Brussels to Cologne October 21, 2006
Brussels to Cologne October 21, 2006
No rush this morning because we are catching a 1:28 Pm train to Cologne. We finalized the Berlin accommodations, had a light breakfast, an easy morning.
We caught our train and found ourselves in the first car of this high speed conveyance. Again a modern clean train that hit speeds of 248 kilometers per hour (154 MPH) according to the screen designed to give passengers various bits of information as you roll along.
Although the day is overcast, the fall colors are advancing upon the hillsides we are racing past and present us with picture perfect views. Unfortunately at this speed it is hard to take perfect pictures. We pass numerous villages their names unknown to us but each with its own charm. Most are settled upon the banks of rivers also with names unknown whose dark cold waters have historically been the life blood of the people that lived along their winding courses.
We arrived in Cologne and again another new metro system to figure out. Once we got our bearings we were on our way but due to a misunderstanding with the hotel directions and similar sounding metro stations we got off at the wrong place. This led to a rather long walk of 2 kilometers, with full packs in city traffic, but we finally made it to the banks of the Rhine and the Hotel Allegro.
After checking in and stowing our brick laden packs we went out for a walk along the river. To our surprise the Chocolate Museum is only a block or so from our hotel. We may never leave here. We’re saving this for tomorrow, but in the garden outside we did treat ourselves to a bratwurst and our first taste of Germany.
No rush this morning because we are catching a 1:28 Pm train to Cologne. We finalized the Berlin accommodations, had a light breakfast, an easy morning.
We caught our train and found ourselves in the first car of this high speed conveyance. Again a modern clean train that hit speeds of 248 kilometers per hour (154 MPH) according to the screen designed to give passengers various bits of information as you roll along.
Although the day is overcast, the fall colors are advancing upon the hillsides we are racing past and present us with picture perfect views. Unfortunately at this speed it is hard to take perfect pictures. We pass numerous villages their names unknown to us but each with its own charm. Most are settled upon the banks of rivers also with names unknown whose dark cold waters have historically been the life blood of the people that lived along their winding courses.
We arrived in Cologne and again another new metro system to figure out. Once we got our bearings we were on our way but due to a misunderstanding with the hotel directions and similar sounding metro stations we got off at the wrong place. This led to a rather long walk of 2 kilometers, with full packs in city traffic, but we finally made it to the banks of the Rhine and the Hotel Allegro.
After checking in and stowing our brick laden packs we went out for a walk along the river. To our surprise the Chocolate Museum is only a block or so from our hotel. We may never leave here. We’re saving this for tomorrow, but in the garden outside we did treat ourselves to a bratwurst and our first taste of Germany.
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