Since I’m always taking photos of those “locks of love” in various cities that we visit, it was a natural to check out the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne, which is (in)famous for the number of locks that now adorn it. … Continue reading
To borrow the line from the late Paul Harvey and his radio shows: now for the rest of the story … about the Cologne Wars, rife with intrigue and a whiff of scandal.
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at the history of eau de cologne, and the centuries-old debate about who the true inventor of this perfume really was.
Although we didn’t actually have any Eis (“ice cream”) in Cologne while we were there, it was clear that people in Cologne like their ice cream, just like in Italy they like their gelato.
Although I talked about the fountain from Cologne yesterday, the main tourist attraction in Cologne is really their enormous Gothic cathedral. So it was to be expected that the cathedral would factor into the standard postcard shot from Cologne.
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a fountain in Cologne that has a tableau with representations of a lady with a lamp, along with many more than 7 dwarfs.