If you want to get somewhere fast in Düsseldorf you can take the train. It’s called the U Bahn, because there are even bigger trains that will take you from city to city. They're called the Deutsche Bahn.
When we go to Altstadt to eat and shop we usually take the train. You must have a ticket to ride on the train. It’s easy to get a ticket—you can buy them right at the train stop from a little machine. Each train ride to downtown costs 2.20 Euros, unless you buy a 4-er. That’s a ticket for four rides. It costs 7.70 Euros. Can you figure out if that price is a bargain?
Sometimes the train goes underground into a tunnel. Then the engineer puts on the lights inside the train so it won’t be dark. I’m not afraid of the dark. Are you?
Most of the time the train goes on tracks through the city, and you can look out the window at all the people walking and biking by. Sometimes a train going in the opposite direction passes very, very close to your train. Then you hear a “Whoosh!” It's fun to ride the train!
Here’s a photo of some folks getting on the train.
When we go to Altstadt to eat and shop we usually take the train. You must have a ticket to ride on the train. It’s easy to get a ticket—you can buy them right at the train stop from a little machine. Each train ride to downtown costs 2.20 Euros, unless you buy a 4-er. That’s a ticket for four rides. It costs 7.70 Euros. Can you figure out if that price is a bargain?
Sometimes the train goes underground into a tunnel. Then the engineer puts on the lights inside the train so it won’t be dark. I’m not afraid of the dark. Are you?
Most of the time the train goes on tracks through the city, and you can look out the window at all the people walking and biking by. Sometimes a train going in the opposite direction passes very, very close to your train. Then you hear a “Whoosh!” It's fun to ride the train!
Here’s a photo of some folks getting on the train.
thanks for your title suggestion! who knew it would be so tough?
ReplyDeletehow long will you be in germany? it's been many years since i was there. never in dusseldorf, though--i was in koblenz, and munich (for oktoberfest) and garmisch-partenkierchen (which i think i just spelled wrong).