We passed our time on the train from Amsterdam to Koln (3.5 hours) by having a round of who could tell the best joke – with myself (not biased) coming out on top with ‘Why did the toilet roll down the hill… to get to the bottom'... classic. After more top class jokes and a tense £101,000 win on The Chase, we arrived in Koln.
With the visit being a mere two days and not too much to do in the city (other than constantly eat currywurst’s which are addictingly good), we visited the impressive Koln Cathedral, climbing 533 steps to reach the top and get the chance to have the best views of the city.
Both our nights were spent down by the river, soaking in the impressively lit up surroundings while socializing with the locals and other travellers over a beer.
Our next stop was a day in Dortmund to attend the first Borussia Dortmund game of the season. Being in Dortmund for just the one day and not much to do in terms of touristy things, we realized no matter where you went in the city you were never far from something related to the football team, so spent the afternoon in one of the many pubs completely revolved around Borussia Dortmund, soaking up the atmosphere before the game.
After getting the metro, where we did our best to come up with our own Dortmund chants to the somewhat amusement of the locals, we arrived at the incredible Signal Iduna Park, with a capacity of just under 82,000, which includes the world famous Yellow Wall - the largest free-standing grandstand in Europe with a capacity of 25,000 – a must see for any football fan, especially if you’re lucky enough to see a game with 5 goals, with the game ending 4-1…
Tune in next blog to find out about our trip to Berlin and learn how to delay an international train for 20 mins while having three German police called to deal with you......
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