Driving by the Dortmunder U

Taken from the bus – The Dortmunder U

From Wikipedia: The Dortmund U-Tower is a brewery building in the city of Dortmund, Germany. It was the first skyscraper of Dortmund, built in 1926-1927. The high-rise Union Brewery used this building for the fermentation and storage of their products. In 1994 the brewery and all its surrounding buildings were closed and demolished, only the Dortmund U-Tower was spared due to having landmark status. In January 2008 the Dortmund U-Tower was decided to be redeveloped as a flagship project for the "Ruhr 2010 - Cultural Capital of Europe".

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Participating in Our World Tuesday

One more border

The last light

near Ipiales

shots from the bus drive, Colombia 2009

Ipiales is a city in Nariño Department, Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. With an elevation of about 2950 m (9678 ft). Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales." Text from Wikipedia

After one night couchsurfing in Ipiales, we walked across the border to Ecuador. (After waiting in line with a lot of local people.) Then we continued per bus to Quito.

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