The Dom in Cologne

We got on the train this morning and travelled to Cologne. Again, the efficiency of the trains here is amazing.

Our hotel is literally a baseball's throw away from the Dom Cathedral, and we can see it from our hotel room. Which, by the way is fantastic. I would stay here again 100 times.

MB from work - I lit a candle and said a prayer for you at the Dom. So there you go. You are going to be fine in no time.

Speaking of the Dom, it is amazing. It's incredible to think that it started in 1248 and took over 600 years to finish. It is really astonishing to me that engineering and architecture of that caliber is still here for us to revere, enjoy, and be in wonderment of. As you look up at the top, you get kind of dizzy. It has the largest height to width ratio of any Medieval church. The tallest spire is 157 meters, or 515 feet!! You can't even get a good picture of it, it's that high. Amazing to think that it all started almost 800 years ago.