The agenda for today is a morning walking tour of Cologne. The guide this morning was the best of the entire trip. He was very witty, showed us where to buy Eau De Cologne, and the best place for the local beer called Kolch.
After the walking tour of the city, we left mom in the cathedral. Evidently, we hadn't had enough torture walking miles upon miles. So we decided to climb the 533 steps to the top of the cathedral's spire. We even paid 9 euros for the bragging rights.
We returned from the climbing in one piece, albeit very sweaty. I am happy to report that zero panic attacks occurred during this adventure!
We collected mom from her people watching adventure and did some shopping before finding a place for lunch. We found a pub, had a great German lunch, and sampled the local Kolsch.
We returned to the ship. I napped. Petrea and mom started packing. Natalie went to the sundeck and called Ron.
Mom stayed on the ship while the three of us went walking (again, we are gluttons for punishment as all the walking we had been doing, the 533 steps up and 533 steps down the cathedral spire did not provide enough torture). During our walk we saw a wedding reception and a group of young people dancing in the street.
We had the dining room almost to ourselves as many guests decided to have dinner in town.Läs mer
ResenärWe were up and down in less than an hour. That included a stop to hear the bells chime, photo stops, time at the top to soak it all in, and it was crowded so we were slowed down by others going up and down.
ResenärWe read that during WWII, an American company had a soldier with an exceptional sense of smell. The German soldiers wore Eau de Cologne 4711, the street address of the factory. The G.I. could smell them coming!! I wonder if you heard that story.
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TysklandCologne50°56’20” N 6°57’37” E
ResenärGood for you gals tackling those stairs. I don't think I could have done that. How long did it take?
ResenärWe were up and down in less than an hour. That included a stop to hear the bells chime, photo stops, time at the top to soak it all in, and it was crowded so we were slowed down by others going up and down.
ResenärWe read that during WWII, an American company had a soldier with an exceptional sense of smell. The German soldiers wore Eau de Cologne 4711, the street address of the factory. The G.I. could smell them coming!! I wonder if you heard that story.
ResenärI have heard the story before....probably from you...lol