Cologne (DE)

July 14, 2017 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

Not all green pastures, and tranquil meadows. This northern section of the Rhine is also known as the Industrial Ruins. Slow going and without a GPS it would be even worse.

Rode through Duisburg (couldn't help myself and stopped at a Starbucks for a cappuccino) also Europe's largest inland port, then to Dusseldorf (the Tour de France started here 2 weeks ago), then to Cologne (one of the oldest cities in Germany.

The biggest landmark in Cologne is the gothic style Cologne Cathedral completed in 1880 and took 632 years to build !Read more