Location: Cologne, Germany
Itinerary and full experience of my visit to Germany can be accessed through the link below:
Of all the German towns and cities that I have visited during my stint in Germany, Cologne is the only one I frequented the most. Not even Frankfurt, the closest metropolis to my workplace came close in frequency. And no, it was not because I like Cologne. It was because that was the most convenient meeting point between my friend closer to the north and me who was stationed at the south.
I presumed that most people would link the perfume Eau de Cologne, which is also known simply as cologne, to the city. In fact it is more of a reason for people to recognize the city than the iconic Cologne Cathedral. Although there are more to the historic city than these two, they remained the most impressionistic.
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| 'The' Cologne - Eau de Cologne. If you are wondering why the perfume is named so, this is the place to visit - Number 4711, the plot of shop which created this perfume in 1709. |
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To the interested readers, here is my 1 day itinerary in Cologne - which could be done under 6 hours. Click into each link to visit the dedicated post to the place of interest.
Morning:
- arrive in Cologne Hbf (main train station) around 11 a.m.
- visit Cologne Cathedral, climb 533 steps to get a panoramic view of Cologne (1 - 2 hour, take your time here as it could be quite crowded sometimes)
Noon:
- enjoy lunch in Haxenhaus (1 hour)
- stroll along Hohenzollern bridge, took some shots of the love locks and the rider statues (<1 hour)
- ride up KölnTriangle to get a panorama of Cologne (1 hour, maybe less, dependent on queue, may skip if you are not interested)
- took some shots of Cologne Messe-Deutz train station (<0.5 hours, may skip this)
- got back to cathedral side of the river bank, and strolled around the Altstadt (old town), although most of the buildings are no longer original (1 - 2 hours)
- day ends and head back to my point of origin
I did not visit the 12 Romanesque churches, but the interested tourist could look for the few closest to Cologne main train station. This could be a better alternative to most than my trip to the opposite side of the river to explore
Panorama and
Cologne Messe-Deutz train station since the latter were more of a personal exploration.
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