Second Wave of Pictures

Here are some pictures from the rest of my time in Köln

Looking north on Universitätstrasse

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A bridge and canal on the west side of Universitätstrasse

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My second host in Köln, heading to Düsseldorf for the night to try out Altbier and go to a club

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Düsseldorf's Altstadt (Old City)

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The first club we went to in Düsseldorf

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The club we stayed at until early in the morning in Düsseldorf

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Key West karaoke bar and Joschi, Luis' fencing coach. My last night in Köln

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Beautiful Amsterdam

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Travel Sites

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First Wave of Pictures

Here are the pictures from the first day and a half that we spent in Köln!

Rich and I at the Düsseldorf International Airport, about to board the train to Köln

From January 20, 2010

The Dom Cathedral in Köln

From January 20, 2010

Inside the Dom

From January 20, 2010

S. Engelbertus the Martyr

From January 20, 2010

Wall of Pick-Your-Part Lego's in the Lego store, Köln

From January 20, 2010

Romanesque Church, Köln

From January 20, 2010

A city gate from the days this town had a wall around it, Köln

From January 20, 2010

Another church downtown, this one was just beside the Rhein, Köln

From January 20, 2010

Bridge over the Rhein, Köln

From January 20, 2010

Spiral staircase up to the Hauptbahnhof, Köln

From January 20, 2010

Dom side of the Hauptbahnhof, Köln

From January 20, 2010

The Dom with a museum in the foreground, Köln

From January 20, 2010

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Brrrrrrrlin

We got to Berlin last night and went to sleep early after eating at a Lebanese restaraunt.

Today we walked around Potsdamer Platz and saw an area where the wall use to stand. After that we went to the Memorial for Jews killed in the Holocaust. For dinner we ate American style burgers at White Trash Fast Food, a place with golden dragons on either side of the front door and all types of decoration inside.

After dinner we went to the Reichstag. We walked to the viewing platform at the very top of the dome, then back down to a cafe on the roof.

Below is the bottom level of the dome on the roof of the Reichstag:


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Amsterdam

We got to the city yesterday evening and could not have had a better welcome!

The night started with talking, then a dinner party and ended with talking late into the night with so much in between that I'll have to come back and add more details when I'm on a computer.


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Wow!

Hey everyone that is following this, sorry for not updating yet!

The last few days have been somewhat crazy due to an unforeseen circumstance but it's working out. I'm still in Köln and will leave Monday. Because we stayed longer than expected I moved to a new couchsurfing host.

He has shown me the nightlife of Köln and tonight Düsseldorf. We're on the stadtsbahn riding home now after an evening experiencing all kinds of music venues.

Here's a badly lit picture of Altbier, a style only available in Düsseldorf.



More updates and pictures to come when I have rested and feel like dealing with my computer!

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Pre-Flight

First class, mimosas, grinning from ear to ear!