Köln

After Aachen, we took the train to Cologne (or “Köln,” if you like umlauts—and who doesn’t?). Köln is home to the second-largest gothic cathedral in the world (which, if I’d had a wider lens or a little more distance, you might have been able to appreciate more):

It also houses relics from the Three Kings.

Here’s my attempt to take a non-flash picture on the inside:


Having taken a tour recently, Robert led us around the city and pointed out some sites of interest. In the middle of this activity, we wandered into this very attractive courtyard:


He also pointed out the gutters on some of the buildings, which are sweetly fashioned to look like bare bottoms:


(If you’re a hyper internet-reader and link-clicker, you’ll notice some parallels between this site and Robin’s).

Köln is also notable for its Kölsch beer, to be compared to—but not confused with—Alt beer of Düsseldorf.