Autumn days

Sometimes it's especially nice to be able to unwind in a relaxed atmosphere. Simply with your own thoughts, with nice conversations, a book, knitting, with people who do you good. For good coffee, savory and sweet treats, good wine and special drinks, I love going to Café Vers am Löhergraben. The literary café in the old baroque factory exudes the special spirit of a mixture of coffee, art and literary culture, which is also reflected in its multifaceted events. An incredibly inspiring place to "be" and "soak up" culture.

I see another exciting symbiosis of "art and coffee" in Pontstrasse in the International Newspaper Museum with a lovely café to linger in. This incredibly interesting media museum presents the history of print media right up to the present day, offers guided tours and workshops for young and old, teaches media skills and a sense of the written word, the feel of paper in book and magazine form and the spoken word. I like to enjoy a warm drink and browse through magazines from all over the world in the "Good News" café with seating inside and also in the cozy courtyard - wrapped up in a woolen blanket in a kind of metal igloo. My little trip around the world in the heart of Aachen. Insanely inspiring.

For me, unleashing my own creativity, just doing it, being able to give shape to my ideas is a form of bliss. In the "Studio Clay", Borngasse, pottery and ceramic painting is possible in beautiful - pastel warm - rooms. Young and old can go there without an appointment to paint the ceramics that are sold there. Pottery courses and creative workshops take place by appointment. How nice is such a creative getaway for a birthday, a hen party, a team-building event or simply family time?

Visual enjoyment is a top priority at Aachen's - for me - most beautiful cinema, the Capitol. A special selection of films, somewhat beyond the mainstream, attracts a particularly interested audience. Surrounded by film-loving people, with the special feature of a lounge bar in the movie theater, I can rave about the excellent "quality of stay" in Aachen. Watching a movie while enjoying a drink at the bar. It's great, a bit cosmopolitan. And yet still very much Aachen, because the people of Aachen have known the Capitol since time immemorial, albeit in a different guise.

For lovers of a classic city restaurant, the Elisenbrunnen restaurant in the middle of the city is perfect. Good cuisine - I love the Wiener Schnitzel - from mid-morning until late in the evening. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks, cakes, coffee specialties can be enjoyed in the restaurant, on the terrace or in the ambience of a fine and cozy fireplace room with a wall of books, sofas and firewood. For me, the Elisenbrunnen restaurant is "urban cozy". Relaxed lingering with a view of the Elisengarten.

Not everyone knows it, not everyone loves it... maybe I can pique your curiosity with a tip for families. With a name that says it all, "Lust auf Life", a vacant former department store property is currently being used as a temporary venue for events, culture and sport. I like the atmosphere of the urban, raw yet informal skate night. Further events are always announced. As I said - it's temporary! The redevelopment will start at some point!

There is no other place in Aachen where the intersection of all sensory pleasures - smelling, tasting, hearing, feeling - is as wonderful and large as in this magical place: the "Carolus Therme" oasis on the edge of Aachen's city center. Believe me, everyone can enjoy absolute relaxation here. Indoor and outdoor thermal baths, a wonderful sauna area (textile-free) that transports you to other worlds, a spa, great massages and meditation sessions. Pure vacation for body and soul! A few hours of this bliss give me pure energy! Where else can I immerse myself in the atmosphere of the Orient and a cool mountain lake, drink good wine, eat fine food and enjoy a massage?