Festive greetings Heinz, visited Cologne/Koln last September to stay with a friend in close by town of Pulheim .
Arrived early in the morning having driven through the night to be greeted by a road closure 2 kilometres from our friends flat,
due to a large cycle road race ! Officials said we had to wait for approx 6 hours or leave the car and walk . After some discussion and some friendly banter they finally allowed us to drive quickly behind the peloton ( my goodness the wind caused by a group of bikes going fault tilt was amazing ) and get to our friends place.
Never been to Koln before but really surprised at how interesting it was. Didn’t realise it was such a tourist city , the Cathedral was spectacular and the Rhine area lovely. Didn’t have a lock to put on the bridge but did see the lovely 4711 building ( my mothers favourite fragrance) .
Had dinner at Weinhous Die Fledermous in Pulheim, friends wanted to go but it was a bit average…….
Such an easy and quick drive back to Calais.
Best regards MM
PS perhaps you can recommend your favourite restaurant as we may visit again in 2025 ?
