🇩🇪 Münster: Germany's Bicycle Paradise & Academic Jewel
🚲 The Cycling Capital With 500,000 bikes for just 300,000 residents, Münster lives and breathes two-wheeled culture: Police patrols on customized bicycles 🚓 Germany's largest bike parking (3,500 spots at the station) Car-free old town where cyclists rule the cobblestones 🎓 University of Münster: A Phoenix Rising Founded in 1631 but delayed by 150 years of funding struggles, this top-5 German university now thrives in a Baroque palace gifted by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Today: 50,000 students (1/6 of the population!) Schloss gardens where lectures happen under cherry blossoms Nightlife fueled by organic breweries and jazz cellars 🌳 The Green Ring of History The 4.5km Promenade (1770) is Münster's leafy lifeline: • Lined with 300-year-old linden trees • Hosts 5 massive flea markets yearly • Perfect for sunset "bike-and-beer" tours #MünsterByBike #GermanUniversityLife #CarFreeDream