Living in Bonn

I arrived in Bonn on September 17th, 2006 from India. It was my home till the end of Januray 2007. The very first thing which impressed me about this city was its visitors-friendly people. I and my wife found an apartment for us in North-West part of the city, known as Tannebusch Mitte.It was a small and cosy apartment with all amenities of life.


Bonn is a beautiful city on river Rhein. It once used to be the capital of West Germany. The first chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer was a resident of this region (North Rhein Westphalia) and this was probably his will to make Bonn the capital of West Germany post WW II.Bad Godesberg is the region where most of the foreign embassies used to reside.Bonn is said to be the city where Beethovan, a great German musician was born. His home has become a museum where all his music instruments, creations and other belongings are kept. The university in Bonn boasts of Beethovan and Karl Marx as its famous Alumni. Bonn has several museums which encompasse fine arts(painitings,music), sciences(mathematics,biology,chemistry,physics), politics, history as their subjects of interst.

Beethovan Memorial, Zentrum,Bonn

A statute of Beethovan, as a memorial, is installed in Zentrum which is also a commerial hub. It is very close to Hauptbahnhof. The other places to visit near Hauptbahnhof are Poppelsdorfer fort, City Museum, Meunster Basilica,Egyptian Museum and of course Beethovan house. One will find lot of hustle and bustle during weekends in this region as lot of people come here for shopping and relaxing. My favourite food used to be a small pizza like snack with tomatoes, spinach, olives and lot of fresh cheese within it from Beckwerk, a famous bakery in this region.

Munster Basilica,Bonn

The main attraction near Bonn is excursion to Sebengebirge(seven hills).A place called Drachenfels(Rocks of Dragon) is quite popular among tourists.We had been to Drachenfels so many times and it gives the best view of these seven hills.

Aerial View of Siebengebirge

The hiking starts from Koenigswinter and it is around 1.5 Kms stretch upto the top.There is a small train to go up but the real fun is while you cover this distance on foot. A boat cruise in river Rhein is very relaxing and a memorable experience. We took this joyride from Alter Zoll to Koenigswinter and then back in the evening. The whole trip(Alter Zoll to Koenigswinter) lasts for around 45 minutes, covering some landmark buildings of Bonn, like UN House, Deutsche Post, Beethovanhalle. The fairways along the river Rhein are ideal for walking in the evening. You can find people here walking all the time.

I left Bonn in the end of January 2007.Overall we had a pleasant stay in Bonn which will keep enriching our memories forever.