Co01 - Copy.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Near our stopover, the changing look of the Rhine during the day and evening. (panorama)
CologneBombing.jpg=Cologne, Germany. During WWII the city was flattened by Allied bombings but the cathedral avoided major damage. Our diary tells why.
DSC08571.JPG=Cologne. Stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
Co03 - Copy.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Near our stopover, the changing look of the Rhine during the day and evening. (panorama)
DSC08632.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church was severely damaged during WWII. Gaping holes through the roof.
DSC08550.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Old winch on the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
DSC08615.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Tour boats on the Rhine.
DSC08576.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
CN09.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom (panorama)
DSC08588.JPG=Cologne, Germany. "Noah's Ark" near on the Rhine.
DSC08495.JPG=Cologne, Germany. City stretch of the Rhine.
CN14.jpg=Cologne, Germany. Heraldic stained glass at the Sion Brauhaus
DSC08572.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
DSC08477.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Entering Cologne crossing the Rhine.
CN11.JPG=Cologne, Germany. The Rhine. (panorama)
DSC08502.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Tour boat on the Rhine.
CN08.JPG=Cologne. Inside Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom (panorama)
CN12.jpg=Cologne. One of the spires of the K�ln Dom and on square, a model of the spire top's stone finial. It alone is 9.5 metres high
DSC08592.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Canoeing club on the Rhine.
DSC08535.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne and the Rhine from the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
CN10.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom (panorama)
Co15.jpg=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church.
DSC08467.JPG=Cologne, Germany. It had become obvious from the time we drove into Germany again that trucking is a very important transport system in Germany.
DSC08501.JPG=Cologne, Germany. "Noah's Ark" near on the Rhine.
DSC08470.JPG=Cologne, Germany. This picture shows it best.
DSC08469.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Sometimes, it is mile after mile of trucks on the motorway.
Co06 - Copy.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Near our stopover, the changing look of the Rhine during the day and evening. (panorama)
DSC08566.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
DSC08610.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Sunday market on the Rhine.
DSC08563.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
DSC08567.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
DSC08590.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Old iron bridge near the chocolate museum on the Rhine.
DSC08570.JPG=Cologne. Heraldic stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
DSC08631.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church was severely damaged during WWII
DSC08552.JPG=Cologne, Germany. The below ground entry in to climb the cathedral tower is through an unusual core drilled tunnel through the cathedral foundations
DSC08565.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
Co11.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church. (panorama)
DSC08612.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Sunday market on the Rhine.
DSC08564.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
CN15.jpg=Cologne. Stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
CN19.jpg=Cologne, Germany. Bells in the cathedral tower
DSC08548.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Carved stone work on the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
DSC08587.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Restaurant advertising bike near the river.
DSC08471.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Sometimes, it is mile after mile of trucks on the motorway.
DSC08544.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne from the viewing level of the cathedral tower. (panorama)
edc.jpg=According to a legend, on 8 October 1792 a Carthusian monk made a so-called "aqua mirabilis", a "miracle water" for internal and external use.  Following on, the first "Eau de Cologne" factory was established.
DSC08591.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Many, many transport barges on the Rhine.
CN13.jpg=Cologne, Germany. Some cleaning and restoration work on the cathedral towers.
DSC08497.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Old cranes and new buildings along the city stretch of the Rhine.
DSC08478.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Our first ride into the city we saw the fine fluff that had been falling from the trees. There was such a buildup here, that it almost looked like snow; except that it was near 30 degrees C.
CN16.jpg=Cologne. Stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
CN18.jpg=Cologne, Germany. A very German lunch at the Sion Brauhaus
DSC08613.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Sunday market on the Rhine.
DSC08476.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Entering Cologne crossing the Rhine.
Co02 - Copy.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Near our stopover, the changing look of the Rhine during the day and evening. (panorama)
DSC08541.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne and the Rhine from the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
DSC08545.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne from the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
DSC08532.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Some passageways were "one way" - not hard to understand why.
DSC08575.JPG=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
CN04.JPG=Cologne. Twin spires of Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom (panorama)
DSC08609.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Poles for a Kayak course on the Rhine.
DSC08614.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Sunday market on the Rhine.
Co10.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church. (panorama)
DSC08538.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne and the Rhine from the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
CN07.JPG=Cologne. Inside Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom (panorama)
DSC08629.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church floor mosaics.
DSC08540.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne and the Rhine from the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
CN03.JPG=Cologne. Twin spires of Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom (panorama)
DSC08517.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Heraldic stained glass at the Sion Brauhaus
CN20.jpg=Cologne. Stories told in stained glass in Germany's largest cathedral, the K�ln Dom.
CN02.JPG=Cologne, Germany. The Rhine. (panorama)
DSC08496.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Old cranes and new buildings along the city stretch of the Rhine.
DSC08586.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Restaurant advertising bike near the river.\
					
CN01.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Beautiful homes along the Rhine.
DSC08624.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church wall picture of early plans
Co14.jpg=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church.
DSC08551.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Upper level of the cathedral tower.
DSC08499.JPG=Cologne, Germany. City stretch of the Rhine.
DSC08593.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Canoeing club on the Rhine.
DSC08503.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Great St Martin's church near the Rhine.
CN05.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Bells in the cathedral tower (panorama)
CN06.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne and the Rhine from the viewing level of the cathedral tower. (panorama)
DSC08611.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Sunday market on the Rhine.
Cologn1411.jpg=Cologne, Germany. An art image of what Cologne might have looked like in 1411
Co04 - Copy.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Near our stopover, the changing look of the Rhine during the day and evening. (panorama)
DSC08493.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Old cranes and new buildings along the city stretch of the Rhine.
DSC08536.JPG=Cologne, Germany. Cologne and the Rhine from the viewing level of the cathedral tower.
CN17.jpg=Cologne, Germany. The inside and outside of the cathedral tower spire.
