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

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.Meer informatie