it was actually a pretty disappointing trip i would say. like what we learn in economics class, marginal utility decreases as we get more of the same thing. castles, monuments and churches.
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There are actually many places worth seeing as provided in the tourist infomation guide brochure but we only went for 2. The first one was the Festung Ehrenbreitstein Fortress that is 118m above the Rhine. It is over a 1000 years old and is one of the strongest fortresses preserved. From above, u can see the whole city, it is over looking the Deutsches Eck German corner.
It took us almost 30mins to climb up, and lunch at the huge grass patch next to the fortress. we packed lunch again! yeah the entrance to the fortress is free. there isnt much to go WOW about, it's just high walls and that's about it. The weather suddenly turned really cold, strong winds. Swoosh we go into the cafe @ the Fortress for some hot choc and cakes =) yum yum.
Second place we went to is the Deutsches Eck German Conrner. Which has a huge monument of emperor Wilhelm I on a horse. This is where Rhine river and Moselle rivers merged. We took some pictures with the monument as background and left for Koln.oh and that's Ying yong( hopefully i spelt his name correctly). Daljoon's good friend who came to pay us a visit from Budapest, Hungary.
Koln aka CologneKolner Dom is the largest cathedral in Germany. It is located right next to the Koln Haputbahnhof(train station). The dom is weather-beaten and blackened with age. It looked gothic liked and is 157m tall! 509 steps leading up to the top of the tower.
We skipped that part and went inside the church. Beautiful interior and amazing architecture. to think they construct it centuries ago with primitive building methods, must be a huge feat. The way the supporting arches are structured gave the dom an even more magnificant look.
In the dimly lit church lies the Shrine of the 3 Magi. It contains the bones of the 3 Wise Men. We were not allowed to go in but looked from the gates surronding it.
Chocolate Museum, the only museum im interested in going. we went on a train and then tram and on foot, took us 15mins. and booo hoooo by the time we reached there, it was already closed =( sigh. that's so disappointing. only got to go into the museum shop where they sell a gazillion types of chocolates. bought some of course, if not what's the point =P
after all the rushing, it's finally dinner time already. we got to catch the 8.30pm train and we've only got 1.5hrs to find the restaurant recommanded by the guide book. Searched for Sion Brauhaus for almost 20mins and we couldnt find it. Due to the time constraints, we settled for another restaurant which we find, hmmmz should be alright.we ordered pork knuckles! finally. one each. which was a very bad idea because it's huge! really huge with mash potato at the side and sour kraut. i ordered the crispy pork knuckles and it taste a lot like the shao zhu in singapore. really delicious! yum yum =P price very nice also.
and this is the 200ml beer i had. it's good compared to the rest i've had at home. it only cost me 1.60euro.
we had to rush thru dinner, which is the thing i hate most. rushing everywhere we go, even at dinners. booooo to catch the bloody train. it's the last train too btw at 8.30pm. wth. guess that's being a spoilt little singaporean.and guess what, we missed the last train! gosh, and the next is at 5am! got to stayover in cologne which im secretly happy about. hehez =X that's because we managed to find a hostel to stay the night, if not it'll be the benches in the train station. the hostel is just a mere 5 mins away from the station. It's called Station. we got a 5bed room to ourselves. it wasnt as good as it looks on the guidebook but who cares! the downside was, i didnt have any clothes to change, no moisturizer, no tower and toiletries. gonna be a smelly girl the next morning =P
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