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 Great but hidden park in Ehrenfeld |
Parkgürtel (Escher Straße) Cologne, NRW 50739 Germany |
Unfortunately, the Blücherpark is rather loud, due to the fact that the autobahn is right nearby, otherwise this park is really marvelous: Spacious lawns with plenty of room to laze around and soak up the sunshine, a nice rose-garden guarded by two stone lions, and tree-lined promenades to provide a bit of shade. For children there's a football pitch surrounded by trees, as well as table tennis facilities. The highlight of the park is the small pond in the middle, with ducks and frogs and even sunbathing turtles! On one side of the pond is the rose-garden, on the other the Kahnstation beer garden, which opens at 2p. Here you can also rent a boat for a romantic row around the pond. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The link between Deutz and the Old Town |
Heumarkt/Deutzer Freiheit Deutz Cologne, NRW 50667 Germany |
The Hindenburg suspension bridge was entirely destroyed in the second World War. A simple girder bridge was erected in its place in 1979. Today it is called Deutzer Bridge and is 40 metres wide. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Francesca Ballarin McGuire |
 Photo: Daniel Lohmann |
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 Photo: Jörg Formella |
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Swimming lake in the north of Cologne |
Stallagsbergweg Seeberg / Fühlingen Cologne, NRW 50769 Germany +49 221 279 1850 |
Welcome to Cologne's largest lake where lifeguards are always on duty. Swimming passes and pure sport are offered on this 5000qm complex. Bored of swimming then go to one of the islands, Beach-Volleyball, Table Tennis and a playground for the kids are on offer. Reductions are available for children, the disabled and early birds! Watch out for the many different summer events. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The heart of the city |
Deutzer Brueke (Altstadt) Cologne, NRW Germany |
Countless songs and stories have been written about Germany's oldest river, steeped as it is in legend. The inhabitants of Cologne may not have found the Nibelungen gold, which was said to shimmer at the bottom of the Rhine, but the river has still provided the city with economic influence. Cologne has been a river-port ever since the Romans founded their city of Colonia on the bank of the Rhine. Nowadays, more than ten million tons of goods are turned over in the docks each year. From time to time in the past, industrial production has threatened the wildlife and plants of the river, but initiatives to save the Rhine are having an effect. Fish have now returned to its waters, and are sometimes to be found as close as the Altstadt. The level of the Rhine, as measured by the Cologne water-level indicator, has often enough forced the inhabitants of the Altstadt to retreat, taking their belongings with them. In the worst floods of the century in 1995, the water level reached 10.69 metres and the whole of the Altstadt was under water. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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