Reflections on Köln (Cologne)

Köln was an interesting city to visit. It was different than Berlin because it was much smaller than Berlin, but it’s also a lot nicer ( in my opinion) to be in. However, the one thing that was a turn off for the city was the large groups of women there for Bachelorette Parties who would ask you to buy liquor or other things from them (they earn points this way and try to get the most points).

It was also interesting to see the Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral). This Cathedral is the most “touristy” churches I have been to. It was so bad that there were tourists in the church during the church service. The church was definitely beautiful in a Gothic era way but the over commercialization of it kind of saddened me. I liked the church service, but it was hard to feel spiritual with so many tourists taking pictures. Also the fact that the church had a gift shop built in seemed biblically wrong.

However, despite this i still loved the city, especially the authentic German restaurant that we went to where I got Sauerkraut and Pigs Knuckle (better than it sounds). Oh and a hotel with AC . . .

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