Impressive churches in Cologne

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Went to Cologne for the day. But being a Monday all the museums were closed. Got a map from the information centre and did a tour of the churches.

We went to the Dom first (see the entry for that) and then we did some shopping. It is quite a nice shopping area in Cologne. There is a really cool store called Globe Trotter. It has 4 or 5 floors of travelling gear which in itself is pretty impressive but it as also has a pool for testing diving gear, inflatable rafts and goodness knows what else.

We stopped to watch a building being eaten by this machine
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The old part of cologne by the Rhine is very beautiful. Beautiful houses and cosy restaurants and pubs.

We went to see a few of the Rominesque churches. Plain inside but very striking buildings. Most of them were damaged in the war but they have been rebuilt to the original state.