Cologne 22 Aug 2016

I spent a few days last week in Cologne  at a Gaming convention, and learned a few things. As usual, these are only my experiences, and might not represent Cologne, Cologneites, Cologneians, etc, in part or in whole.





1. Even if you ask for a groß (large) Sprite, you might get a .2l sprite for 4 euros anyway. On the plus side, it makes your hands look HUGE.

Thanks Steffen!

 2. People in Cologne only drink from small glasses.

Me chuckling at the tiny glass.

3. The Dom is stunning!

4. Far more people feel comfortable speaking English in Cologne than in Karlsruhe.


5. They have ONE place that serves French Toast and Pancakes, but we only found it because Hannes almost got us lost. And I didn't get to have any.

6. There's a good Brazilian Churrascaria restaurant there, but the advertised dancers never came out. And just like in all others I've tried, they try hard to get you to fill up on the buffet, and you need to look angry in order for them to bring you meat.

They DO like their knives.

7. If you ask "Can you make me a margarita?", sometimes they just answer "yes", walk away and don't get you a Margarita.

When I got it, it was HUGE, and had lots of cheap tequila in it.

8. Pizza with rabbit food on it can be really good, if you scrape off the green parts.

Also, thanks Steffen!

9. It's very strange doing a business trip without getting on a plane. A simple 2 hour train ride got us to Cologne.

You got a fast train
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get to Cologne

10. We stayed in a hotel (called Motel One) that 1) Didn't have a phone in the room, 2) Didn't have any water or a fridge in the room, and 3) Was just barely larger than the bed itself.  It was nice enough, very clean, and checking out was easy, because there wasn't anything you could put on the room.

No wonder I went out looking like that.

11. If a security door (that says it will alarm if opened) has more green lights on it than red, it won't alarm.

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12. We went to a burger Restaurant (it's a chain called Hans Im Gluck) where they had lots of sauces on the table. Grill Sauce (BBQ Sauce), Fritten Sauce ( Pommes sauce, or Mayo), Ketchup and an Orange Mustard sauce that was pretty good. The burger was pretty good too.

13. I had a fan come up to me and tell me he liked my blog. :)