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Cologne 2025

6th & 7th December

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Travel to Heathrow

Day 1 - Cologne

North Rhine Westphalia
   
 
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Day 1 - Pre-travel & Cologne
Day 2 - Heidelberg part 1
Day 2 - Heidelberg part 2 & Day 3 Cologne
Day 4 - Aachen
Day 5 - Cologne & Travel Home

 
Pre-Travel Day at Heathrow
 
With an early flight, it made sense to stay at a hotel connected to the terminal...


Cocktails on the rooftop bar...
 


Heathrow 1

 


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View from the roof, watching the lights of the landing planes switch on and break through the clouds...
 
Heathrow 2

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Runway view from the room...
 
Heathrow 3
 
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Day 1 - Cologne
 

Up for an early flight.
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Heathrow 4

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Relaxing as only Miche can...

Heathrow 5

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Waiting for the train into the city...
 
Flughafen

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We arrived to grey skies and rain, the Cathedral still looked impressive, apparently the largest facade of any church in the world and the tallest twin-spired one...
 
Dom

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Skiing gnomes at Heinzels Wintermarchen (Heumarkt & Alter Markt)...
 
Skiing

 
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Alpine bar next to the skating rink...

Bar



 


Skates...

Skates

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Pfaffen

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Pfaffen 2

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The cathedral from the one of the Christmas markets - Weihnachtsmarkt am Kolner Dom...
 
Dom 2

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Understated outfit for when you just want to blend in...
 
Fancy outfit

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Peters Brauhaus logo
 
Peters Brauhaus, one of many Kolsch breweries in Cologne...
 
Peters 1

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Stained glass ceiling...

Peters 2

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The traditional Cologne dish... Himmel und Aad (Heaven and Earth) - Black pudding and mashed potatoes...
 
Peters 3


Day 1 - Pre-travel & Cologne
Day 2 - Heidelberg part 1
Day 2 - Heidelberg part 2 & Day 3 Cologne
Day 4 - Aachen
Day 5 - Cologne & Travel Home