The German upside-down house

18 September 2016 - 02:00 By Staff Reporter

A quirky house and café in Germany are turning the world on its headOr, more precisely, every single thing in the Toppels' Roadside Café in Wertheim, near Frankfurt, is upside down.From the outside, it looks like a house standing on its roof - and even has a car floating upside-down in front of it.The house and café, which belong to an imaginary family called the Toppels, opened earlier this year and has become something of a social media sensation. Well, it certainly makes for some weird Instagrams.Inside, it's your run-of-the-mill family home with the usual trimmings, kitchen appliances, fruit on the counter, and it even has kids' toys scattered over the floor. Except the floor is actually the ceiling.The upside-down house is next-door to an upside-down coffee shop, where you can have a pretty mind-bending brew.By that, we just mean the coffee, which is served in upside-down cups, which you'll be drinking as you sit on the ceiling on seats that resemble lampshades while a potplant looms over you from the floor. Confused?Beer is an option too if you think you can handle it. Our top tip, however, is not to drink too much of anything. Obviously, using the loo would be a logistical nightmare...

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