Everything You Need To See In Cologne, Germany! 🇩🇪

[@MaxandSidney]

Have you ever been to Cologne? If so, how did you like it? Let us know! 👇

[@lmayersmayers]

I have been dussdolf and love it beautiful city we booked cologne go in September let you know how like it

[@LaraLara88]

Cut your dirty nails next time

[@mogon721]

Nice video! The Cologne Cathedral is even more interesting than you think. Construction started in 1248 and lasted about 300 years. By then only half of the nave and the lower quarter of the towers were finished. On one of the tower stumps, there was a wooden medieval crane that became the landmark of Cologne for the next 3 centuries. In the 16th century, nobody wanted the gothic style anymore, and they didn't have the money anyway. Fast forward to the early 19th century after the French occupation under Napoleon had ended. In the 1820s, 2 young architectural enthusiasts found the original facade plans of the western facade with the towers. It was the time when gothic architecture was "in" again. Also, after the French occupation, there was a big awakening of a national conciousness, and such relicts of a great past were seen as focus points for that movement. Cologne was Prussian at the time, and so the biggest Protestant monarchy in Germany paid for the completion of the biggest Catholic church in the world, and the tallest building in the world at that time. And the interesting thing is that it is the most perfect gothic church in existence exactly because it was completed in the 1880s. Other than any other church that was constructed over centuries, this one was completed exactly as planned in the 13th century. Another paradoxon of this great cathedral. By the way, speaking of old, you were in two of the oldest cities of Germany, three, if you count Vienna which was part of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nations for almost a millenium. All three, Bonn, Cologne, and Vienna, were founded by the Romans more than 2 millenia ago as part of their Germanic provinces. In Germany, there is are a dozen of these Roman cities with two millenia of continuous history, for example Xanten at the Dutch border, Mainz 200 km up the river from Cologne, and Trier at the river Moselle where you can actually find the oldest still actively used building in Germany, the former imperial basilika, 1700 years old, which is a church today. Cologne has a large Roman museum, always worth a visit, right next to the main station. Take care!

[@MaxandSidney]

Wow, fascinating history! We are just so blown away by how long civilization has existed in these areas, and how many structures and landmarks are still around today to connect us to that history! The Cologne Cathedral was truly one of the most stunning buildings we have ever seen, and now I have even more appreciation for how much went in to completing it! Thanks for the comment and for checking out the channel, we really appreciate it! 👍

[@kjetilmeland5137]

Ich fahre nächste Woche nach Köln. Ich freue mich. Ich bin ein norweger

[@TabiEats]

Thanks so much for this video. Just planning our trip to Cologne. Well down!

[@MaxandSidney]

So glad you enjoyed the video! Have an amazing time in Cologne, its an awesome city!

[@kirstinegirl]

We are going to Cologne soon. Can’t wait, those Kebabs look awesome!!

[@MaxandSidney]

Have an amazing time! One of our favorite cities in Germany, we think you’ll enjoy it!

[@zceylan]

about ayran, this turkish drink is yes salty but it is just to balance the acidity and soeur taste of turkish yıgurt, kind ıf nautralises the sourness, so actually we dont taste the salt and it is a very refreshing drink indeed especially in summer, if there is some salt that you taste it is definitely not a good ayran :D

[@MaxandSidney]

That’s an interesting explanation! I am definitely more fond of it now than I was back then. Such a unique flavor, and it is enjoyable!

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

I even put some more salt in it when I drink it to a döner

[@roamwithdory]

I agree that Cologne Cathedral is one amazing site to see. Saw it first time today! I may have to revisit the old town again tomorrow morning. I walked by some of it this afternoon and didn't find it that special. Thanks for a cool informative video! I'll be posting my vlog soon :)

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you so much for watching, we’re glad you enjoyed it! Hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Cologne!

[@mbofalzer]

Hoch muss man. Die Stadt von oben anschauen.

[@daniell7524]

Love your Germany videos! But Milka chocolate is from Switzerland, although produced in Germany by US corporate Mondelez. The most famous German chocolate brand might be Ritter Sport. Fun fact: Sarotti is a German chocolate brand originally from Berlin and was the operating brand of the Cologne chocolate museum before Lindt Switzerland took over. Storck (Berlin), Haribo (Bonn), Lambertz Printen (Aachen) and Niederegger Marzipan (Lübeck) are well established German candy manufacturer.

[@MaxandSidney]

Milka is Swiss?? We always thought it was German! Well, either way, Ritter Sport is better 😆 the chocolate museum was so interesting! We also saw Haribo in Bonn. Awesome 👍

[@gerardorodriguez9073]

Excellent TEAM WORK!!!

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you! We’re so glad you enjoyed the video, we really enjoyed our time in Cologne and it was fun to document it!

[@ashtonamos458]

Great video! I am currently planning a trip and will be stopping in cologne for a couple days in April of 2023. I found your video to be extremely helpful! Hope you had fun on the rest of your adventures!

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you so much for checking out the video, we are so pleased to hear it was helpful! We hope you enjoy your time in Cologne, it is a really fun and unique place! 👍

[@milleglad3314]

crazy how good your vlogs are! xx love from norwaaaay

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you so much, we are so glad you are enjoying them! Plenty more on the way, can’t wait to get to Norway at some point!

[@AkshayChaudhari5]

Loved video..eager to watch series of it.

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you so much for watching, we are thrilled to hear you enjoyed it! Definitely check out the rest of our Germany content, we have also been all over the place in Europe! 👍🏻

[@kylewhittle6565]

Hi, just a correction. The black you see is not ‘soot’ it’s called volcanic stone, a very common stone used throughout 1100-1550 across Europe. Travel to France you’ll see thousands of them used for houses, churches and cathedrals. They were used because they are formidably durable and sustainable.

[@MaxandSidney]

Really? That's fascinating! We were so curious about that, thanks for the info!

[@Hades-fs7mv]

@@MaxandSidney There are many different stones used on the dome one of them being Trachyt which is indeed volcanic but it is not dark. The patina you see is mixed pollution and different microorganisms that grown on the stone and are destroying it. You often see parts of the dome that have a much lighter colour. Those have been restored.

[@MellonVegan]

That outside discolouration is very typical for sandstone churches. Source: I'm a geologist in a city that has only sandstone churches (and a couple brickbuilt ones).

[@kungbazo5240]

kölsh is actually an ale, but looks and tastes like a lager. Love your vlogs, guys ❤

[@MaxandSidney]

Really?? I always thought it was a lager! Thanks for the tip, so glad you are enjoying the videos! 😁

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

Howdy Folks, new subscriber here. I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I live traveling to Germany and I am actually traveling to. Germany very very soon. I am planning to visit Cologne this trip for a could of days. I have been there before but just in passing via the train. I am so looking g forward to watching more of your videos. I will share this video out on my Facebook group pages (same name as my channel), My channel is all about Germany and my travels. I hope that you will come by and check it out. I am so glad that I had ran across you:).

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you so much for checking out the video and our channel! We will definitely give your channel a look as well, we can’t get enough Germany content! 🇩🇪❤️

[@MagnificentGermanywithDarion]

@@MaxandSidney You are very welcome. I literally just shared your channel on my KZbin group :). Are you in Germany right now? I am hosting my KZbin meetup on the Zugspitze on June 24 and 25th:).

[@gregorkalkhoff7023]

In particular, air pollution has contributed to the color change of the stones, for example due to the sulphurous smoke of the steam locomotives in the 19th century. The cathedral consists of different types of stone in quite different shades of colour. Only thanks to the black patina is it not so noticeable.

[@MaxandSidney]

Ahh, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the info, we were curious about that!

[@Bareego]

There are so many remains from Roman times all over Cologne. Every time they dig for construction they end up finding some more. I can highly recommend the Roemisch Germanisches Museum if you're interested in the Roman history of Cologne. Other interesting places in NRW amongst many others are Xanten with a big park with many Roman buildings and artefacts or Hagen with it's open air museum "Freilichtmuseum" of old crafts. In general there are old castles in many places worth checking out.

[@MaxandSidney]

We will definitely have to check that out next time we are in Cologne! The scale of the history just fascinates us to no end. So much happened in this region of the world, and truly amazing to think there are still remains of those societies!

[@minwoo8669]

Great video guys

[@MaxandSidney]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@KuGirlFilms]

so amazing! cant wait to go see it for myself during the coming April period. A guy tried to steal your camera? gosh!

[@MaxandSidney]

That was a little crazy 😆 but Cologne is pretty safe for the most part! Best of luck on your travel planning! 😃👍

[@lucy7594]

really enjoyable vlog max & sid I can't wait to go in october. just to ask how much was the bus travel to the other towns?

[@MaxandSidney]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! We took a train from Düsseldorf, and then another train on to Bonn after Cologne. Both were very affordable, under 20 euros a person!

[@phlix1]

Great video! :)

[@MaxandSidney]

Thanks for watching! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@Rainbowbright2024]

You guys seriously walked inside the cathedral but havnt took notice of the golden shrine from the middle age with the remains of the 3 Kings (Three Wise Men) ?! That's the reason why this big church has been erected more than 800 years ago and beside the religious value, the craftmenship of the shrine and all the gold is worth to admire...

[@terrysommers6060]

The cool trees are called pollarded lime trees. I love them!

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you, Terry!!! 😄 Sidney is very pleased to know their names now.

[@davidcorbett62]

Me and my friend both of us serving as British soldiers enjoyed going to Koln during our time in West Germany as it was then. There used to be a cable car along the bridge and the food was a lot different it being much more in German or brock and bratwurst plus things like snitzel and pommefritz ( french fries) sadly food which is in the decline now giving way to more foreign dishes. Cakes etc are also a huge thing there and all very ornate and filling. The city was virtually destroyed by bombers during the war and the cathedral one of the only things to remain standing was actually used as an aiming point by the bomb aimers it being beside the railway station and railway bridge. A truly wonderful city to visit

[@voyance4elle]

The amount of Schnitzel, Wurst and Pommes is still huge here. We just have more variety and options now, which is a good thing 🤍

[@davidcorbett62]

@@voyance4elle my mate and I returned to Germany approx 30 years since we had left West Germany ( Bielefeld). We don’t know if our old barracks was still there ( it was,all of it) our other reason for returning was to sample the beer and food we enjoyed so much. But we walked all around the city and couldn’t find a German restaurant to enjoy! All the little “Bratty” stands had disappeared. We did find a slightly upscale restaurant which served snitzel BUT with M,Cain chips!!!! So we had the snitzel and left the chips . Next night same search but the only genuine German free was completely full so no room for us. So we left Germany still with a memory of lovely food

[@manuelkant3685]

Kölsch... or how we in Northern Germany call it: tasteless water :D

[@MaxandSidney]

😂😅 love the rivalry between all of the beers. Definitely noticeably lighter than everything else in the region, I will agree with that!

[@ciarakavanagh8225]

Great video

[@MaxandSidney]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊

[@arnodobler1096]

2:27 these leaded glass windows are created by Gerhard Richter (most famous, German, living and most expensive painter artist). You asked about the trees, these are "plane trees" (ideal for beer gardens, as they develop leaves quite late, but provide ideal shade and cool in midsummer).

[@MaxandSidney]

Wow, we had no idea! No wonder they were so beautiful! And thank you so much for the explanation of the plane trees, that makes so much more sense why they are so common in the region! They really do look nice!

[@mariechen372]

Yes koeln germany very nice Im living here .

[@MaxandSidney]

What a great place to live! We really enjoyed it 😊

[@thomasbrinkmann6624]

Great ❤

[@MaxandSidney]

😁👍

[@ozcanevranl7928]

Thank for your porogramme.

[@MaxandSidney]

Absolutely! Thank you for watching! It was so much fun to document our short but wonderful time in Cologne!

[@chairmanalf7856]

The black on the Dom is probably age and pollution. Churches and various older buildings are also like this in the UK until they are cleaned and restored.

[@WingCommanderAE24]

technically speaking the towers of the cologne cathederal are the third highest church towers in the world. the currently tallest is the church tower of the Cathedral in Ulm (ulmer münster) surpassing the 157 meters tall Colonial towers by four meters to 161. once finished the sagrada Familia in barcelon will be the tallest with over 170 meters.

[@topmix5986]

Nice video is enough one day to visit those place in cologne and I want visit Munich so my luggage locker in station train and get the train at night is possible do that !!

[@MaxandSidney]

We wished we had at least one more day in Cologne, but one day is probably enough if you plan it out!

[@jasmineraney3635]

How many days you you suggest staying in cologne? We were debating on doing 2 nights in cologne and 2 night in Bacharach. Would you suggest this? Or think it’s best just to stay in cologne and do day trips along the Rhine? Thanks!!

[@MaxandSidney]

We only had one day in Cologne, but we definitely wished we had more! 2 nights sounds like a good idea. If you run out of things to see in the city, you can always go to Bonn or one of the other cities around Cologne! We’re jealous, we miss Cologne! Have a great time 😁

[@monohoh]

Hello! I am going on a trip starting from Cologne and when I come to the city, I am looking for a place where I can leave my luggage as I will start to tour the city directly. where did you leave it and how much was it? thanks for your video!

[@MaxandSidney]

Hello, thanks for watching! We stored our luggage at the main train station. There are compartments in the main lobby. I believe it is 7 euros per item, unless it went up recently. Hope this helps! Have a great time in Cologne 😁

[@anita_R]

It is soot. Most of the area was mining towns.

[@MaxandSidney]

Ahh, that makes sense!! We were curious what that was!

[@matchthewolf4362]

Having trains being on time is uinque to your experience. DB trains are notoriously delayed.

[@cesarsaavedra8520]

Please share the pub gaffel kolsch address. I couldn’t find it in Google maps .. thanks

[@MaxandSidney]

It was called Brauhaus Zum Prinzen, it was located in the Alter Markt 👍

[@Arltratlo]

the Ulmer Münster is taller....its the tallest church in Europe

[@toniderdon]

There is just no way you think DB is always on time, this has to be a joke

[@morpmorpt4746]

Trains are delayed a lot now and no air conditioning in a lot!!!

[@MaxandSidney]

Oh no!! That sounds awful! 😔

[@mbofalzer]

6:40 sind sie sicher das sie ein Kölsch trinken? Ich habe in 50 Jahren schon 2 - 3 tsd oder mehr Kölsch getrunken. Es sieht verwässert aus, die Schaumkrone passt auch nicht.

[@Efe06_34]

How much money did you spent in Köln, for one day?

[@natagush]

I miss cologne😢

[@MaxandSidney]

Same here! Such an awesome city!

[@ilqar887]

Donee hurts my stomach though

[@deppo_zweifler9029]

If you decide to go, here's some advice. For God's sake, don't drink their local beer there ("Kölsch"). This is not beer, but a beer substitute. Germans make excellent beer - with the exception of Cologne

[@safgointer]

Hallo i'm Safi'i from Indonesian

[@mavm7473]

So sad to see the church destroyed, I’m glad Germans moved heaven and earth to rebuild that place

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

It wasn't destroyed.. Those people completely talk out of their asses

[@arnodobler1096]

@@user-ve7hn2dh8h Around 70 bombs hit the cathedral, but miraculously it was not destroyed. The steel roof truss certainly helped, see Notre Dame in Paris in comparison.

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

@@arnodobler1096 Uhm yes I know.. Tell the creators of the video

[@arnodobler1096]

@@user-ve7hn2dh8h By “foreign” standards, this is probably considered destroyed. In the US, they would have torn it down. Repairing or renovating is a rarity.

[@c.s.4377]

Its black Because the cars

[@MaxandSidney]

Its interesting that there seems to be a lot of answers to this!

[@Rrrrichy]

@@MaxandSidney lol, i just read all that. it is funny how quick germans have an answer to things, or at least an opinion. nice video! greetings from cologne

[@ThomasF4u]

it looks burnt because of the damage from the battle in ww2 i think but i might be wrong

[@MaxandSidney]

It is a very unique aspect of the cathedral!

[@Ketofit62]

No donuts made with sugar in the New World

[@MaxandSidney]

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[@grimus79]

I wonder how the warring barbarians found the time to create this, and other amazing works of art thst couldn't be built today, across the eartH.🤔🤔🤔🤪💚

[@user-ve7hn2dh8h]

Why couldn't it be build today?

[@grimus79]

@@user-ve7hn2dh8h lol.. riiiggghhhttt

[@anita_R]

Duss el dorf. Not Du sell dorf lol

[@MaxandSidney]

Hahaha 😅