I stopped in Essen, the largest city in the Ruhrgebeit, but I did not do much in the way of sightseeing because it was Monday (museum closing day nationwide). Although the Ruhrgebeit is heavily industrialized and populated, much of my ride was spent cycling through parks along forest streams trying to dodge hikers that were sharing the path. Essen is supposedly a shopping mecca, so I took a picture of this modern cathedral to consumerism, topped with a giant shopping bag idol. (9/20/04)

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Essen, Germany