Friday 8 December 2017

Köln - Donnerstag

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Okay, Dear Readers, we can’t possibly visit Cologne and not go into the Dom, their famous cathedral.
I’ve been to Cologne briefly before, most memorably in 2006 when we changed trains at the station, came out for 5 minutes to look at the cathedral and there were thousands of people in funny hats and various levels of inebriation  in the square.
This  was in the middle of the 2006 football World Cup which was hosted by Germany.
Bloody stupid idea, I hear you say Dear Readers, going to Germany in the middle of the world cup! and in hindsight I agree, we must have been bonkers.
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We’ve been into most of the worlds most famous cathedrals on our travels, including, St Peters, St Marks, St Pauls, Westminster Abbey, York Minster, Salisbury, Canterbury, Notre Dame, St Georges Chapel and probably some others I cant think of off the top of my head.
We are not religious, but these are historic buildings, and in some cases (especially Canterbury and Salisbury) they are a real reflection of the community that worships there. They also have precious art and I also admire the years of work that communities took to erect these buildings.
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Well,,,,
the Dom is a cold grey unwelcoming building, this is only my personal opinion of course, and others may reflect differently.
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However!
A saving grace, there are Christmas Markets in the square next door!
Better not let Miss Lizzy see the doggies in the pram as it might give her ideas.
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Today, we also visited the decorative arts Museum.
The Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln is a decorative arts museum in Cologne, Germany. The collections include jewellery, porcelain, furniture, weaponry and architectural exhibits.
It is bitterly cold, there is an icy wind that chills to the bone and icy rain. It may snow, drat it.
Never too cold for beer, says Graham. (Hear, Hear you say Dear Readers)..
Getting dark early doesn't seem to be the bother that I thought it would,  because life just goes on despite it.
And we have worked out the public transport system which is always a bonus, and are finding it an easy city to get around.
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