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Smells like Cologne
... 1 or the 7 and transfer at the Neumarkt stop. We looked around and couldn’t find the 1 or 7, followed the signs in a circle around Rudolfplatz, then realised they were trams and that the arrows were not saying how to get to the 1 or 7, but they were saying which direction the trams went in. When we finally bought a ticket and got on, it smelled of the wet dog a few seats away from us, body odour, cigarette smoke, and eventually like *****—not the ...
Snow , rain & 0 below
... later this day we are able to wander back through several areas by using it's tower as our landmark..
Inside the cathedral is amazing..the height of it's ceiling is amazing.. the organ pipes up so high would create such a presence. The stain glass windows are brilliant.. so many different designs telling their own part of history.
A brisk walk through the surrounding Cathedral xmas markets and we head up ...
Düsseldorfer Doofen
... stalls would be. Sure enough it was in the same location as previous and the relief was palpable. I stocked up on gingerbread and could now return home with my head held high.
That’s not to say the fun and games were over. I got on the train for Düsseldorf as it left on time at 15:10. Twenty minutes into the journey it came to a grinding halt at Limburg Süd, about 50km north-west of Frankfurt. There were 'technical problems’ with ...
No more cakes for Del
... awareness of it so more and more foodstuffs will be available in this form. Also, healing will take place without the need for medication diet reforms should do it!
Steve wil still enjoy the warm apple strudel and stollen and that's okay (but even he is reading labels ) and overall it is all good! So when you see some photos of Del being 'naughty' with food it really is all for the camera!
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Brussels , Cologne, and snow between!!
... but no snow.. no rain either ..,. a good omen for a traveller. Off the train, out into the street and following Mr Google maps again found us at Hotel Madison, close to the station..certainly is .. think the shunting yards are out he back.. between that and the chimes of Cologne's main cathedral we will be entertained.
Cologne Cathedral dominates the inner city area.Built from 1248 to 1880 It is a ...