A few photos from my trip this last weekend. More later.
The hotel I stayed at in Cologne. Yes, that is the shower right behind the bed. The room was very small and the bathroom was on the stairway landing, down a half floor. Not a problem, but it was 55Euro/night. And the wardrobe flyer said that it's normally 90 Euro/night. The first price was already about 20 Euro too much. But, they sent me my keys. Nice, small, but expensive.
The Cologne Hauptbahnhof.
The next photo is after I spent a few hours at the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn. They didn't allow photographs, so nothing from there. This museum has a wonderful exhibit on the German history from the end of WWII to the fall of the wall. It's really quite excellent. It covers the German struggle to deal with the horror of the war, rebuild their infrastructure, rebuild their government, deal with a split Germany and become a strong proud economic power. I highly recommend visiting it. Bonus: it's 100% free.
An announcement sign with clock in the Bonn Ubahn.
The front of the Bonn Hauptbahnhof.
The lovely lounge atmospheric cafe where I allowed myself to indulge in a delicious meal. Chicken stuffed with spinach and cheese, covered in a wine sauce. On the side were augratin potatoes and artfully cut, perfectly done zuchini and carrot pieces. Together with a glass of Chardonnay and followed afterward with a milch cafe. Ah, perfect.
I was bored while waiting for the train to arrive for the trip home. So I about 10 around the Bahnhof. This is one of two that I liked.
You didn't take a picture of your meal. We wanted to see the artfully designed zucchini and carrots! It's a running joke - Brett's Mom takes pictures of the food she eats! Just ask Brett.
Posted by: Mom at October 20, 2004 12:18 AMOMG! When we evacuated for hurricane Frances we went to Savannah, GA. Every night @ dinner she took a picture of her food. (I think she spent *way* too much time in the hotel room that weekend.lol)
Posted by: Brett at October 20, 2004 04:37 AMBill was here!
PS: You guys are too funny!
Ah yes, lovely Bonn. 40 minutes from me. I get there a couple times a year and totally love it. Bonn's biggest problem is, other than the fact that the gov't moved back to Berlin, is that it's overshadowed by Cologne.
You're right, the Foundation Haus der Geschichte
der Bundesrepublik Deutschland is wonderful.
I'm german and study at the moment in the UK. I grew
up near Cologne and know both cities quite well. Apart from your hotel you really made good choices to see the "Haus der Geschichte" and take a break at the lounge cafe near the Bonn Hbf it is one of my favorites as well.
I hope you enjoy your time in Germany and thanks for some pics from "Home" ;o)