government can be located in different cities for historical reasons was not a unique German feature. For example, The Hague is the seat of government of the Netherlands, while Amsterdam is its capital.
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the explanation :) it is very interesting :)
@maxmustermann8167
Жыл бұрын
@@LexUniverse Dont listen to him its wrong. Of course bonn was the capital from 1973 bis 1990 and the seat of the government till 1999. You can look it up at any source because its a fact wikipedia for example. Because Berlin is very poor and has a low level of education Berlin became the Capital again and the government moved to Berlin as a stimulus package für one of the poorest regions in Germany.
@vonanstetten2355
11 ай бұрын
Thats just wrong. Bonn was the Capital of Germany from 1973 until 1990.
@KatiJaha
5 ай бұрын
@sarediv I have lived in Bonn for the past 45 years. I politely have to vehemently disagree with your take on the history of Bonn.
cool city :)
@LexUniverse
Жыл бұрын
yes!