{"id":8204,"date":"2013-11-06T21:06:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T20:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=8204"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:58:47","slug":"kolner-dom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2013\/kolner-dom\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00f6lner Dom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I visited the K\u00f6lner Dom (aka Cologne Cathedral) in K\u00f6ln with Julian M\u00fcnster, an old hockey friend of mine. I went again the morning after and climbed to the top. For future reference, I suggest leaving your luggage behind before deciding to embark on climbing the staircase :\/<\/p>\n<p>We also headed to the Gaffel brewery to try the local brew called &#8220;K\u00f6lsch&#8221;, a slightly strange beer which is traditionally served in little 200 mL glasses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/11\/06\/kolner-dom\/sony-dsc-221\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-3.jpg\" alt=\"Me standing in front of the K\u00f6lner Dom\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-3.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-3-453x680.avif 453w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-3-768x1152.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-3-600x900.avif 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-3-233x350.avif 233w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-3-1000x1500.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/11\/06\/kolner-dom\/julian-dom-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/11\/julian-dom-1-768x1024.avif\" alt=\"Julian M\u00fcnster\" width=\"680\" height=\"906\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/11\/julian-dom-1-768x1024.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/11\/julian-dom-1-510x680.avif 510w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/11\/julian-dom-1-675x900.avif 675w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/11\/julian-dom-1-250x333.avif 250w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/11\/julian-dom-1-1000x1333.avif 1000w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/11\/julian-dom-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/11\/06\/kolner-dom\/sony-dsc-220\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-2.jpg\" alt=\"K\u00f6lner Dom\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-2.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-2-453x680.avif 453w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-2-768x1152.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-2-600x900.avif 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-2-233x350.avif 233w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-2-1000x1500.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/11\/06\/kolner-dom\/sony-dsc-219\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-1.jpg\" alt=\"K\u00f6lner Dom\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-1.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-1-453x680.avif 453w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-1-768x1152.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-1-600x900.avif 600w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-1-233x350.avif 233w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-1-1000x1500.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/11\/06\/kolner-dom\/sony-dsc-218\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/10\/ball-1.jpg\" alt=\"Giant ball at the top of the K\u00f6lner Dom\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/ball-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/ball-1-680x453.avif 680w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/ball-1-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/ball-1-900x600.avif 900w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/ball-1-250x167.avif 250w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/ball-1-1000x667.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2013\/11\/06\/kolner-dom\/sony-dsc-222\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-4.jpg\" alt=\"K\u00f6lner Dom\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-4-680x453.avif 680w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-4-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-4-900x600.avif 900w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-4-250x167.avif 250w, https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/files\/2013\/10\/dom-4-1000x667.avif 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8220\" style=\"width: 313px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8220\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2013\/10\/k\u00f6lsch-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gaffel K\u00f6lsch - photo borrowed from somewhere on the internet\" width=\"303\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8220\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaffel K\u00f6lsch &#8211; photo borrowed from somewhere on the internet<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I visited the K\u00f6lner Dom (aka Cologne Cathedral) in K\u00f6ln. 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