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Cologne ('Cause Baby, You Stink)

Welcome to Cologne, home of all things bright and beautiful.

I find myself again in the city of the Collners, the Koelners, and the Geissboecke. I am not there for any of these three, however, rather I am there to learn MicroStation (as mentioned previously). So they send me to such a room.



The high point is that out the window, there is such a pond, and such a cafe.



Such a pond is also stocked with such creatures: footlong goldfish. Frightening.

Sunday morning at the Dom: very pretty, quite full, and extremely German. I am not used to the Catholic liturgy, although much of it is probably much the same as my native Lutheranismityness. All except for the peace, with Mr. Dane Cook's so named "Peace Rap". No Reeses Pieces, nor pieces of lint, but many peaceful eyes indeed, especially after such a peaceful sermon. I feel I am a better person for it. And yet still, what a nice organ, and choir, and orchestra.

Early problems arose when my first hotel was, shall we say, inconvenient.



It was nice enough, though. Pictures are available with the link to follow. However, after a night I was transferred to the Collner Hof Hotel, right in the middle of the magic of Hansaring. The magic part referring, of course, to the fact that I had both a cafe and a laundromat within three blocks. A miracle, to be sure. It was nice, anyways.







I like my feet.

Anyways, much was done, not much of it picture-worthy. I found Koelners pretending to be a Maryland Jazz Band,



a poster advertising for Adam Green on a European tour (Heaven help us all)



and another boat! Boats are cool.



Anyways, all work and no play makes Ben a dull boy, so it is good that I was in Koeln. A nice city in which to spend a bit of time, and also to go running. Finally. My fat butt needs to do something other than translate once in a while.

The guy watching CNN World says hi.



All the pictures can be found here.

As always, do enjoy.

BHK

posted by Ben @ 5:48 PM