Incredible view > sore legs

A couple of us got up early on Saturday and caught the train to Cologne which was about 2 hours away. When we got there, the first things we did was very American and we knew it; we went to Starbucks for some coffee and a snack. It was nice having something warm against the cold breeze. Plus, we got to talk to a couple of retired teachers from Australia which was really neat. It's fun seeing the kind of people you meet when they hear you peaking English!                                                          


          

Next we went to the cathedral and it was so big that any description I try would not explain it well enough. It is something that you have to see for yourself, so if you ever get the chance you should 100% go. Also, climb up into the dome. It is a lot of stairs, and your legs will hate you fo
r about 48-72 hours after, but the view is worth it. 

After the cathedral, we went to the roman museum and saw some pretty cool artifacts. There were a lot of statues and everyday objects that were used when the romans were in Cologne. There were some very pretty things like jewelry and pottery. Plus some really cool stories on statues and tomb stones.                                                                                              

Then we got some lunch and did some shopping around the city before we went to the chocolate museum which was also amazing. we got to see how the chocolate was made as well as get to try some ourselves. They had a chocolate fountain and a place to make your own chocolate bar, as well as a little gift shop that has every different kind of chocolate in every different shape and size (except for peanut butter, which was sad). It was also on the river Rhine which is a very famous river. It is very pretty to walk along and the chocolate museum has a room with huge glass windows where you can look out over the river.

Everything we did in Cologne was amazing, even just walking around town. It has been my favorite place to visit so far and I am so glad we took the day to see it. We got to do everything we wanted to while we were there which was great! We were all tired and sore by the time we got back but it was worth it for sure.