July 17, 2019: A Stop at the Chocolate Museum, Cologne

Towards the end of a day’s exploration of Cologne, including a lengthy visit to its amazing Cathedralwe made our way to Rheinau harbor directly in front of the old town.  Here we went to a special destination, the Lindt Schokaladen (Chocolate) Museum.

02 Chocolate Museum

03 Chocolate Museum

04 Chocolate Museum

We crossed the old swing bridge and approached this attractive modern building.  The museum has exhibits on everything you could ever want to know about chocolate but unfortunately we did not have time to explore it that day.  Instead, we were there for a cup of their famous hot chocolate served in the museum’s Chocolat Grand Café.  It was delicious!

Capture(Photo courtesy the Lindt Schokoladen Museum)

05 Chocolate Museum

And with windows all around the Café, panoramic views of the Rhine are terrific — but nothing beats the hot chocolate!

Share the Post:

Comments

2 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
5 years ago

   Cologne Cathedral certainly is beautiful and worth the time to explore. Does it still have the war damage to the exterior stonework ?  

 

5 years ago

Lindt is our absolute favorite chocolate in this house !  Cologne is the first place I ever touched down in a chartered US Army plane back in the Cold War days because Frankfurt was fogged in.  Not sure how Koln got altered in English to a Cologne naming.  Also went there years later to their wonderful zoo and a cold bottle of the local Kolsch beer.

Featured Destination

Rethymno: More of Crete

Rethymno is a rare combination of history and modern-day luxury, with its multicultural old town, tropical beaches and exquisite Cretan cuisine.

Read More

recommended by TravelGumbo

Gumbo's Pic of the Day

Posts by the Same Author

Exploring Rapid City, South Dakota—the City of Presidents

Rapid City is best known for its proximity to Mt. Rushmore and the four presidents carved into it. But the City of Presidents also features a walk where you can encounter more than 40 Presidents who have been the United States’ Commander-in-Chief. The art is interesting and the walk is a lot of fun.

Read More