In February, Thomas and I went to Cologne, Germany – that’s Köln in German.  Though this place was one of my favorite trips so far, we slacked on editing our photos and never blogged about it.  We’ve finally got them all posted.

The first place we visited was the Dom Cathedral.  Thomas got some wonderful shots of the inside using the wide angle lens. It was gorgeous. My favorite stained glass window is below – it reminds me of a quilt. We climbed to the top of the spire, but I think I’m starting to get a little spoiled on my Cathedral views. The stairs were uncomfortably narrow and steep and the view was blocked by a fence.

Our next stop was the Lindt Chocolate Museum (Schokoladenmuseum). They had a great exhibit on how chocolate is made, a mini rainforest you can walk through, another exhibit on chocolate marketing, a mini factory, and best of all…samples. We stopped in the cafe afterward for the best hot chocolates we’ve ever had.

The next day, we went to the to do some birding at the Friedhof Melaten cemetery. It was gorgeous with big trees and fancy graves. We saw our first woodpecker in Europe and cute red squirrels. Afterward, we went to the Ludwig Modern Art Museum.  It was a great museum, but no photography was allowed.

One of my favorite parts of this town is the boardwalk along the Rhine river. People were everywhere, just sitting outside and enjoying the sunshine. We watched a group of teens doing an interesting kind of dance called jumpstyle. It was like River Dance, but to techno music.

My other favorite part of the trip was the food. I loved the German food! I thought this shot from our seats on the train back was interesting. It shows what snacks we picked up for the ride home – Lift Apple Soda, BiFi Jerky Hotdog, Chili Pepper Chocolate, and Mezzo Mix (Cola+Orange) soda.

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The rest of the photos are on Flickr:

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