A Trip Down Memory Lane…
Cologne and the Rhine Valley, Germany

Our Trip to Germany and Czech Republic

Cologne and the Rhine River

Part 2 of the Series

 

At the Hauptbahnhof

At the Hauptbahnhof

After a great nights’ sleep in Frankfurt, we headed to Cologne (Köln for you German-speakers). We were able to leave most of our luggage at the hotel in Frankfurt and just took what we needed for an overnight trip. We walked to the main train station (hauptbahnhof) and bought our tickets for the ICE (intra city express) to Cologne. This particular train travels at 150 mph…pretty darn cool!

The Cologne bahnhoff was very busy and crowded, much more so than Frankfurt. We checked our one bag at an automatic luggage machine; you put your money and your luggage in the machine and it gives you a baggage claim card that you’ll need to retrieve your luggage. The luggage is taken downstairs via a little elevator inside the machine.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane…
Frankfurt, Germany

Our Trip to Germany and Czech Republic

Part 1 of the Series

 

Red LIght District

Red LIght District

We flew from D/FW to Frankfurt, Germany and arrived at 7:30 am.  We took the train from the Frankfurt airport to the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhoff (main station).  From there, we walked to our hotel.  As is our custom when staying in hotels, we booked the first night online before we left the states.  We had chosen the hotel because it was close to the train station.  We soon found out the hotel was in the red light district, directly across the street from strip joints and brothels.  Read more →