| Page Views: 303 Last Visit to Cologne: August, 2005 | Köln by bliss7 - last update: Aug 30, 2005 |
| The famous gothic Kölner Dom |
I visited Cologne, or Köln, in August of 2005 for World Youth Day (Weltjugendtag). The place was packed with young Catholic pilgrims who came to see the cathedral, our new pope, Benedict XVI, and to have a wonderful spiritual experience. Every day in Cologne the streets were packed with about a million young Catholics, from 193 different countries. There were flags of all sorts of nations everywhere. I have never seen anything like it!
The name of the town comes from its Latin name, "colonia," which is easy to figure out - "colony." This was an early Roman colony. The Romans were attracted to it because of its many mineral spas and baths. |
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Purpleshade Wed Oct 26, 2005 05:22 UTC
Nice pic of the cathedral! :)Lesley | sihi Wed Sep 7, 2005 19:26 UTC
Hi! I also was there on the Youth Days. It was great expirience. Nice page:) | fairy_dust Mon Sep 5, 2005 15:02 UTC
Be-nedetto! *clapclap clapclap clap* Yay for WYD! Great to see other WYD pilgrims around here, God bless! :) | thecatsmeow Wed Aug 31, 2005 06:06 UTC
Bill, Wow that opening picture is stunning. Hope you are adding more to this interesting destination. Hi from Washougal, WA |
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