Today the sun shone brightly. The cathedral in Cologne is a real gem; in particular the stained glass windows are extraordinary. I’m not clear how they escaped the bombing when the whole of the centre of Cologne was really badly affected. There are postacrds and other tourist things that have phtos of the destruction of Cologne; it was pretty complete. There was not much peace visiting the cathedral though because it was so busy. Our first attempt was foiled by a service beginning so we went off and had a coffee. When we returned it was possible to look around but with little pleasure.
Cologne coffee and cakes - very nice
There are a lot of Romanesque churches in Cologne in one of which is buried St Albert the Great which I came across by accident. This is really only of interest to folks in Hemel - St albert the Great is one of the primary schools.
It was well worth visiting Cologne and there is a lot that could be said. It’s a busy, bustling city, full of life but hard to get to grips with in a few hours. The cathedral was the main attraction and that was achieved. However you get used to visiting places when there are very few others around!
Moving south tomorrow so a certain amount of packing was required this evening to make it easier in the morning.
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