Travel To Germany Day 3

Germany Day 1
Germany Day 2

Frankfurt -> Kaiserslautern - > Trier -> Koblenz -> Koln / Cologne -> Marburg

In the morning of the third day, our hosts are kind enough to prepare breakfast for us. The breakfast consists of bread and eggs which is the breakfast everywhere in Europe. (that's why I can lost weight here!). Then, we went to our next destination which was Marburg but we went around the Cologne city first.

Pic: We love Garmin! Our trusty GPS while driving and walking.

Cologne is the fourth largest cities in Germany. The University of Cologne where our CS host studied is one of Europe oldest universities. However, Cologne lack the certain charm that cities such as Trier and our next destination, Marburg have. Most of the buildings in Cologne are quite new and boxy looking. These was due to the fact that most of Cologne were destroyed during the World War II.

One of the buildings that survive is the Kolner Dom, a majestic gothic style cathedral that started being built in1248. From 1880-1884, it even qualifies as the tallest structure in the world and one of the world's largest cathedral.

Pic: The Dom Tower.

Pic: The outer wall design.

Pic: Delicate gothic style walls.

Pic: It's still raining in Germany.

Pic: One of the performers wearing medieval costume.

Pic: The ceiling made from marble.

Pic: The altar.

Pic: Must have one pics inside.

Pic: The beautiful stained glass.

Pic: One of the small altars.

Pic: Some bishop or rules that being buried in the cathedral.

Pic: The ceiling design.

When you look at the cathedral in the world, you can see where the money goes during that time. Then, we continue to a university town, Marburg to meet one of my husband friend and our host.

Marburg as one of the university villages in Europe sits one of the oldest Protestant University in the world, University of Marburg which also where our friend/host is finishing his 10 year PHD. Marburg lanscape full of narrow and hilly streets, the tallest buildings only at five storey high and divided by two parts (the upper town and the lower town). The upper town can be reached by 2 elevators available if opted to skipped the long walk up the streets. Marburg also has one of the most progressive schools for the blinds where you can see lots of blinds students around the town and facilities to helped them such as different sounds for street crossings. During the Romanticism era, it is said that the Brothers Grimm collected many of their fairy tales here such as the Rapunzel's tower and red riding hood. Marburg will also become the new solar city by end of this year.

We arrived early at the town, therefore we decided to climb a very high and exhausting climb to the Marburg castle, the highest point in Marburg. One of the reason is also to skip going to this castle with our host that like most european walks very fast :P.

Pic: Arrived at the castle.

Pic: View from the top.

Pic: The town of Marburg.

Pic: Marburg castle. Now is one of the schools, I think.

Pics: Reminds me of Mary Poppins movie.

Pic: Trying my hands on capturing artistic pictures.

Pic: The car park... hahahha.

Pic: The Marburg town.

Pic: My darling hubby at the castle wall.

Pic: Now you can see how steep I had to climb.

Pic: The red house during the walk down.

Pics: The houses and shops in Marburg.

Finally, the time to meet our friend, Wolf. We were waiting for him in the middle of the junction, sitting on the bench, facing the Elizabeth Church. He just laughed at us and saying you look like three Malaysians in the middle of the junction.

Wolf and his housemates are cooking dinner for us, salad, bread and potato something. And we went for another walk near the house with him telling some of the Marburg history and folklore. After a tiring day, we slept in his bedroom in his very high bed.

Pic: Our host, Wolf during one of the smoking session they were having.

Pic: Our bed for the night which was built by Wolf himself and feels like three storey high.