Cologne

Emily and I are in Cologne now! woo!

Strasbourg was a lovely city. Our first day there, we got a good lay of the land and walked to the Cathedral (there's always a Cathedral, isn't there?). It is known for its original stained glass which is old school and VERY beautiful.

After, Emily and I decide we wanted to tour the Kronenbourg factory which is located in Strasbourg. For those of you who are not as well informed on the beer situation in France, Kronenbourg is sort of like the national beer of France. We had a great time learning all about the history and process of the beer making and then got to have a petit degustation at the end! Very enjoyable, indeed.

The next day, we decided to head to Colmar, a small city just outside of Strasbourg that is known for being in the Alsatian wine region. Again, we had a look around and enjoyed a tasting of the local wine from a local Alsatian producer. It was very informative and Emily and I both patted ourselves on the back for our fine upbringing in destinguishing the flavors of the wine (lol).

In the evening in Strasbourg, we happened upon the Cathedral and to our surprise, saw a great light show on the facade of the building. It was an entire light spectacular set to classical music. What a great thing to see!

We have just arrived in Cologne and it is very hot and muggy here. We will be heading for the Cathedral, which apparently was one fo the few things to survive the bombings in the 2nd world war. Only one night here and then off to Amsterdam tomorrow!

Oh, and the food is pretty good! Lets just say the budget is low for that sort of thing, but it is easy to have something good to eat when you are in France. Always good cheese and good bread!!