a travel guide for the Ruhr area

In 1961, future West German Chancellor Willy Brandt declared: “The sky above the Ruhr must be blue again.” His words were greeted with what seemed like applause, but it was actually his audience falling from their seats. Because the Ruhrpott, or Ruhr area, is an agglomeration of industrial cities including Gelsenkirchen (where England will play … Read more