Köln otherwise known as Cologne

Today was the first weekend that I have spent in Germany. We went to the fourthe biggest city in the country, Köln. When we arrived we met up with a tour guide, Dr. Helmut Meyers, who led us on a tour through the city. Köln is 2000 years old and was originally a Roman city. All around the city remnants of the Romans can be seen, a street here, an arch there, part of the city wall. After we finished our tour through the city, Catherine, the other girl from WashU, and I met up with Leigh. Leigh is also a student at WashU but she is here through the Business school and will be working at an internship this semester with a German TV company. Here are some highlights from the day.

This is the world famous Kölner Dom. You can go up into the towers and have a great view of the city on a clear day. The detail is absolutely amazing and there are carvings and statues everywhere.

This is an arch that was part of the old city wall from when Köln was a Roman city.

This is another cathedral. It is older than the Dom but not as big or ornate.

Flat Stanley and Leigh hit it off right from the time that they met at Starbucks. What, we were in a Starbucks in Germany? Don't they have those in the US?

Flat Stanley and I enjoying a currywurst. It is a sausage covered in a sauce with curry powder on top. Eaten with french fries that you dip in a multitue of sauces.

Me and Flat Stanley chilling at Leigh's apartment in the awesome hammock