Cologne post 6

Cologne

Cologne is located in the western area of Germany. We left Berlin a little late and arrived at our hostel at 11 pm after searching on foot for 45 minutes. By the way the german autobahns are intense. We drove about 160 kmh (90mph) in our Fiat and were passed like we were standing still. Some of the vehicles (porches,bmw's,and mercedes mostly) must have been pushing 350 kmh (about 170 mph) legally.

I woke up the next morning in time to catch mass in german at the Cathedral, the main attraction of the city for us. We then ascended the tower, (156 meters=about 500ft). The cathedral is gothic in design and is breathtaking. One local told us that the only reason that it remains standing after WW2 (unlike the rest of the city) is because it was used as a point of reference for allied bombers, and was therefore not hit as hard.

I only got one shot of the exterior (which is kindof freaky). Phil burned up about three rolls of film on it so ill post some of them later. Some very interesting architecture in the interior. Kölsh beer, the beer of Coglone is a very exceptional lager. I want to thank Cary for traveling with us and offering the transportation of his car.

Costs

hostel 15 E

kölsh 3.5 E

Bratwursts und saurkraut 6E