Chocolat

Today we arrived in Cologne. They call it Koln. I dont understand why we call the towns and cities by different names and spellings than the Germans do. I have to say it is the most unimpressive city we have been to on our trip. After the 2nd World War, they had to make a decision as to whether they would rebiuld everything as it was before or build it new. All the other places we have been to, have fixed things up to make them look the way they were hundreds of years ago. Cologne in its wisdon decided to go for new, which is now 1950s style, which now looks 'old' but 'boring old' and unattractive. Bad decision. I dont know why tourists would bother to come here.
There are two good places as far as we can see.. We have been to them both. They a have huge cathedral built in 12 something which is very beautiful but really dirty on the outside(apparently due to acid rain). They have to keep making the statues again ever 10 years or so because they wear out. I never realised they did that. It was magnificent inside, probably the best we have seen with glorious stained glass windows telling stories.
The other place we went to was the Lindt Chocolate Museum. At last a museum about something important. It had all about the history of chocolate making and they actually make it there as well. Of course we had to buy some chocolate as well.
Last night there was a concert put on by the passengers. One guy was brilliant on the harmonica. Adrian and Les did a ventriliquist act. Adrian was the dummy who didnt get the jokes. He reckons Les was the dummy because he told dumb jokes. It was pretty funny and everybody liked it.
It is starting to get real that it is nearly time to end our cruise which is a bit scary, coming back to reality.