Small shops under the medieval vaults, cobbled streets and traditional pubs on the corners, glorious gothic churches and unexpected warmth and Gemütlichkeit of the people; all of this awaits a traveller in Münster, town in the German north-western state of Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW), a large university and ecclesiastical centre known also for its cloudy and rainy weather. It is the centre of Westphalia or Westfalen, a historical region and specifically of Münsterland. The cuis