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I am on a day trip to Köln (Cologne), a 3-hour train ride away from Amsterdam. Cologne's key sights include the Romano-Germanic Museum housing an old Roman mosaic floor (the city's name comes from the Roman-era name, Colonia, or colony), Imhoff-Stollwerck chocolate factory, and the humongous cathedral.

My logistics error meant that I booked the Cologne train ticket for a Sunday, which, I am finding out the hard way, is Quiet Day in Germany, with all shops closed and leaving me unable to visit many of the sights or shops.

But the main pedestrian alley, even with closed shops, is still full of vitality, with street performers, including this man who is playing music using a set of wine glasses filled with different levels of water. Absolutely beautiful sounds!

This was my first-ever visit to Germany.

After seven hours of soaking in the atmosphere, I headed back to Amsterdam, vowing to come back to Germany in the near future for a better look. Due to my financial difficulties soon afterwards and other twists in my personal life, it would take ten years before I could return to Germany.
Date Taken on 5 December 1999 13:30
Source Street Musician, Köln
Author InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA
Camera location50° 56′ 14.32″ N, 6° 57′ 36.1″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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