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Christophstrasse 16, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50670, Germany
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Dodging The Other River Traffic
Hercules wrestling a lion
Tourists taking pictures of tourists
Me at the Hohenzollern Brucke I am a train fan :-)
who are the statues at each side of the bridge?
Hohenzollernbrücke
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HohenzollernbrCcke
the statues are rulers from the house of Hohenzollern
Deutz side
- Friedrich Wilhelm IV. of Prussia
- Kaiser Wilhelm I.
Cologne/cathedral side
- Kaiser Friedrich III.
- Kaiser Wilhelm II.
After the defeat of Napoleon, Cologne was occupied by Prussia and became part of a Prussian province (before it was an independet "free" city).
And here (and other ocassions) the Prussian wanted to make sure, that the people of Cologne won't forgot the "benifits" (here: this bridge) the Prussian occupation brought them.
We were quite suprise to be able to leave our luggage at the train station in a very secure luggage container. It seemed like magic to see our bags going into a box the door closing and when it opened again the bags had gone!!! The bags can be retrieve from any one of the luggage containers on the station, this is a great way to get rid of heavy luggage if you are only spending a few hours in the city and want to be free of bags. All this costs only 3 euro for upto 24 hours.
While you're staying in Cologne, if you start pining for Marmite, crave a cup of PG Tips or just want to buy a British magazine, help is on hand in the form of a shop, right in the city centre, that sells a wide range of British products. I came upon in by accident when I looked down a side street and saw a large Union Jack flag. Further investigation revealed a little shop which at first glance, looked as if it was just selling tacky British souvenirs but inside it is a small supermarket, rather like a corner store, and the range of products on offer is impressive... everything from Pot Noodles to jars of Petroleum Jelly.
I travelled to Cologne on Hapag Lloyd Express - my 1st ever flight on a no frills carrier , so I was not sure what to expect.
The outward flight was delayed by one hour . In flight was very good indeed and in fact I would say there was more leg room than in economy class on a scheduled airline.
Aircraft used both ways was a 737 - modern and clean. snacks and drinks can be bought on board. The flight was non eventful and the landing in Cologne the harshest I have ever experienced though I believe airlines tend to do this these days.
The airport at Cologne is very smart and modern and spacious.
A new rail service ( S-bahn line S13) started on 13 June 2004 so I was lucky in the timing of this.
The journey time to the Hauptbanhof (main station) was approx 15 minutes.
The return flight was similarly uneventful and this time only a delay of about 5/10 minsutes with a near as makes no difference on time arrival.
The fare from Manchester to Cologne was £ 63.
I would highly recommend Hapag Lloyd Express.
Had a marvellous lunch here - portions are huge - quality great. Friendly staff, only ones to explain what halve hahn was - we knew by then! but they translated the rest of the menu too. Plus they brew the beers on the premesis - Try it - it's a good one! Another "borrowed" photo, had a bad day with my camera that day, could it be too much kolsch? probably!
The city hall dates from 1330 but has a tower from the 15th century and a Renaissance facade from the 16th century. The town hall was badly destroyed in 1945 and it took eleven years before it was rebuilt to its former glance.
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