Saturday, December 17th was COLD! I headed out and walked to Bakery Merzenich am Neumarkt for breakfast. They had lots of yummy looking treats, but I settled on this one. I set out walking toward the Cathedral. It's just massive. Rick Steves calls it "Germany's most exciting church". While Köln was bombed heavily in World War 2 (95% of the city was destroyed), the cathedral remain relatively in tact despite being hit by 15 bombs. 140 foot tall ceilings Gero-Crucifix in the Chapel of the Cross. This is the oldest surviving monumental crucifix north of the Alps. It was carved in the 970s This is the Shrine of the Magi. Köln acquired the bones of the Three Kings in the 12th century. Inside this gold box sit the bones of the Magi. Allegedly 3 skulls with golden crowns. There is a Christmas Market just outside the Cathedral. I went to Früh am Dom for lunch. I just beat the lunch crowd, but as I was finishing up, I ended up a...
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