Adventure and Recreation in Cologne
Germany - Cologne - Dusseldorf - Frankfurt - Munich - Stuttgart - Hamburg - Berlin
The Rhine runs through the city of Cologne, making your entrance to the city picturesque. You have to first travel by train to Cologne Hauptbahnhof, and then you will cross the Rhine. The walks along the river are beautiful, more spectacular while raining, where you would feel like sitting there for ages watching the boats, both tourist and cargo travel up and down the river. This Rhine River is still a working route and a very important route for transportation within Central Europe. The air in Cologne is fresh, not like the polluted air that you may experience in other cities. Come to think of it, think the Rhine has a lot to do with this, as it breaks the city up and provides the fresh air that you may experience on the coast. While you stand on the shores of the Rhine River facing, the city you can see the magnificent St. Andrews towering over a row of attractive buildings. Here you can sit and watch the Rhine while you have a relaxing lunch and graze at the still beauty of the majestic beauties, the buildings just behind you. While you are sailing in the boat make sure, you sit on the large open air top deck as the lower decks indoors are usually set with dining tables. The cruise trails under a variety of bridges, passing the chocolate museum and the sports museum. Beyond that, the scenery consists of riverbanks with people fishing on sunny days.