Soon we were headed to Cologne, Germany- the birthplace of cologne and perfume (you would think the name would give it away, but somehow, it still came as a shock haha). Anyways, Cologne was a stark contrast from Monschau; it was a much bigger city with modern buildings.
We started off by crossing the Hohenzollern Bridge to go to the Koln Triangle, which offers a 360 view of the city. It was awesome and only costs 3 euro to go up to the top. From then on we pretty much spent our time going from one Christmas market to the next. There were seven markets within a couple mile radius and each one was unique and adorable and had delicious food. We also stopped by the Cologne Haus where we got to try on the scent of the first cologne ever made- it was very citrus-y.
Apparently Cologne is also home to the busiest shopping street in Europe, another pleasant surprise. Now if only we could get things cheaper here than in the U.S., but we were pretty excited to find out they even have a T.J. Maxx, but call it T.K. Maxx. Towards the end of the night, while we were in a Christmas market, one of Rusty's CNN notifications popped up saying there had been an attack in Berlin- someone had driven through a Christmas market! Although we were four and a half hours from Berlin, it still freaked us out a little.
In preparation for my solo drive to the airport to pick up Rusty's parents this weekend, which I am totally dreading (only because the car is MANUAL), Rusty made me drive home. I had not driven stick shift since Greece three years ago, and even then, the furthest I drove was five minutes to Rusty's gym. I was not very happy about driving home...I almost called it quits after getting to the gate at the parking garage only to find out we had to pay back at a machine near where we were parked, before we could exit, which meant I had to back up down a curving hill with a center divide. I had Rusty take over after hitting the center divide a few times haha. Luckily, after that little hiccup, it was smooth sailing!
Apparently Cologne is also home to the busiest shopping street in Europe, another pleasant surprise. Now if only we could get things cheaper here than in the U.S., but we were pretty excited to find out they even have a T.J. Maxx, but call it T.K. Maxx. Towards the end of the night, while we were in a Christmas market, one of Rusty's CNN notifications popped up saying there had been an attack in Berlin- someone had driven through a Christmas market! Although we were four and a half hours from Berlin, it still freaked us out a little.
In preparation for my solo drive to the airport to pick up Rusty's parents this weekend, which I am totally dreading (only because the car is MANUAL), Rusty made me drive home. I had not driven stick shift since Greece three years ago, and even then, the furthest I drove was five minutes to Rusty's gym. I was not very happy about driving home...I almost called it quits after getting to the gate at the parking garage only to find out we had to pay back at a machine near where we were parked, before we could exit, which meant I had to back up down a curving hill with a center divide. I had Rusty take over after hitting the center divide a few times haha. Luckily, after that little hiccup, it was smooth sailing!
Cologne Cathedral
Christmas Markets
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| Those chandeliers! |
This Santa was set up at one of the markets...I love that he sang!
Cologne Haus
Shopping
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| More buildings need ice cream statues on them |
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