Cologne

The city is dominated by the twin towers of its famous cathedral. However, surprisingly, it also has a lot of Roman ruins, which are to be incorporated into a new museum combining Roman and Jewish cultures. The centre of the city has many stolpersteins, brass plaques in the pavements commemorating those who were killed by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s.

After having an organised tour in the morning Diva and TSH went back into the town centre on foot. This involved walking across the bridge that also carried all of the railway tracks into the station, giving TSH another train photo opportunity. The bridge was festooned with padlocks attached by people who then threw the keys into the river.

The Viking Elba is now sailing through the Netherlands. Flat but no windmills yet.

A few technical problems on the ship. Two power cuts. One whilst TSH was in the shower. No water. Later, general problem with toilets, although that was fixed relatively quickly.