Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North.
Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government until 1999. Starting in 1998, many national government institutions were moved from Bonn to Berlin.
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Night Watchman in Bonn: guided tour
Follow a real night watchman through the evening Bonn and experience the city from a different perspective!Those were dangerous times and not an easy task for the night watchman. For in addition to the usual riffraff, war, fire and plague threatened the electoral residential city in the 17th century. A hard‐boiled man was needed to keep the city safe during the night.Follow the night watchman and learn all about his work and duties. Learn how the old medieval city walls were guarded, how the gates were closed and how the vineyards had to be protected against sacrilegious people. Listen to stories about the "Black Death" and how they dealt with mischief‐makers, witches and blasphemers. Discover how the Dutch, of all people, entrenched themselves on the Pfaffenmütz in the Rhine outside Bonn and how the battles of the nations did not want to end in Europe at that time.
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Private city tour Bonn — City Highlights
Ideal for those who have never visited Bonn or are rediscovering it for themselves and would like an entertaining general overview of the city, its history and the sights (Bonn 'light'). On this general tour, we head for the outstanding postcard motifs of the city center and place them in the context of important protagonists. A slight emphasis is placed on the electors and Beethoven. It becomes clear why Bonn still offers aesthetic public spaces and is internationally known.
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Nightwatchman tour with torch through Bonn
Take part in this historical city tour through nocturnal Bonn! Follow the night watchman into the dark alleys of the old town and listen to his scary stories.Follow the night watchman and listen to the spooky stories of murderers, witches and the devil. The night watchman roamed through Bonn until the end of the 19th century, warning people of fire, danger, and sudden floods. He checked whether the city gates were closed at night and watched out that no harm came to the Bönnschen at night.Accompany the night watchman through Bonn's city center at night. Listen to the spooky stories of wars, of the plague and of the night watchman's constant quarrels with Bonn's students.
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Bonn and the British: guided tour
Enjoy a guided tour on the traces of English culture in Bonn!The “small town in Germany” was always a topic for the British, and therefore, the British were a topic for the Bonners. British artists, soldiers, students lived in Bonn on aristocratic journeys or as spies as the Bonn University was a center of attraction for English scholars.Listen to all the stories about British in Bonn: Why was Queen Victoria "not amused" during her visit to Bonn in 1845? Why did the English travel guides report so extensively on "German beds"? And why did the Macdonald affair escalate so much? Learn about diplomatic missions, about the English “colony” in Bonn and also when and why the British invaded Bonn as occupiers.
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Cocktail course in Bonn (45 min)
After booking, you and your group will arrive in Bonn‐Poppelsdorf on the agreed date and time and experience the cocktail course in 45 minutes (optional 90 minutes). After a warm welcome from our mixologists, our bartenders will mix hand‐mixed cocktails according to original recipes or after selection in live bartending and serve in front of your eyes, after which you and your group will become a bartender yourself by mixing and learning the basic steps of mixology ,
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Whiskey tasting in Bonn (90min)
After booking, you and your group will arrive in Bonn‐Poppelsdorf on the agreed date and time and experience whiskey tasting in 45 minutes (optional 90 minutes). After a warm welcome by our mixologists, our bartenders will show you the large selection of whiskeys and you can choose the top favorites of 5 varieties. These are then "toasted".
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Bonn Private Walking Tour
Discover the highlights of Bonn in less than a couple of hours during this private walking tour of the city. The perfect way to help you get the most out of your time in the city, the tour is led by a private guide who focuses on your interests. You’ll hear the history of Bonn as you walk, learn about Ludwig van Beethoven (the city’s claim to fame), and find the must‐see sights around Bonn’s handsome Old Town.
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Spy game in Bonn
Explore Bonn through the eyes of a spy and have fun with an award‐winning spy game.You have received parts of a manuscript in which the names of all spies, who are active in Bonn, have been published. In this dossier, all the last secrets of espionage in Bonn are revealed. Your task now is to recover the entire work! A hunt across Bonn begins in which you enter the world of espionage and experience a few surprises.Help to recover red‐hot secret papers, make many contacts in the process and learn explosive facts from the Secret Service activities in the federal capital Bonn. Follow strange characters and find meeting points, places of action and dead letter boxes.
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Mysterious Bonn guided tour
Enjoy a guided tour to exciting places and spectacular treasure finds in Bonn and learn all about Bonn’s secrets.On this tour you’ll explore Bonn’s many secrets! Find out more about the spectacular treasure find at the Opera House and discover why it was buried for centuries in an estate on the Rhine. See the tiny chapel in the middle of the city center of which hardly anyone from Bonn knows about. Listen to the still unsolved story of the missing bride on Poppelsdorfer Allee and find out more about the sensational discovery of a genuine Macke painting in the bulky waste in Bonn’s Südstadt.
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Private tour: Bonn Republic — Former government district
How did the “Bonn Republic” come about? Everyone knows that Bonn was once the capital. But how did it happen? Why this small, tranquil town on the Rhine and not the pulsating metropolis of Berlin? The Basic Law is drawn up in Bonn: After the end of World War II, Germany's cities lay in ruins. In Bonn, which got off comparatively lightly, attempts are being made cautiously to breathe new life into the ideologically and structurally destroyed country with a modern constitution and freely elected representatives. Bonn becomes the seat of government: But not only the constitution for post‐war Germany was born in Bonn. Bonn also receives the provisional seat of government. The "Bonn Republic" is born. The tour starts at the Museum Koenig and leads along the Adenauerallee, past the Federal Press Office to today's United Nations Square. The final stop is the Bundesbüdchen with a view of the high‐rise buildings "Langer Eugen" and the Post Tower, which are characteristic of Bonn.
