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    The cathedral. Tilted to get the towers in the photo
    Stained glass inside the cathedralThe interior of the cathedralPaintings depicting the slaughter of pilgrims by Huns at their return from the Holy LandLate afternoon photo of the two towers of the cathedralStatues at a store in the shopping areaDeparting Cologne after dark

    Cologne (Koln), Germany, Oct. 25, 2024

    October 25, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Continued sailing down the river overnight to Cologne (Koln), Germany where we berthed for the day. After a walking tour of the downtown we walked back into the city after lunch visiting the Wallraf-Richartz Museum (paintings), the shopping area, and another visit to the Cologne Cathedral. The cathedral has been on my list for decades. Whereas about 90% of the city was destroyed by bombing in WWII, the cathedral survived (with its stained glass windows removed for preservation) with only a little bomb damage because English and American pilots liked having the cathedral as a visual reference for navigating their way deeper into Germany.Read more