C O L O G N E dom

We fell in love with Cologne.
What an amazing city. What a breathtaking Cathedral. How in the world did they build it?

The foundation stone of the Gothic Cathedral was laid on August 15, 1248. Work was put to a stop in 1473. They picked back up with the original plans in the 19th century and was completed in 1880.

 

The towers are approximately 515 feet tall.

We looked up the height of the St. Louis arch- it is 630 feet tall.

The Eiffel Tower is 1063 feet tall to put things into perspective. 

 

Look at the amazing organ pipes.

If only we could have heard them.

How loud would that be?

Christmas markets are a great time on their own. To go to this Christmas market in the Cathedral square made for an exciting couple of hours. The vendors are fun. The art is beautiful.
The dogs are everywhere well mannered walking on their leashes.

The food is really good. Here, we had yummy fried potato pancakes with the best {ever} applesauce. I could have eaten a whole bowl of that applesauce. We also had a delicious brat, of course and the best ever sauteed mushrooms in some kind of delicious cream sauce.

We had to try one of each.

Oh, so hot and yummy on a cold day! The best part of the whole afternoon was realizing that we STILL had Lionel to go see. I think I said that at least five times. Oh, he was good.