Cologne, Germany~

This was our third visit to the

Cologne Cathedral.

We were excited to have our kids

see it with us this time!

The "Cologne Cathedral" is the taller one.

A few extra facts:

It's beginnings were in 1248 and it was

completed in 1880, seven centuries later!

It is Germany's largest cathedral,

and one of the worlds as well.

It was hit 14 times by WW2 aerial bombs.

This cathedral stands 516 feet high

at its tallest spire.

Can you see our little group right in front?

We climbed to the top again.

This time is was snowing.

On our way back from Cologne

we stopped in Bonn.

We walked around Bonn's main shopping

areas taking a picture of a popular building.

Beethoven was born in this house

on December 16, 1770.