Thursday, 10 July 2014

10 June 2014 – 11 June 2014 – Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne (German: Köln) is Germany’s fourth largest city (after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich).  Although it was bombed quite heavily in WWII, many of the buildings have been restored.

The Coat of arms of Cologne

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Street art

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Cologne’s skyline is dominated by the twin gothic spires of its famous cathedral

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The side entrance

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Stained glass windows inside the cathedral

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St Christopher, patron saint of travellers

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Turkish Sufis in the cathedral

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Mosaics

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The highlight of the cathedral’s art collection was a heavily gilded and bejewelled shrine said to contain the remains of the Three Magi.

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The Roonstraβe synagogue, the only synagogue remaining out of Cologne’s 7 synagogues

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The Hahnentor Gate

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Kölsch (pilsener beer) is the drink of choice in Cologne and there were several breweries and beer gardens dotted conveniently around the city

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The Biergarten Rathenauplatz

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Cologne’s American football team!

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Cologne’s picturesque old town

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The Rathaus (town hall)

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Blowing bubbles in Hohestraβe, the main shopping street of Cologne

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