Köln as an important Roman glass production centre
by Niekie
In Roman times Colonia Agrippinensis, as Cologne was then called, was the most important glass production centre in the Western Roman Empire. Because they employed the newest glassblowing techniques, the Cologne glass workshops were able to mass-produce all kinds of glass products, making it also available to the lower classes. But glass products from the Eastern Roman Empire, with its elaborate forms and colors, remained very popular with the fashionable upper class. However, instead of just copying the Eastern designs, the workshops in Cologne came up with their own distinct styles and shapes. There was one particular technique in which the workshops had reached perfection and developed their own style in, so called diatret glass. Diatret glass from Cologne would usually comprise a colorless glass cup, set in a cage of brightly colored strands of glass; the cup in the picture being an excellent example. You can see this cup, belonging to a large collection of antique glass artifacts, in the Römisch-Germanisches Museum.
About Cologne beer (Kölsch)
by sabsi
Well, it's served in small glasses and you need at least a hundred of them to get drunk. But before that happens you have had 20 litres so you can't drink anymore ;-) Be careful with the glasses and your nose!!
Trains From Cologne to Other Major Cities
by Binegars1990
Trains: From the Hauptbahnof to:
Dusseldorf = 30min., 6 per hr.
Frankfurt = 2 1/2 every hr
Brussels = 2 1/2hrs., every hour
Hamburg = 4hrs., every hour
Amsterdam = 4hrs., every 2 hrs
Parlis = 4hrs., every 2 hrs
Berlin = 5 1/2 hrs., every 2 hrs
Munich = 6-8 hrs., every hrs
Good food for small price
by 50939 about Borsalino
Of course it is not a 3-Star-Restaurant.
But the food taste good. They offer not only Pizza, Pasta and Salad. You can order a steak too.
I don't know any restaurant in Cologne, where you get better food for less than 7,00 Euro. The Sunday Brunch is very good.
They have a buffet with all you like. Fruits, salmon, meat ....
The price of 8,90 Euro (with one cup of coffee or cocoa) is very moderate
Kölner Dom
by rochellevm
Cologne Cathedral is one of the best known architectural monuments in Germany and the 2nd tallest Gothic architecture in the world. It also took 632 years to complete after the construction began in 1248 due to interruptions.
Tourists are allowed to get in, however, they should be wearing decent attire (no shorts, sleeveless shirts). Inside, take a look at the arch, the isle and the glass details. You can also take a few pictures inside.
Grieving Parents, Alt St. Alban, Cologne
1. Bicycle station underneath the tracks
Time to leave from Cologne...
at the Küppers brewery in 1999
