The BUGA in Koblenz

On the weekend the weather was so beautiful so I decided to go check out the BUGA in Koblenz with a friend. The BUGA is short for The Bundesgartenschau, which is a biannual Federal horticulture show in

Germany. Every two years it takes place in different cities – this year was Koblenz’s turn!

The 2011 BUGA is able to be visited from April 15 to October 16. One of the attractions of this show was the Koblenz cable car which is Germanys biggest aerial lift.

Going to the BUGA was quite a nice day out because for students it only cost 5 euros which was very good value because there was so much to see. There were lots of flowers and plants spread across a large landscape next to the Rhein in Koblenz and also you are able to catch the aerial lift over the Rhein to another part of the BUGA (which is in the castle of Koblenz).

Since the weather was so nice, there were many people there. It was a very family-orientated event with lots of families going ranging from young kids to grandparents. It was also nice to enjoy an icecream, sitting down next to the Rhein watching all the patrons.

Throughout the day there were also concerts and entertainment spread throughout. This was extremely nice because that meant wherever you walked, there was always something happening. Also one corner of the BUGA was at the “Deutsches Eck” – which is the famous corner in Koblenz where the Rhein meets the Mosel river.

All in all, it was a great day. I am definatley glad that I was able to find the time to visit the BUGA before I leave in just under a month!

Lucy