Tuesday 6 October 2015

Cologne, Germany #Day36

Today was Lara's birthday! We had celebrations in the morning~ 
Then we drove to Cologne~ 
An amazing bridge~ 
Locks covered the side fence for meters and meters! It just kept going. Better then the one in Paris! 
So much love in the world~
We went into the Cathedral to have a look around and then climb up the towers~
So. many. stairs. 
Worth it for the amazing view at the top!~
'The Mums' taking selfies hahha~
The bell tower~ medieval bells~
In the bell tower we started talking to two men who were testing/mending the bells~they told us lots of fascinating information! 
They found out it was Lara's birthday and they said they would ring the giant bell for us! It was amazing! The bell is only rung on special occasions (very rarely) but they pretended they were testing it! They had to tell no one to film otherwise they could loose their jobs! It was such a great experience and so nice of them! 
One of them was also telling us about his travels to Australia and when we left he told Mum~'My heart is in Australia' 
Hahahh
This smaller bell is the most important~It was crafted in 1448 and weighs 11 thousand tones~
We then walked through the old town~
Sunset from their balcony to end the day~