Cafe Duddel, Cologne

Advantages: Milka...Lindt...chocolate in general
Disadvantages: cable car shut in winter

...last century). Cologne also has a zoo, botanical gardens, various museums and dozens of lovely old churches which we saw in passing. We ate well in Cologne despite her being Chinese and not vegetarian and me being vegetarian and not Chinese. Or so we thought. We happened upon Rafaello, a famous ice cream café quite by accident one night, and went in. After greeting us in Japanese (they knew Fiona was Chinese…they just thought that what they were saying was Mandarin) the two waiters proceeded to have a conversation in German about whether only one or both of us were Chinese. As chat up lines go, "Are you Chinese?" is certainly a new one for me… We forgave them though when the food came out, and their sundae with hot chocolate sauce comes highly recommended. For main courses we either hit the markets or went to my favourite German... Read review

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Advantages: Close to Cologne Cathedral and shopping areas
Disadvantages: Breakfast expensive 14 euros per person per day

...the outside bar area. There was a little packet of Haribo sweets on each of the twin beds, which was a nice little touch. Maid service was good and towels were changed every day. Initially when we arrived at the hotel we were a little concerned at the roadworks outside and thought they may be noisy, but I think the windows were double glazed and the room was very quiet. We did not eat at the hotel as we thought the breakfast were expensive at 14 euros per person per day, but the bar meals and evening meals seemed quite reasonable. However there are so many cafes, bistros and restaurants within a 10 minute walk, you are somewhat spoiled for choice. Bar prices are a little higher than in the outside bars, but certainly not extortionate and is open until 1 o'clock in the morning. This hotel is very well situated for Cologne, a 15 minute walk... Read review

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Advantages: History. Scale. Drama. Art. Views. Free Admission.
Disadvantages: Crowds. Luggage.

...I will refer throughout to the subject of this review as Cologne Cathedral, that being the familiar English term for it. If you wish to carry out further research you will also need to know the German title: "Kolner Dom". Two of my great interests in life are architecture and history; seldom do they merge better and in more spectacular style than in the great churches and cathedrals. Over the years I have enjoyed visiting virtually all of the cathedrals in England - many in Poland during the last seven years too. Since my late teens there had been one cathedral above all others that I had wanted to visit - Cologne. However well one may, or may not, know Cologne, Germany, or even in a much wider sense church architecture, the iconic silhouette of Cologne Cathedral, with its truly colossal twin towers, will probably be familiar... Read review

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