Mini Lindt Chocolate Factory

We went to the Lindt Chocolate Museum in Köln. They have a mini factory there where you can watch chocolate being made and formed, thn buy what you see being made. Very interesting and oh yes, very good. Lindt comes out of Switzerland. We do love the chocolate over here. I would love to take a picture of the stores and their huge chocolate displays, but it is illegal in Germany to take a picture of the inside of a store.

Stained Glass Window in Köln Dom

One of the many beautiful stain glass windows in the Dome. Click on it to see the beauty.

Mosaic in Dome

One of the many floor Mosaics in the Dome

Northside of Dom

This is coming from the Train Station. It is really quite and impressive building. It was started in 1245 and then work stopped during the 1600's and was finally completed in 1880. It is very dark from all the soot and dirt from all the years. They are doing some renovation as you can see if you click on the picture to enlarge it. You see this building and some of the other buildings and you get an idea where the Saints got images for the early Temples in Utah and the Assembly hall in Salt Lake, as well as the tabernacles in Brigham City and Logan.

Köln Dom

This is looking at the Dom from the East side. We were heading back to catch the train back to Heidelberg.

Cologne Train Station

Sister Miller, Elder Miller and Carol waiting for our train from Cologne back to Heidelberg.

ICE Train to Köln (Cologne)

This is Elder and Sister Miller and myself debarking from the train in Cologne, Germany. We took our preparation day to take the train to see the Cathedral in Cologne Germany. The ride was very smooth, but never came close to approaching the advertised speed of 300 Kilometers an hour, which is 186 miles an hour. It was more like 100 mph. Too many stops to get up speed. Still we had reserved seats and it was sure different than the train ride I took from Berlin to the Swiss Temple in 1963. Through East Germany we thought the train would derail. We could look out the window to see how wavy the rails were. We thought the Communists had been drunk when they laid down the rails. This time we never heard the clickety clack as you went over the rail connections, just a smooth straight ride. They are welded and ground smooth. Without the rails system and street cars Germany would come to a complete standstill. For about $4,000 dollars per person a year one can have unlimited rides all over Europe. If you want a sleeping car you pay an additional $30.