Wednesday was another interesting day......a visit to the city of Cologne. Headed out early in the day and stopped for a quick visit to one of Peter's friends who is an artist. We visited the art studio, which was quite interesting, and saw much of her art. Peter's son Bastian met us at the art studio and joined us on our visit to downtown Cologne. Here we visited the famous Dom Church with its two spiring towers. The architectural feat of this building is amazing considering it was built beginning approximately 800 years ago. The stained glass was additionally fascinating. We also saw many of the "treasures" of the church, which are in the basement. Then on to the best part of the day...... a visit to one of the local breweries, the Fruh Kolsch Brauerei. I had been waiting years for this......Bratwurst, roast potatoes, German mustard and a few cold fresh Kolsch beers. It doesn't get much better than that. We took a quick walk along the Rhine River in the old section of the city (Alstadt) and then picked up our VW Passat rental car in south Cologne before heading back "home" in Holzem. We went out for a very nice dinner in a local establishment and then back to Peter's for a solid night sleep. Tomorrow we are off to Heidelberg with a winding drive along the Rhine River passing through Koblenz and Mainz along the way.
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