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I moved away from there more than 10 years ago, so I can’t say for certain, but you should be able to find something in Nordstadt, where the Junkyard is also located … but: be careful, Nordstadt is a rather rough neighbourhood…
ok, here we go again:
A small selection, which makes no claim to be exhaustive and is largely limited to the cultural assets for which the city has become, or was, famous: beer, mining and Football.
Food:
– Yüksel on Mallinckrodtstraße (a Turkish restaurant within walking distance of the Junkyard. I recommend the Islender kebab)
– Wurst Willi on Westenhellweg (a typical snack bar, I recommend the Currywurst)
– Zum Alten Markt on Alter Markt (the best Mettbrötchen in town, served on what’s known as a ‘Salzkuchen’ – you’ll only find this in Dortmund)
– Caracalla on Münsterstr. (good Lebanese cuisine, also within walking distance of the Junkyard)Beer culture:
– Bergmann Kiosk at Hoher Wall (delicious beer in a relaxed atmosphere, and close to Black Plastic (see below))
– Hövels Hausbrauerei (also at Hoher Wall; another small brewery serving delicious beer, though slightly more traditional)
– Dortmunder U near Hoher Wall (former site of the Dortmunder Union Brewery, now a museum and exhibition hall)Football:
– Borsigplatz (where Borussia Dortmund was founded, very close to the Junkyard; unfortunately, there isn’t much to see there…)
– German Football Museum (right by the station and within sight of the Dortmund U)
– Westfalenstadion (if you have enough time and are interested in a stadium tour… note: home match against Paderborn on 12 September)Mining:
– Zeche Zollern Museum (a former colliery site in Dortmund converted into a museum)
– Muttental in Witten (situated in a tiny town on the outskirts of Dortmund, the very cradle of hard coal mining in continental Europe. A small museum, set in the heart of the beautiful Ruhr Valley)
– Mining Museum in Bochum (a museum dedicated to the subject, including access to an ‘educational adit’)And last but not least: Black Plastic Records on Rheinische Strasse (the city’s best record shop with an adjoining café, very close to the Bergmann Kiosk and the Dortmund U)
anyway, enjoy your stay!
A small selection, which makes no claim to be exhaustive and is largely limited to the cultural assets for which the city has become, or was, famous: beer, mining and Borussia.
Essen:
– Yüksel on Mallinckrodtstraße (a Turkish restaurant within walking distance of the Junkyard. I recommend the Islender kebab)
– Wurst Willi on Westenhellweg (a typical snack bar, I recommend the Currywurst)
– Zum Alten Markt on Alter Markt (the best Mettbrötchen in town, served on what’s known as a ‘Salzkuchen’ – you’ll only find this in Dortmund)
– Caracalla on Münsterstr. (good Lebanese cuisine, also within walking distance of the Junkyard)Beer culture:
– Bergmann Kiosk at Hoher Wall (delicious beer in a relaxed atmosphere, and close to Black Plastic (see below))
– Hövels Hausbrauerei (also at Hoher Wall; another small brewery serving delicious beer, though slightly more traditional)
– Dortmunder U near Hoher Wall (former site of the Dortmunder Union Brewery, now a museum and exhibition hall)Football:
– Borsigplatz (where Borussia Dortmund was founded, very close to the Junkyard; unfortunately, there isn’t much to see there…)
– German Football Museum (right by the station and within sight of the Dortmund U)
– Westfalenstadion (if you have enough time and are interested in a stadium tour… note: home match against Paderborn on 12 September)Mining:
– Zeche Zollern Museum (a former colliery site in Dortmund converted into a museum)
– Muttental in Witten (situated in a tiny town on the outskirts of Dortmund, the very cradle of hard coal mining in continental Europe. A small museum, set in the heart of the beautiful Ruhr Valley)
– Mining Museum in Bochum (a museum dedicated to the subject, including access to an ‘educational adit’)And last but not least: Black Plastic Records on Rheinische Strasse (the city’s best record shop with an adjoining café, very close to the Bergmann Kiosk and the Dortmund U)
anyway, enjoy your stay!
As it’s the first time the band’s playing there, and Dortmund isn’t visited by bands all that often: if anyone needs a few tips on the city, let me know. I lived just round the corner from the Junkyard for a few years…
There is a certain type of male archetype that seems to never disappear. The self-obsessed, blustering, overconfident buffoon that is seen as extremely charismatic by some, but makes life difficult for everyone else, is a well known cliché, and results from his actions are predictably almost never benefiting anyone but him, if he’s lucky.
George Armstrong Custer seems to have been one, but these guys all resemble each other. There are e.g. several in modern populist politics, and the idea of being at their mercy is not something we, who are immune to his charm, are able to cherish.
‘Long Hair’ was a bit of a chancer who got himself and his brother and several hundred others killed at Little Big Horn. Is there a Big Horn awaiting these new Fannys and their followers too? What will these last stands be?
