There were a couple of arrests the other day - apparently they tried to blackmail Michael Schumacher’s family over something. No details as yet.
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This is from a series, but the start page just won’t onebox.
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What is the sculpture that looks like…well, I don’t know what it looks like…fungus? eroded sedimentary rock?
Is it an arch?
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Ah, I found it with Google image search (which I use often, just forgot about it for a moment I guess)
I believe it is a cross between the Michelin Man and the Venus of Willendorf…glitchy. 
Photo attribution:
Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2.50 meter high bronze sculpture honors Bayer researcher
Gerhard Domagk, who discovered the antibacterial
effect of sulfonamides in Wuppertal and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this in 1939.
His pioneering
drugs saved millions of people’s lives.
I like it!
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Wuppertal is Tony Cragg central. There are a couple of sculptures all over the town and of course
which is really worth a couple of visits.
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Happy Anniversary to all who celebrate.
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Series - 31 pictures of one of the parks:
“Impressionen aus den Barmer Anlagen in Wuppertal”
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Not many English-language hits on Dorpfeld, and my German is pretty rusty. But there is this…
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Any recommendations to go to with a 5 year old? We’ll be in Wuppertal for riding the Schwebebahn, of course, but maybe there is time for another activity… paging @FGD135 …
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There’s probably not that much that would interest a 5 year old for long. I’d say the zoo and the skywalk at the Gaskessel.
Anyway, here’s a couple of suggestions close to the Schwebebahn. With a day ticket you can just hop on and off.
Has a couple of PDFs and audio guides that describe the Schwebebahn itself, the stations, and what is next to the stations.
A personal favourite is
with the
which is just a stone’s throw from Oberbarmen terminus. And you can’t miss it.
Very close to station Werther Brücke:
VR time travel and stuff. Haven’t been there myself yet.
Just across from station Adlerbrücke:
Maybe 15 minutes by foot (uphill) from station Landgericht:
Pretty much next to it is
which is more like a park.
Döppersberg / Hauptbahnhof:
Souvenirs!
Turn right when you exit the station, cross the river and you’re there.
A short walk from Döppersberg station (but probably not that interesting for kids):
Station Zoo (although the train station is a bit closer):
(German Onebox of English site)
A short drive with the trolley bus from Vohwinkel terminus:
https://klingenmuseum.de/inhalt
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Wow, thanks a lot!
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FWIW, if Wuppertal is anything like other German cities, the playgrounds are all unique, well constructed, and great fun. Not as ‘safe’ as U.S. playgrounds, which of course makes them better from a child’s perspective!
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In the end, we spent some time in the Zoo, mostly with the penguins, as it was a super hot day. The Gaskessel is unfortunately closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, industrial heritage and having a view is very much my thing. We did get us some souvenirs - they even have those temporary tattoos for kids! All the other things I’ll definitively keep in mind the next time we’ll visit. As we stayed for a night in nearby Dortmund, we also went to see the Schwebebahn’s little sister, the H-Bahn.
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I can see the report tonight on the BBC: 
“There was a bold attempt yesterday in Wuppertal, Germany to create a local event in the spirit of the ‘La Tomatina’ festival of Buñol, Spain. The local Germans wielding their staple crop, carrots, didn’t seem able to muster the same sort of riotous fun as Spaniards do with tomatoes, however. The few people attending the event soon left to nurse their bruises, leaving local police and street crews to sweep up the discarded root vegetables. Rumours of another try next year, with turnips, were promptly denied by the local tourism board.”
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