Köln

We awoke at the crack of dawn to catch the train to Köln. It's about a 2 hour ride from Bingen. We made sure to sit on the Rhein side of the train! We changed trains in Koblenz. The second train was packed so we had to stand for much of the trip. There were a group of men sitting near us who turned out to be vogel watchers. Brian had me tell them to "haben Sie einen Spaßtag".

Köln is incredibly big and busy. It's the 4th largest city in Germany. There were tons of shops and we walked around for a few hours before going into the Köln Catheral. The remains of the Three Wise Men are kept at the Cathedral. It is an enormous structure, by far the largest building I've ever seen. We planned to take a guided tour, but learned that the entire area around the altar was closed due to a choir practice and confessions. We weren't able to get very close to the altar, so we decided to walk around on our own.

After touring the Cathedral, we grabbed a few berliners and kaffee. Then we hopped back on the DB to Bingen. We came home to a heaping mound of potato pancakes. What a great day.




Jules buying berliners