Cologne - nursery kids - Krista photo
1. A safe, clean, city with many tourist programs that you can easily discover just walking around
2. We loved the Gothic cathedral, not minding its gloomy dark color at all
3. The revived Old Town (Altstadt) with Fischmarkt
4. Many high-quality museums: the Ludwig Museum (with its Dali and Warhol works), the Walraff-Richartz Museum, the Scnutgen Museum, and even the Chocolate Museum is great
5. The pleasant atmosphere of Neumarkt (a square) on a Saturday afternoon and Agnesviertel (a posh neighborhood)
6. The majestic Rhine River
7. Awesome beers and the great traditional Bratwurst
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The bridges, especially the Hohenzollern Bridge
9. The Rheinseilbahn (cable car)
10. Great nightlife dominated by pubs
11. The unique shops and galleries of St. Aperrnstrasse
12. The view from the Köln Triangle
Cologne - Cathedral - graffiti - Mary! It's okay that you love Marc, but bloody hell, are you obliged to let that know on a monument of the UNESCO World Heritage Site? You sick bastard!
1. Sadly, a large part of Cologne was razed to the ground during the Second World War so there are not many original historic buildings
2. The restored Old Town is very small
3. Too many graffiti, even on the Cathedral
4. Many monstrous, ugly concrete buildings from the fifties and sixties, some areas look dull
6. The tyranny of the cyclists
7. Industrial smog
8. Pickpockets (a kindhearted present from Eastern Europe)
9. Some Old Town pubs are so touristy that locals would never set a foot there
10. If you’re on a diet, the food specialties of the Rhine region may not be your best bet
