Who has been to Cologne, Germany ?

[sussexadz121]

Just about to embark on a 4 day tour of Cologne with my rugby team. Whos been ? any must Do's or Dont's for me to share with the lads?

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Me! The chocolate factory in Koblenz is amazing (probably not for the rugby player-type though.) Climb up the Cathedral spire, the views are great from the top!

 

[Titanic]

I'd give the beer a miss... it's terrible

 

[The Modfather]

There are plenty of bars along the Rhine, to chill out in the sun with a few bevvies.

The cathedral is a good call as well.

 

[Joey Deacon's Disco Suit]

Music-wise it's second to none

 

[Icy Gull]

If they are still serving bratwurst and chips with mayonnaise from street vendors..buy them. Many many years since I was there but I still drool thinking of those sausages and chips.

 

[Springal]

Pascha ;-)

 

[LowKarate]

Do climb up the Cathedral spire if you don't suffer from vertigo.
Don't climb up the Cathedral spire if you do suffer from vertigo.

To expand on that a little, when you climb up the actual point of the spire at the top, you can see outside on all 4 sides through large gaps in the spire, so if you suffer from vertigo you will be able to see precisely how far off the ground you are. As BAG says, the views are great.

This could be seen as an opportunity. If you know someone in your group has vertigo, you could take them up there and laugh at them when their legs turn to jelly at the top.

I can't offer any more help than that as I went there when I was a kid, rather than on the sort of tour with mates on which you're going.

 

[Curious Orange]

It is a bit like visiting a theme park in that a lot of the old looking buildings are actually replicas of those that stood there before the war, but worth one visit. Agree about the sausages though - they are usually about three times the size of the containing bun!!

 

[Safeway]

The pork steaks in a bread roll are lush as well. I had TWO in a row. :fatbastard:

DO go to the Dom, but DON'T talk too loudly in the main churchy bit, you'll be told to SHUT IT.

 

[daveinprague]

If they are still serving bratwurst and chips with mayonnaise from street vendors..buy them. Many many years since I was there but I still drool thinking of those sausages and chips.

One of my greatest disappointments after moving here from Germany was the Sausage stalls.. ...the sausages here are vile. German sausages are outfeckingstanding...

 

[house your seagull]

we should have a winged beast on a leash for Falmer like them Kolners have, none of this Gully business

 

[Trufflehound]

Kölsch is one of Germany's finest beer styles. There are several different brands but all are good. Don't be a crass tourist and try and order it in a pint. Accept it in the 20cl glass (a "Stange") that it will be offered in. And don't worry about getting thirsty: the waiters in Cologne are some of the most attentive anywhere and will be ready with a fresh one to chuck down your neck before you've finished the first one...

 

[Curious Orange]

Kölsch is one of Germany's finest beer styles. There are several different brands but all are good. Don't be a crass tourist and try and order it in a pint. Accept it in the 20cl glass (a "Stange") that it will be offered in. And don't worry about getting thirsty: the waiters in Cologne are some of the most attentive anywhere and will be ready with a fresh one to chuck down your neck before you've finished the first one...

True, a very palatable beer.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Cologne

Home of Can. Say no more. It is a superb place and one that I visit every five or so years when I manage to get a work visit to Germany. Great great city as indeed are Dusseldorf, Munich, Heidelberg,Stuttgart and I am led to beliebve Berlin also. Nice country and great people.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Racek]

Love the place. Have the pork knuckle served most pubs/restaurants.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I have family there. The cathedral is lovely but don't believe any local who tells you God spared it during the bombing in the war. It was left standing by the RAF as a landmark for lost bomber planes to help them navigate home.

 

[daveinprague]

I have family there. The cathedral is lovely but don't believe any local who tells you God spared it during the bombing in the war. It was left standing by the RAF as a landmark for lost bomber planes to help them navigate home.

Either that or it was the Americans job to bomb the cathedral...


Wankers actually bombed Prague ...thinking it was Dresden....didnt manage to hit the right country ffs...

Ive had a couple of decent nights in Koln though...cant deny it..cant remember any places specifically as fecked up when we arrived, but it was
pretty decent..

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

Great city, nice buildings, nice beer, nice birds and as mentioned Pascha is

 

[NMH]

I have family there. The cathedral is lovely but don't believe any local who tells you God spared it during the bombing in the war. It was left standing by the RAF as a landmark for lost bomber planes to help them navigate home.

And to impress the Germans of our bombing accuracy, so they'd know we were not f**king about and could hit targets (by missing a potential one). I think it was the ONLY thing left standing in the area, and there's chunks out of the walls where shrapnel hit