A visit to the Cologne Botanical Garden is a must for any tourist with a child. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe and if you are holidaying in...
I went out for a walk to the Köln Flora yesterday and found it to be resplendent with flowers. The sight was a treat for sore eyes and I walked around with a sm...
Koln Flora is one of my favourite places in Cologne. It is a beautiful public park on the left of the Rhine and I never fail to visit it at least once a month w...
"Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags, and Austrian doorman's jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with black toes", quoted Karl L...
The famous Carnival of Cologne officially kicks off on 11th November at 11.11 hrs. Carnival is called the "fifth season of the year" and nobody celebrates it be...
Every time Tarek and I drive back to Cologne fro somewhere outside, we play a game; and that is, who sees the Dom first. It is believed that the Cologne Cathedr...
The weather in Cologne has been playing truant for some time. Super hot days (it gets extremely hot in summer in Germany) make the adults pant in the sun, while...
When I was a little girl, I loved smelling my freshly shaved father. He knew that I liked it, and I would get scooped up in his arms after every barbered sessio...
Christmas in Germany is called Weihnacht and some of Europe‘s finest festive markets are hosted there. Held every year from around mid-November to 26th December...
"I'd like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now, cause I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?"
- Amy Winehouse, (orig...
