BURR! Germany is cold! We saw some extraordinary things today. The Dom (The Cathedral) is truly magnificent. I can not even describe the massive structure and the pictures don't even really do it justice. It is amazing how much time, effort, and immense detail and ornamentation was put into this house of the Lord. It really shows you how much more important religion was than anything else, centuries ago. We took a self guided tour and took pictures all the way, s...

Hey just wanted to let you all know that we are here in Koln(Cologne), Germany. The hostel we are staying in is very nice, more like a B&B. Our train ride from Amsterdam to Koln was smooth and uneventful. We even figured out the Koln Underground! We will update more when we get back from our first outing into the city.