5 Things to do in Cologne

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I have lived in Cologne for over 5 years. While I may have not have been to every possible location, I have a few places I would recommend for tourists or any person visiting the city.

1. Visit the Dom

It’s hard to miss the cathedral. It’s the tallest building downtown, and it looms over you as soon as you step outside the main train station. Just checking out the architecture from outside is already impressive, but you can also usually go inside. Additionally, you can pay 4€ to go up a very narrow spiral staircase to view the city from up top. Continue reading →

European Vacation with Dad

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A couple years after I moved to Germany, my Dad flew out here to visit me, and we traveled around Europe a bit.

The day after my father arrived, we hopped in a plane and went straight to Leipzig. I remember that we disembarked the plane pretty rapidly since it was a small airport, and they just put the stairs up to the plane. After landing, we were within the terminal in no more than a couple minutes. What was surprising was that our baggage was already on the carousel even though we had just landed. Talk about a quick ground crew!

We stayed at a couchsurfer’s house and checked out the city during the day.

We went up the Hochhaus, which is the skyscraper in the middle of the city.

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