Koln / Cologne - Is Bigger Better?

Is bigger always better?  All the photos above are of the cathedral in Koln.  It was huge, it was impressive, it was too much.  Yes, there is too much of a good thing.  I'm glad we saw it but size did not make it my favorite.

The same might be said for the rest of the city.  It was big and beautiful, but I'll take a small village over Koln every time.

If one statue isn't enough, have 20 or 30.  On each side of the building.  Too much!

 We stayed two night in Koln.  The second day we did very little, it was more a day of rest after the overload of day one. 

Train station.

We are back in Brussels for a few days.  We had dinner with brother Dave and Jamie. They are here for a few days until they catch their flight home on Tuesday.  They had a good time visiting Eastern Europe and we enjoyed hearing their stories over an Italian dinner at the Grand Place in Brussels.

We take off for a week in Paris on Tuesday.  It will be the beginning of a month long tour of France and Italy.  Italy will begin with Genoa and then it is down the coast to the villages of Cinque Terra for a week.  I'll turn 65 during that week.  It will be a nice place to officially become an old man.

Life is good.  Can't wait to become a senior citizen.