We went to Cologne last weekend with our friends, Clare and Reid. Besides the obligatory whiff of the original eau de Cologne, we visited the Dom Cathedral - with thousands of others. The Dom is quite symbolic to many Germans, as it was one of the few remaining buildings left standing in Cologne after Allied air raids in WW2, and as such it is a huge tourist draw.
The highlight was the Archaeological Zone where we were able to see the nearly-2000 year old ruins of a Roman Palace. And then we went through the old sewer! It's about 100 metres long and dark and not so scary, but the kids got a kick out of it. Eloise climbed onto one of the exhibits and got a stern lecture in German along the lines of "You poor child, why don't your parents love you enough to pay closer attention to you?" Or something like that. This brought her to tears.
We bid adieu to our friends and came back to Münster to try and settle in. This includes asking German computer guys at the University why our internet isn't working and eating in cafeterias where the french fries are too cold for even your two year old to enjoy. This is what European dreams are made of.
Enough complaining, here are some pretty pictures for your enjoyment.
The highlight was the Archaeological Zone where we were able to see the nearly-2000 year old ruins of a Roman Palace. And then we went through the old sewer! It's about 100 metres long and dark and not so scary, but the kids got a kick out of it. Eloise climbed onto one of the exhibits and got a stern lecture in German along the lines of "You poor child, why don't your parents love you enough to pay closer attention to you?" Or something like that. This brought her to tears.
We bid adieu to our friends and came back to Münster to try and settle in. This includes asking German computer guys at the University why our internet isn't working and eating in cafeterias where the french fries are too cold for even your two year old to enjoy. This is what European dreams are made of.
Enough complaining, here are some pretty pictures for your enjoyment.
The view from our rental in Cologne.
Roman Wall, fancy tile work.
Dom Cathedral
Fellow tourists.
Ruins
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