Started out the day with a walking tour of Cologne, a city of 1 million. We didn’t find it a very charming place and it didn’t “feel” like a city of one million+ people. We toured the Cologne Cathedral which was very interesting. There was a decision on both sides of the war not to bomb the cathedral -- Hitler wanted to keep it for historical purposes and the Allies used it because it was such a visible landmark. If they found the cathedral, they knew where to drop their bombs. Supposedly the bones of the "Three Wise Men" are buried there -- note the gold chest.
There was an ice cream party in the afternoon. Supposed to be on the sun deck, but too cold so it was in the lounge. Dinner was not very good -- Black Angus steak which was tough and not very flavorful. Oh well. Would not normally order a steak on a ship, but the other choices didn't turn us on. We're not starving, however.
After dinner we took a walking tour of the city of Koblenz -- a city of about 125,000 -- very charming and quaint. It was 80% destroyed during the war and was rebuilt largely by the Marshall Plan. The MP shows what the human race can do if it sets its mind to it.
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