Our first official stop was Cologne, which is famous for its super massive Cathedral and for men who smell nice.
They started building in 1248, got lazy in 1473 and had a break until 1842 when they decided they may as well finish the job. In 1880 it opened.
Remember those three wise men from when Jesus was born? Well in case you were wondering, their bones are now inside a gold sarcophagus within this cathedral. At least that's what these people believe.
Yaz ate some goose with unspecified dumplings. It tasted just like winter should.
We also went to a museum in a building which was used by the Gestapo for interrogations. More than 1800 inscriptions made by prisoners, some who were held for months, can still be seen.
Some inscriptions describe the horrible conditions endured, some are evidence of prisoners reaching their mental limits, some are warnings to future prisoners, some show a desire to be remembered and some are messages of contempt and defiance towards the fascist bastards who had locked them up.
We left the city by the Hohenzollern Bridge across the Rhine.
What's cool about the bridge is that thousands of "love padlocks" have been attached to the fence. We need our padlock for later so I guess we'll have to come back one day.
On Friday we stopped in Aachen for the christmas market, see Blog Christmas Special for details. They also have a cathedral in Aachen which was very nicely painted on the inside.
Aachen also has a statue of Brother Maynard holding the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
We also stopped for a day in Maastricht where Josh took this photo.
By the way, Homer is the name of our car
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