I'm not sure what I expected to find here, but it turns out that this is basically little more than…read morea modern shopping centre. Okay, it's a German shopping centre, but it is still a shopping centre, and I have to admit that I tend to get sick of looking around them after, well, a few seconds after stepping in through the doors. However, I had caught the u-Bahn from the station to here, namely to catch the U-bahn in Essen, only to find myself here so I decided that it would be a good idea to look around. The one interesting thing that I did notice though was that they happened to have a vending machine for wine, which is something that I would have expected to find in France.

A standard shopping center with limited wifi, restrooms that you have to pay for and food court…read morethat can make you sick. Try to opt for pizza or something you know it must be made that day; I had a shake that made me ill and I was sorry I had that curiosity. Regarding stores themselves; again, standard - like everywhere else in the world. It is good to be able to go to a place and find what you need. Also, it would be nice for some big stores like Saturn to accept credit cards. Am I supposed to pay cash for a washing machine, plus wait 2 months for delivery? Ridiculous.

I like this mall....as in really like it!!…read more It has everything you might need, from clothing stores to stationery shops, from restaurants to pharmacies, there are even supermarkets in the basement! They even have dutch stores like HEMA...and boy, do I love HEMA!! :D This mall is the perfect mix of "need" and "want", including their very own cinema upstairs and the Best Western Hotel. There are several restaurants / fast food stalls in a kind of food court, with plenty of different types of food to chose from. The location is just as brilliant: the Forum is set pretty much in the city centre and right next to the main train station in Mülheim. Bottom line: * One trip to this mall is sufficient to get anything you could possibly need * brilliant location * nice selection of shops * HEMA!! :D