Killing time in Cologne...

Tonight is our last night in Cologne. We are killing time until we leave.

Hotel check out was at 4:00, and our train to Munich doesn't leave until 11:46 PM. You know, it isn't easy killing seven and a half hours. Here is a brief rundown of the evening.

- Walked to the hotel Chris stayed in 9 years ago with his dad.
- Went to the Bier Museum and had some Kolsch.
- Went to the Eau de Cologne museum - bought some cologne.
- Went to our hotel bar and had some Kolsch.
- Went to Pfaffen for dinner - had some sauerbraten and halven hahn...and Chris had some Kolsch
- Now we are at Starbucks...yes Starbucks...using their free wi-fi for two hours until 11:00...at which point we will go back to our hotel and sit there until 11:20-ish.

It's not easy killing time. More tomorrow from Munich!

Liverwurst? LiverBEST.

I LOVE LIVERWURST!

I forgot that one on the post from before. But it is true.

Who'd a thunk it?

Screaming, crying children out in public are just as annoying in a different language.

Burt Bacharach

So as I mentioned, we went to Bacharach yesterday - it's in the Rhine River Valley.

It's very picturesque, and we took quite a few pictures on the river cruise of the castles along the way. In the picture of me and Chris, that little castle over Chris's shoulder is the one in Bacharach.

We did a wine tasting, and then had lunch. The wine tasting was a little messed up because the woman didn't speak English and instead of getting the sampling of sweet (lieblich) Reislings, which I love, we got the sampling of dry (trocken). They weren't bad, but just not what I wanted. I did, however, become completely shitfaced.

We stumbled over to a hotel restaurant and I got roast beef, and Chris got wild boar Sauerbraten. We also got salads, which was nice because I was missing green vegetables. It was fantastic!! So yummy.

Had another glass of wine, ran to get the train, and the passed out all the way back to Cologne.

Butt Dialer

Funniest moment yesterday in Bacharach? Cooz butt-dialing me from her cell phone.

This happens alot actually, and between the call that I took, and the three or four text back and forth, I think that little convo cost me about $16.

But it was worth it.

Stressterday

Yesterday was a very stressful day. Our plan was to:

- Get up at 4:00 am, get ready and organized
- Get to the train station by 6:15 am to eat breakfast
- Board the 6:53 am train to Koblenz
- Walk 30 minutes from the Koblenz train station to the K-D boat dock
- Board the 9:00 am boat from Koblenz to Bacharach for a three hour Rhine River cruise

Here is what happened.

- Went to bed at midnight, because I still have jet lag
- Got up at 4:00 am, got ready and organized
- Got to the train station by 6:15 am to eat breakfast
- The 6:53 am train to Koblenz is 40 MINUTES LATE causing us to miss the boat in Koblenz
- Went back to bed for an hour because I was so tired I was slurring my words and got on the 9:53 train to Koblenz
- Hopped a city train to Bacharach then boarded the 11:15 am K-D boat from Bacharach to St. Goar
- Took the train from St. Goar back to Bacharach to walk around.

There was alot of hopping from one train to another and the boat ride was a total snore (thank God it was only 40 minutes and not 3 hours like we planned).

So not a bad day, just stressful with too much moving from place to place.

Rick Steves Would Be So Proud

Chris did laundry the other night - the 2.5 gallon ziploc bags worked really well. The picture is of our bathroom in Cologne.