{"id":496,"date":"2023-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/current-journal.monkeydads.com\/?p=496"},"modified":"2024-02-12T16:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T16:43:47","slug":"kolsch-is-more-than-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/kolsch-is-more-than-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00f6lsch is more than beer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We started our day in K\u00f6lsch, or rather Cologne, with a walking tour of the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cologne was nearly completely destroyed during the war. Most of the buildings date from the 50\u2019s onwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still a great city with a lot of history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cologne\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cologne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-506\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mo, our guide. Already pontificating. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-507.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-508.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-508\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-509.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Since the city was destroyed during the war most buildings are fairly modern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-510.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-510\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Random<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-511.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1951 vs Today. <br \/>Red building was the lone survivor. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-515.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-516.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gnomies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-517.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tour ended at the cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2023-rhine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/images-posts\/klsch-is-more-than-beer-519.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We got cookies for surviving the tour. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We started our day in K\u00f6lsch, or rather Cologne, with a walking tour of the city. 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