Day 6:
I found my way to Duisburg-Nord Landschaftpark on Monday morning. It was chilly, rainy, and grey. Luckily, the park was so great I didn't really notice the dreary day once I got there. I rented a bike for the day and rolled around slowly taking pictures of just about every nook and cranny I could find. The scale, weight and history of the structures is pretty incredible. In contrast, the vegetation is subtle and not overly/overtly designed.
Once I had circled the park about five times I headed out on one of the many trails which link the park to a much bigger network (Emscher) of green space in the area. This region of Germany was once heavily industrial and in the past fifty years has had to cope with a huge flight of industry, heavy pollution, etc. The park, along with all the green space, is the government's attempt to bring life, tourism and money back to the area as well as clean up the toxins left behind.
I biked to a gasometer, another old post-industrial behemoth about 10 km away. It has been turned into some sort of theater or cinema. Lots of tourists there.
Rain started coming down as I moved towards the train station and on to Amsterdam...
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