Cologne: Just Passing Through
December 11, 2019
PHeymont reflects on a pleasant but far-too-short day in a city that’s calling him back for more…some day!
PHeymont reflects on a pleasant but far-too-short day in a city that’s calling him back for more…some day!
A whimsical fountain recreates an old Cologne tale that seems to have a moral—but it’s a little hard to say.
DrFumblefinger pays a quick visit for some refreshments to the Schokaladen Museum on the harbor in Cologne, Germany.
Pokemon-hunting crowds continue to be an issue in several cities and attractions; Dusseldorf says “Enough” to blocked bridge.
Strapped for cash and choked with rush-hour traffic, Cologne is considering a network of water-buses that would ply the Rhine river.
Gumbo was visiting the magnificent Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. The puzzle destination was recognized rather quickly by Roderick Simpson — congratulations Roddy! I first saw Cologne’s Cathedral on a…
After spending two separate weeks in Cologne (in January and June), I’ve come to love this walkable city. I’ll take a short pause from “Finding Reiner” to give readers a taste of the town. Accommodations: Cologne…
My “Finding Reiner” blog continues to be a challenge in crossing historical time zones. Reiner’s old letters describe his school and neighborhood, and I search 1940s maps and the Internet to find my route to his past. If I had…
On Monday August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. My son, my elderly German mother-in-law, Lütte, and I were hunkered down in my husband’s office at Tulane Medical School. Our decision to stay seemed smart at the time. My…
Not much survives of old Cologne anymore. The city, which had (and still has) a heavy industrial base was almost completely flattened during Allied bombing runs in the Second World War. But its remarkable Cathedral survived, and so…
PHeymont reflects on a pleasant but far-too-short day in a city that’s calling him back for more…some day!
A whimsical fountain recreates an old Cologne tale that seems to have a moral—but it’s a little hard to say.
DrFumblefinger pays a quick visit for some refreshments to the Schokaladen Museum on the harbor in Cologne, Germany.
Pokemon-hunting crowds continue to be an issue in several cities and attractions; Dusseldorf says “Enough” to blocked bridge.
Strapped for cash and choked with rush-hour traffic, Cologne is considering a network of water-buses that would ply the Rhine river.
Gumbo was visiting the magnificent Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. The puzzle destination was recognized rather quickly by Roderick Simpson — congratulations Roddy! I first saw Cologne’s Cathedral on a…
After spending two separate weeks in Cologne (in January and June), I’ve come to love this walkable city. I’ll take a short pause from “Finding Reiner” to give readers a taste of the town. Accommodations: Cologne…
My “Finding Reiner” blog continues to be a challenge in crossing historical time zones. Reiner’s old letters describe his school and neighborhood, and I search 1940s maps and the Internet to find my route to his past. If I had…
On Monday August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. My son, my elderly German mother-in-law, Lütte, and I were hunkered down in my husband’s office at Tulane Medical School. Our decision to stay seemed smart at the time. My…
Not much survives of old Cologne anymore. The city, which had (and still has) a heavy industrial base was almost completely flattened during Allied bombing runs in the Second World War. But its remarkable Cathedral survived, and so…