Arrival in Cologne from Brussels

We took the Thalys train back into Cologne from Brussels. Along the route we saw more stereotypical German countryside. We took a taxi from the train station to our hotel where we had an excellent lunch at our hotel restaurant. We then contacted our friend Kirsty who took us on a tour of the local chocolate museum. We had a hot chocolate at the museum cafe and took a walk along the Rhine River to the shopping area near the Dom cathedral. In this area we were fortunate enough to see some street performances from some local artists as well as getting a quick look at the Dom again. We then had dinner at the Fuhr Brewhaus which served some very traditional German dishes as well as the Fruh beer.