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Cologne is not just the (more or less ;) oldest and the biggest city in western Germany, the city also pretends to be the most popular city in Germany for national and international guests. Cologne is known to be the biggest city in medieval Germany.
There is not just the big cathedral, the old city, the huge nightlive, the beer, the Rhein, etc. ... it's the very easygoing mind of the people. One of the 11 basic principles: "Et kütt wie et kütt." One possible translation: Relax, it comes how it comes. While here at christmas definitely check out the christmas markets! Cologne has one of the largest gay communities in europe. Every first weekend in july 700.000 to 1.000.000 GLBT and Heterosexuals celebrate the Christopher Street Day (CSD). Followed by the Kölner Lichter (Cologne lights up) the week after! Fantastic show! It is the largest firework display with synchronised music in Germany. The main fireworks usually starts at 11:30 pm between the two bridges Hohenzollern and Deutzer. About 50 ships travel in a boat convoy from the South of Cologne to the North while pyrotechnic experts set off fireworks continuously to the right and left of the river Rhine to welcome the convoy. Every time around 800,000 people are fascinated by the show and it seems like it is getting more and more every year! And if you're a brave and courageous TB, visit Cologne during Karneval ("Fastelovend"), the days before lent!
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Dec 09, 2007
today was a special day, because i met a very nice person from travbuddy and her name is sarah (profile name sarahelaine):) but before that, i coerced luci (profilename: luci26) to come with us :D. then i remembered i didnt had any cash with me, so i went to EVERY BANK in my area, but its cashless!! well it was weekend and people withdrawed lots of money and im coming to cologne pennyless, so luci and i met at the central station in düsseldorf at 12:30 pm, because sarah and her friend ...
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I met a TB fellow who could not make it to the Meetup the day before in Cologne. I was kind of late that day - slept too long because of the long night before. We went up a the ??? Tower to get a nice panoramic view of the city. This building is across from Cologne’s Old Town just walk across the Hohenzollern Bridge to Köln Deutz. I have to find out the name of that buliding but you won`t miss it - it is big enough to see. Entrance fee: 1 person...
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Oct 05, 2007
i went with ariel and april to cologne (again).. i went to accompany ariel in the university coz he will study in the next semester and it's early autumn, light is fading quickly, fogs in the early morning sets in, chilly and windy, the leaves are fiery, birds migrating but the ravens and crows squeaking, this is my favorite time of the year.
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Sep 07, 2007 - Dec 20, 2007
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On Sunday, my long awaited trip to Germany to see Köln and meet Lauro and Luci came around at last. Of course, I overslept. My flat mate, Eva, one of the loveliest people in the world, came and banged on my door to remind me that I said I was leaving at 10.30 and it's 10.00 now and shouldn't I be eating breakfast? Eek, I thought, and dragged my hair back into a ponytail out of my way. I checked I had both mobile phones, my passport, some paper, some lipgloss, a pe...
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