In spite of our exciting late night yesterday we still managed to get
going at a fairly reasonable hour as we had planned a day in Cologne. We hadn't
realised before we came here that going to Cologne was a realistic possibility
but it was actually just 90 minutes away. Mike avoided crossing the border on
the motorway as we knew there were likely to be long queues as the German
authorities were now carrying out more stringent checks.
We arrived in Cologne and parked right under the cathedral. It is a magnificent
Gothic structure and it towered above us as we emerged from the car park. Much
to our surprise it was free to go in and, as we entered, we could hear the
magnificent organ being played. We were impressed by the stained glass
windows and the gold casket which was supposed to contain relics from the Magi.
After looking round the cathedral we went for lunch of schnitzel or bratwurst
by the Rhein. After lunch we walked along the Rhein and admired the many tour steamers and day boats. We then set off for the 4711 Eau de Cologne shop with
its tapestry showing how their premises under French rule in Cologne became known as 4711.
After a walk through the shopping area we were back at the cathedral where we
had milk shakes in an outdoor cafe with the most wonderful view.
It was then time to return to the house. We had a snooze in the car - luckily
Mike didn't! It was then a beer on the small patio at the back of the
house whilst Mike and Marion watched the Open golf and we watched the Notts Outlaws win in the T20 blast.
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