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God Rays over Cologne, Cologne Triangle
1964 view of Dom and RR station from bridge
Brauhaus interior.
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We would like to end our 2 week Germany trip in Frankfurt. Where could we catch a one way river trip ending in Frankfurt? Would Cologne be a good place to start that trip? How long of boat ride would that be? Is there a better place to start the trip? We only want a one day ride on the boat.
This route is not offered.
You can make it in one day from Mainz to Cologne by boat. Thus downstream. Upstream this is not possible.
You could travel from Koblenz to Bingen or to Mainz by boat and from there by train to Frankfurt.
http://www.k-d.com
http://www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/
Are there other day cruises offered in Frankfurt? We could do one at the beginning of our vacation.
Primus offers frequent short round trips (50 minutes) in Frankfurt ("Kleine Kreuzfahrt in Frankfurt").
http://www.primus-linie.de/007/cnt/termine.htm
Than they offer on same days more distant tours to Seligenstadt/Aschaffenburg (on the river Main) or to St. Goarshausen (in the Middle Rhine Valley). These are rather long day trips. With the trip to St. Goarshausen the passengers return by train to Frankfurt.
Here is the link to a very thorough guide to the pubs, beer halls, and beer gardens of Cologne. I don't claim any credit for the guide, but I am including it as a tip because it was helpful to me in planning my trip. Enjoy the Kölsch!
http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/kolnpubs.htm
You'll find this christmas market near the Chocolate museum and after paying an admission fee of 2 €, you'll see medieval musicians, craftsmen working on their products dressed in medieval clothes, jesters and more.
Früh is a traditional brewpub near the cathedral. It's almost always packed with people - Cologne people enjoying an after work beer or tourists trying out pig's legs and the local brew.
The beer is nice - especially in summer. The atmosphere is great - especially if you are here with nice people. However, I can't really recommend the food as it is on the pricey side and not really good.
If you meet in here you have to give directions where you meet. This place is so large with many different areas so it could take a while searching for somebody if you don't know where they are. None.
I was hungry from a day of strolling through Colgone, and when I saw this trattoria decided that Italian food was just what I needed. There was just something about this place which suggested that it would have better-than-average food - and my instincts (this time) were right. (I have a personal honing device that usually allows to me to discover good Italian restaurants whereever I go.) They have all your favorite pasta dishes here, but what I ordered - and was very impressed with - was one of the fish plates. Nice antipasta as well.
The Rhine is one fantastic river and I could spend a month dropping off at quaint little villages along the way, and will do so someday. The foilage is just lush and the vines of grapes hug the hillsides. All seems so neat and orderly.
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Address: Aachener Strasse 1059-1061, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50858, Germany
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