Koln (Cologne), Germany

Cologne is famous for three things: its church, the fragrance made famous there, and its beer. Let's take them one at a time: 1) the Cologne Cathedral is considered one of the best known architectural monuments in Germany, it was the world's tallest building for 4 years (1880-1884) and has 580 steps to get to the top. 2) aue du cologne was invented by Johann Maria Farina in the 1700s and was named after the city it was invented in - Farina is considered the oldest fragrance company in the world! 3) Cologne has more breweries than any other city in Germany, but they only brew one type of beer: Kolsch. This beer is served in 0.2dl glasses and is usually served from a tap. We visited 4 of the 20+ breweries in the city: Fruh, Gaffel, Pfaffen and Sion. Cologne was actually founded by the Romans in 50AD and also has interesting WWII history. Take a look at the pictures here!