Tama-Chan's Thrilling Tuesday!

 

Tama-Chan: #1 is back, #1 IS BACK! She got in at around 8pm last night, having set out on her journey at 7am. She said she realised that German trains are almost always delayed, so she decided to leave her hotel a couple of house earlier than planned to catch an earlier train. This meant that she had a layover of over two hours in Cologne. The famous cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site!) is right next to the station so she was able to visit it. She said it was fabulous. We'll add a few photos at the end of this post so you can see.

I sang a song of joy!

You know what I'm going to be doing today, don't you?

#1 spent the entire week between the competition site and her hotel so had no opportunity to shop other than during her short layover in Cologne. She managed to find a supermarket where she could pick up a few goodies for us:

So, here is the cathedral in Cologne. It apparently took 632 years to build, starting in the 13th century and ending in the 19th! It is the largest gothic cathedral in northern Europe, and the tallest twin-spired church in the world. It is Germany's most-visited landmark and one of the most important pilgrimage sites of northern Europe.