Cologne, Germany.

We get off the train and the first thing we see is the Dom Cathedral. This structure is almost overwhelming. The detail is insane and it is all over, not a moment's rest! Just incredible…. and on a misty night it was quite eerie and almost foreboding. We (strictly among ourselves) had a running joke of pretending to be asshole American tourists so we kept commenting to one another, "yeah it's OK, but it's a bit… 'busy'."  We're fools.

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Love the architecture, love the colors…

When in Rome… er, Cologne.

Me, Nike and the subway.

This brought us at least 5 minutes of juvenile laughter in the grocery store aisle…. did I say we were fools?

OK. Berliners. Can we talk about these things?! They are like a jelly doughnut but beyond. It was love at first sight. I think we ate about 3 or 4 of these per day - and that was practicing moderation on my part! I want one now…

In the train station waiting to leave for Amsterdam… having devoured yet more berliners.