We arrive in Cologne at 8am. After another delicious breakfast of French toast and blueberry pancakes, we go on our walking tour. Our guide Claudia is fabulous. She knows all about the city and all about the cathedral. We get into the church early so it is not too crowded. The church is huge but not nearly as impressive in the first glimpse as Strasbourg. We finish the tour with our guide, ending by asking her about the modern view of Nazi Germany. We visit the much simpler St. Mark's church before going back to the ship for lunch and a rest.
Lunch is with the rv couple from Illinois.
After lunch we head back to the church and spend quite a bit of time there. Steve especially likes the stations of the cross but can't find the last two!
Time for a kolsch at a bierstube. We have five of the .2 liter beers. They are cold, fresh, and delicious. Cost is a little under 10 euro.
Leisurely walk back and soon it's time for dinner. We end up at a table with two crazy couples from Iowa. We drink our last bottle of wine that we bought in Basel. It's not much better. Steve has a steak and I have ahi. Good but strange choice for Germany!
After dinner we walk around to see the church lit up at night. Its a mild evening and the walk is lovely. The ship pulls out at 12:30 and while we are pulling out the illuminated church is visible from our balcony. A nice way to say goodbye to Germany.
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