COLOGNE, GERMANY

Sailed into Cologne Saturday to a wickedly cold wind and a temp of 30F. Since Anna and I were here last Spring, we decided to forego the walking tour and headed over to the Cathedral, since we didn’t explore the interior on the last trip.

The ‘Dom’ has the privilege of being the largest cathedral in Europe and is a UNESCO site,which means that it must be kept as it is. I also found out that because of that status, no buildings in the area can be built higher than the church.

The church….taller, wider, longer, bigger than any of I’ve seen. You can help but walk around, ooing and awwwwing at the magnificence of the building. And to think that it was built so many hundreds of years ago without any modern equipment. Totally AWESOME!

We did the hop-on, hop-off bus, but decided not to hop off.

We had a Captain’s dinner tonight…after the Captain’s cocktail hour with champagne….very impressive. Baked Alaska was the finale and the entire restaurant staff paraded into the dining room.

After dinner it was the ‘Crew Show’ and believe me, they put on quite a show…even the Captain was involved in one of the skits. Dancing to YMCA and the Chicken dance, we members of the crew, it was time to head back to the room to begin packing….which will definitely be a major chore.