Hanover; Friday, 05 November, 2004

To get an impression of the city I started by following the walking route around the city stopping off at the Kestner Museum. This has an eclectic collection of artefacts ranging from ancient Greece & Egypt to modern art & contemporary design. The building itself is interesting because the original building, which was badly damaged in the war has been kept but is now encased within a 1950's outer shell.

Next stop on the walking tour is the Historisches Museum, again an interesting building, because it is built around the remains of the old city walls. This is another eclectic collection with lots of royal items, as well as more modern items.

From there it was a short walk around the remainder of the walking route before heading back to the hotel.