We took the train Saturday morning to Colgone, about a 3 hour ride. When we arrived in Cologne and were met with one of the oldest and largest Cathedrals in Germany... the Dom Cathedral. Amazing.
Ok this unfortunately is not my picture... It was virtually impossible to fit the whole thing in one picture, but I wanted you to see the whole thing before you saw my pics...
It was incredible. We walked around for a bit, just getting the lay of the land. Then we checked in to our hostel. (Definitely more on that later). After dropping off our bags we ate a pretzel (very German right?). The pretzels are so good! Laugenbrezel is the soft salty ones and the sweet ones Nussbrezel.
After our pretzels we decided to go inside the Dom cathedral. It is amazing to me how they could have built such structures without cranes or modern tools.
While we were walking around the inside we decided it would be a good idea to climb the southern most spire of the cathedral. Rumor had it there was a great view. Upwards we went. Some 533 steps later up a tight spiral staircase barely big enough for 2 people we made it to the top. If you are at all claustrophobic I do not recommend this at all. The view from the top made it worth it (I think).
After a few pictures we make our way down... another 533 steps. OH man. And at this point all we've had to eat is a pastry in town this morning and a pretzel in Germany. We decided it was time for dinner. We went on a search for real German food! There were many brewhaus restaurants that served authentic local food. I had weinerschnitzel (a breaded fried pork chop) and French fries... yum!
After dinner most things had closed down so we walked along the Rhein river. We also decided some ice cream would be a good way to end the night. After walking for many hours we were tired but not quite ready to go to bed. So since all we had in the hostel room was a bed we decided to sit in the lobby area and talk for awhile. We heard this popping noise coming from outside... FIREWORKS! Yay! What a great way to end the night. Sunday was Germany's independence day. We went up to the room... yum aka six beds in a room and two random guys sleeping. Very strange. I'm so glad I was with someone else. Overall the hostel wasn't horrible but it's definitely not my first choice.
We woke up the next morning and went to STARBUCKS. Yes I know I'm crazy but it made me feel better and a little closer to home. They also had Dunkin Donuts which made me a really happy camper! Love me some American doughnuts! After breakfast we went to the chocolate museum! What's better than that?
After the chocolate museum we went on the search for lunch. Even though the German cuisine isn't bad... it's not exactly the best thing ever. Plus figuring out what you are actually eating when all the words are in German is next to impossible. Wanting to know what we were eating for lunch we decided on Subway.... yes good ol' Subway. After Lunch we walked around, watched the Koln (Cologne) marathon that was going on throughout the city, and bought some souvenirs! Great end to a weekend. We bought one last pretzel and hopped on the train home. I was very glad to be back in the "familiar" Luxembourg. It's not home but it's the best I've got for now. All in all it was a very memorable weekend to say the least... now on to another week with hopefully another exciting weekend just around the corner! Missing home but thankful for the experiences.
2 comments:
I remember it just like that! Wow! So glad you got to experience that catherdral as well. Aren't hostils fabulous? What fun! I just know that I'll get Lindt chocolates in my Christmas stocking...Won't I?
No more American food for you. Every time you break down and do that, you're wasting a great European meal you could be experiencing. For shame! Starbucks...Ok, the exception.
Oh my goodness, the scenery is gorgeous! I want to be there.
What two sweet little girls. I'm sure they had so much fun together.
You look fabulous! Happy and healthy! Glad you had fun with Michael and Annemarie.
Love the photos. Keep them coming.
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