🇩🇪 Wuppertal: My Whirlwind Day of Floating Trains & Philosophy

✨ *"Where 19th-century engineering meets communist kitsch—all covered by my €49 ticket!"* ✨ 🚟 Schwebebahn Thrills World's oldest electric monorail (since 1901!) Free ride with Deutschland Ticket – just hopped on at Hauptbahnhof Wobbly but wonderful: Felt like riding a dragon's backbone over the Wupper River Regret: Only did one-way due to late start 😭 📚 Engels Overload Engels-Haus: Saw his childhood bed + Marx's coffee-stained letters Bonus finds: 🚦 Engels-themed traffic lights (don't get distracted crossing streets!) 🗿 Giant Chinese-donated statue looking unimpressed by capitalism 🌿 Accidental Hike Hardt Botanical Garden: "Leisurely stroll" turned into 45-min stairmaster workout Rainbow Stairs (Holsteiner Treppe): Cute for 1 Instagram pic Reality: Residential alley with painted slogans ("FAMILIE" = only word I recognized) 🍢 Turkish Feast at TROJA €15 meat coma: 🔥 Sizzling skewers (dry but flavorful) 🐑 Lamb-topped fries (best post-hike carbs) 🫓 Free bread = next day's breakfast "Yes, I ordered two mains—no regrets!" #HangingTrainJoy #CommunistKitsch #GermanAdventures