it's been a little while since my last post...i've got lots of new tips, tastes, & tales from my months of traveling so stay tuned for new posts!
one of the new places i visited this year was the wonderful country of germany. i spent most of my time in dusseldorf, but one evening i decided to take a little journey about 1 hour to the south to meet a friend of mine for dinner. my destination was the wonderful city of cologne.
i hopped on the train for the short train ride through the german countryside. unfortunately for me it was already dark, so there weren't so many sights i could soak in while on the train, but little did i know once i arrived i'd have plenty of amazing things to see.
after a short ride i pulled into cologne station and disembarked my train. as i got my bearings and walked out of the train station my eyes fell upon an incredible view of the cologne cathedral. the cathedral is a magnificent medieval structure that will take your breath away. the construction of the cathedral was started in 1248 and finished in 1880 and when you get closer to take a look you will see what took so long. as you gaze upon this mammoth structure you will find the most intricate stone carvings covering every inch of the building. i can only imagine how long it took to carve these masterpieces out of blocks of stone.
after getting my fill of the cathedral (ok i couldn't get enough but i was running late!) i met my friend and we decided to take a stroll through the town to find a restaurant. we decided to find a nice local place where we could have some delicious german food.
so we started to wander the cobblestone streets looking for our culinary sanctuary. we strolled through the local shopping area where you could find a variety of different stores but the only restaurants we could come upon seems to be chinese! (i thought this was so strange).
after a 45 minute walk, getting hungry and a bit disappointed we decided to consult with the locals to find a place. for those of you that don't travel often when in doubt consult with the locals...you'll always get pointed in the right direction. after speaking with a lovely couple and following their directions through the maze of ancient german streets we came upon a local brewhouse named fruh.
as we stepped through the ancient wooden doorway we were immediately met by the clamor of conversation, the clinking of glasses filled with cold frothy beer, and the tantalizing smell of pork and sauerkraut. now this was exactly what we were looking for! we grabbed a table and immediately ordered a variety of pork based dishes and of course the local beer which was actually begin brewed by the brewhouse.
our waiter returned in a flash with glasses of the cold elixir we had been craving. after dropping the beer off he started a little tally on our coaster to keep track of how many we drank! (for those of you wondering it was 21 before we left!) he returned shortly with our smorgasbord of pork dishes that included: pork knuckle, jagerschnizel, wiernerschnizel, and blood sausage. all of which were spectacular.
after we had our fill of beer and pork we decided to call it an evening. keep in mind you'll need to cash to settle the bill at this local haunt (no credit cards accepted) but i promise you will leave full and happy! if you are ever in the area i recommend you stop by and check this place out www.fruh.de
happy travels wherever the road may take you.
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