The twin lighthouses were, in a sense, opposing poles: one near the source of the River Rhine in the Alps, the other where the same river ends at the North Sea. Along the way, the river itself had changed from a wide channel flanked by meadows and cathedrals to a tumbling mountain stream. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Düsseldorf waterfront, with Frank Gehry’s white MedienHafen building. North of the Romantic Rhine, I spent a few weeks exploring the area around the German cities of Duisburg and Düsseldorf, where the rivers Rhine and Ruhr merge. • kdrhine.comSwim the Rhine in BaselBasel is one of Europe’s most picturesque cities, with the river carving right through its centre.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2019 06:00 UTC