Abroad We Go!: The Bungalow and the Tower

Tuesday, July 19
To start the day we met up at the Hbf at 9:00 AM. After everyone meeting there we took a tram to the Chancellors Bungalow and waited for the tour guide to get there. After waiting for guide for twenty minutes he showed up and finally got the tour going. The Bungalow, in my opinion, wasn't as appealing to the eye as some of the other buildings we've been to. Although it wasn't as appealing I understood the significance, both architecturally as well as historically. The guide made it a point of emphasis that the Bungalow was made so that you would be in touch with nature the whole time you are there. In my opinion, having glass all the way around the premises is not something I would ever want to do. To me it was quite interesting to see all the different pieces of furniture or pieces of art that were added to the Bungalow during the time the Chancellor was in Bonn.
After leaving the Bungalow and bidding ado to our guide we headed down to the Rhine and met Ariane where we had a picnic of sorts while we waited to go to the DHL tower.
Upon completion of the picnic we walked to the DHL tower, it wasn't a bad walk only about 10 minutes. Once getting to the tower we were informed that we could not take pictures while inside unless we were told to. The tower is one of the tallest buildings in Germany, and is the tallest not located in Frankfort. Once we got to the top of the tower we were able to see the City of Cologne for off into the distance. We were even able to see the Cologne Cathedral. This building is one of a select few that are energy efficient. It takes water from the Rhine River to help cool the building during the summer, and it also used to help heat the building during the winter. In all this building was really cool to study and look at because of all the energy efficient ideas that were implemented.