We started off the day at a beer hall, where we enjoyed some traditional dishes (schnitzen, sauerbraten) and the local beer, Kölsch. Then we visited the Kölner Dom, which was my favorite church that we saw on our trip. I loved the Gothic spikiness.
It was very sad, though, that so many people had written on the walls of the stairway to the bell tower. After the Kölner Dom we went to the Roman-Germanic Museum (also excellent) and got an eyeful of the folks hanging out in the square. We saw chalk artists, a man playing a piano that he wheeled around, protesters, people on stilts, and some kids on skateboards who were frightening because they were so erratic and unskilled.
The next day was a laid-back day at home. Here's Laurel the cleaning fairy:
Here's Meggie and a fresh batch of homemade play-doh.
We hung out at a great park near Heather and Alan's house.
Heather took me out for a belated birthday dinner at a vineyard/restaurant in Wiesbaden. Mmmm, Rheingau Riesling.
1 comment:
"and some kids on skateboards who were frightening because they were so erratic and unskilled."
Sounds a lot like my youth.
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