Sign in with Facebook
COLOGNE is a city where we only spent a couple of hours passing through & the COLOGNE CATHEDRAL is the only site we visited on my 19-day tour around Europe.
Hm... a thought just came to mind. Have you had many of such trips? Just a transit or stopover? I had, especially in the United States. Airports are places I'm very familiar with. Spending more time than I care to remember! Delays, bad weathers & technical faults have all characterise long-distance travels. I've once been stranded at the Minneapolis Airport for at least 10 hours, without food, because my arrival time was midnight & that has thought me a great lesson about air travel.
Rule #1: Always bring food & drinks with you on flight, regardless of how long the flight is!!! (The airport was closed at that time & all flights were grounded due to the weather. Therefore, passengers who arrived earlier had taken up all the rooms at the airport hotels & it's just too risky for me to venture into the city all by myself!) My flight was originally destined for Toronto from San Francisco vie Minneapolis. But that flight took more than 15 hours in total due to the flight being stranded at Fargo for 5 hours before even reaching Minneapolis, & we were not allowed to leave the plane either! I was lucky because I'd brought with me a good book & a couple of magazines to pass those long hours. I've always travel with an MD player & a good stock of MDs; they are my salvation.
So, Rule #2: Bring along something to entertain yourself. It may just be what makes or breaks a trip. But, for many passengers on the flight, the frustration & boredom are just too much to bear. Frankly, one needs to be more conscious of his/her own emotional responses & take more care in keeping that sanity intact. There are many events in this unpredictable world to make you miserable if you are not at all prepared for them...
In this particular event, I was fortunate. Found out on my return that the airline had decided to compensate me for this ordeal. What a compensation too: a round trip to any destination in the world! So, the morale of the story? Travel with food, reading materials & whatever you deemed entertainment. And transits & stopovers may just be a blessing in disguise afterall :-)!
Facts about Cologne
Population in Cologne: 1 million.
4 Major Events in 1999:
Hosted meetings of :The European Council.
Conference of G8 Foreign Secretaries.
Kosovo-Stability-Pact.
Economic Summit of G8 States.
This in turn has made Germany's oldest city an important political center in Europe.
Reviews (11)
Inspiration
Things to Do
(5)
An inspired artist at work. I must say she's very good. Sometimes, I do wonder what's the motivation & driving forces... more travel advice
The art
Things to Do
(5)
Jonathan Swift said: 'Vision is the art of seeing the invisible.'. In this case, I tend to agree... more travel advice
People
Things to Do
(5)
This is a very interesting kind of street music. I must say people do make up the place. Without this, Cologne Cathedral... more travel advice
Stained Glass
Things to Do
(5)
Marvel at the stained glass found in this cathedral. They are considered to be one of the best in Europe! more travel advice
Sharrie's Related Pages
Cologne Travel Guide
Member Travel Pages
- "Beautiful Cologne"
- "Koelsh, ja wohl"
- "Köln am Rhein"
- "Roman History, Magnificent Cathedral, and Kölsch"
- "My big neighbour, Cologne (Köln)!"
- "Kölle"
- "Cologne under Construction"
- See All...
Badges & Stats in Cologne
- 11 Reviews
- 12 Photos
- 11 Forum posts
- 15 Comments
- 2,815PageViews
- See All Stats
- See All Badges (25)
Have you been to Cologne?
Share Your TravelsLatest Activity in Cologne
- Wrote a Review Inspiration about Domplatte in Cologne Things to Do
- updated a Cologne Travel Page "Sharrie's Cologne Transit"
- Uploaded a Photo to "Stained Glass"
- Commented on DrewV's Cologne Page
Top 10 Pages
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Antarctica
Intro, 182 reviews, 185 photos
-
Vienna
Intro, 141 reviews, 189 photos, 5 travelogues
-
Turkey
Intro, 107 reviews, 142 photos, 5 travelogues
-
Tokyo-to
Intro, 90 reviews, 131 photos, 5 travelogues
-
Paris
Intro, 109 reviews, 109 photos
-
Saint Petersburg
Intro, 90 reviews, 91 photos
-
Stockholm
Intro, 89 reviews, 90 photos
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Cambodia
Intro, 82 reviews, 83 photos
-
Santorini Island
Intro, 79 reviews, 79 photos
-
Top 5 Page for this destination
Manhattan Beach
Intro, 61 reviews, 97 photos, 5 travelogues
Spa and Resort
National/State Park
Hiking and WalkingLatest Cologne hotel reviews
- Jolly Hotel Media Park
- 39 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Apr 28, 2012 - Maritim Hotel Koln
- 102 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 22, 2012 - Hotel Im Wasserturm
- 50 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 17, 2012 - Pullman Cologne
- 176 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 21, 2012 - Leonet Hotel
- 38 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Jan 17, 2012 - Barcelo Cologne
- 138 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 18, 2012 - New Yorker Hotel
- 13 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Jan 14, 2012 - Station Hostel for Backpackers
- 59 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 22, 2012 - Hotel Cristall
- 99 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 16, 2012 - Four Points by Sheraton Central Koln
- 17 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 13, 2012 - Excelsior Hotel Ernst
- 158 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 23, 2012 - InterContinental Cologne
- 29 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Apr 20, 2012 - Guennewig Kommerz Hotel
- 13 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Mar 10, 2012 - Eden Hotel Fruh am Dom
- 22 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 10, 2012 - Central Hotel am Dom
- 43 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Apr 17, 2012
Comments (14)
Will the cathedral still be that black or even more black. I will find out in December.
Cologne Cathedral impressed me most in this city. You seem to have not only bad memories from Airports:)
I have enjoyed my stay in Cologne, too...
very artistic comments and tips. nice pictures.
the Pic from the Dom Portal is just breath taking..I love that gotic Style..tanx Sharrie, and by the way..632 years and in between a couple of wars, split of the church, and they simply ran out of Money..and skilled workers..:-))
great info bout the cathedrale
They were probably drinking Kolsch as they waited. ;)
I`m just planning a trip there!
Great photos of the Cathedral!! Hope to get there someday!
A great take on things.
1 - 10 of 14
View 4 More