October 11, 2007
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Cologne
I’ve been trying to blog about our day trip to Cologne since Sunday and look still nothing. I’m moody but not blog moody if you know what I mean?
Le sigh….how about a couple pictures instead?
Cologne Cathedral has two world records to the present day.
It has the tallest paired spires in the world,
and it has the heaviest free hanging bell in the world.
The 24 ton Three Kings Bell.
Finished in 1880, for a few bright shining years it was the tallest building in the world. (515 ft or 157m)
Then along came Washingtons Monument which finished in 1884 though it wasn’t officially opened to the public until 1888. (555 ft. or 169 m)
Mr. Eiffels’ Tower in Paris opened the very next year and took top prize in height for many years.(1889)
At the roof the Eiffel Tower is 986 ft or 300m with the antenna added 1,063 ft. or 324m
Girls just want to have fun….in this case in the cathedral fountain!
And the best dressed Goth duo of the day, I just wish it weren’t blurry.
That’s the main train station for Cologne in the background which is directly across from the cathedral, handy.
The Heinzelmannchen.
This is the fairytale story of the pucklike beings that did all the work for the people of Cologne,
that is until the tailors wife came downstairs to spy on them and was caught.
They disappeared never to be seen again.
Wouldn’t you be absolutely furious with her?
This last one is the Kallendresser, he’s letting the grandees assembled at city hall across the street know what he really thinks!
Comments (11)
OOOOOOOOOOO, neat pics. Pucklike Beings.
and they even have a dachshund. yay goths! Neat pics ma!
Except in Xangaland, a picture’s worth 1,000 words. In Xangaland the pictures are a blog. It’s funny, that by posting the pictures, the words came too. I’m afraid my days of dancing in fountains may be passed, but then again I haven’t been near any, lately. The cathedral architecture is just amazing. I had trouble putting my roll-around cart together.
Great photos, satisfactory amount of words – -I tease, I tease – -see ya later..Ta.
I stuck my head out of the train station and saw that cathederal long enough to get a pic.We were going from Bremen to Maastricht.Man Europe is expensive!!! And…you have to BUY water when you eat out….no such thing as free tap water,,,,no siree!
Thnka for liking my site
Cologne cathedral is grandiose and launches its spires towards the sky with elegance . It worth Amiens cathedral but this last has been buit in the XIII th century .
I like the people long dressed in black . Surpisingly the dog was not black !!
Thanks for this interesting report ,Elizabeth .
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Michel
nicely done! i love the pics of the cathedral. i loved them when i saw them early in the morning (just at sunrise) during a train layover too.
Oh wow, great pics. I wanna go there!
Maastricht was really nice.One of my best friends was there teaching at the University for a semester thus we got to go visit her.We knew someone from Bremem so we took the train to see her. That is a nice area to be in,there is so much to see.
I recall you once mentioning scrapbooking. You must have the makings for one heck of a scrapbook. These pictures are beautiful … and I always love all the quirky sights and insights you share. Again I say yay for living vicariously!
fabulous
great pictures mom! sure you guys had a great time! xoxo