August 12, 2012 7PM
Train on the way back to Berlin.
So today we went on a River Cruise of the Rhine Valley on the Rhine River (duh) between Bacharach and Boppard because that stretch of the river has the highest concentration of castles. It was like being in a fairly tale--very green and hilly dotted with little towns and castles in the distance.
In the afternoon, we got to Köln (Cologne). I wish we had more time in Cologne--I wanted to see the museums, other churches, explore in general. We did get to see the Köln Dom (Cologne Cathedral). It's supposed to be the 2nd biggest cathedral after the Milan Duomo, but I don't see it--I feel like the Dom is bigger. It's absolutely amazing. It's under a constant state of restoration because it was badly damaged during WWII. The south transept was destroyed and now restored. I am absolutely in love with the new stained glass windows of the south transept--it's done by Richter and it looks like bunch of pixels of colors. It's amazing.
We walked around the area around the Dom. Found the store that sells the original eau de cologne. Eau de cologne was started by Napoleon when he passed through the area (or so legend says). I bought myself a small bottle. It smells pretty. Of course had to try the local beer, kölsch. Kölsch is only made in Cologne and the area around it (legally). It's good. I like it. What do I know? I'm not a beer drinker, but this is good lol.
When I get back to Berlin, I need to get through my list of museums. There are so many in Berlin.
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