The original 4711 Cologne shop is worth a visit, the outside is easy to shoot and they didn't seem to mind us taking photos inside - they're used to tourists! Incidentally, use a wide lens for the best offered, as you go in, on the right there's a fountain where you can wash your hands in the cologne! But be warned, I did this and smelled of the stuff for hours.... Just a short distance from Cologne Cathedral is the Alte Markt, and on the way there are some photogenic "half-timbered" houses … [Read more...]
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom): Trip Notes
The best view of famous Cologne (Köln) Cathedral is from the Rhine (or across it), but you'll probably be right in front at the Cathedral square. This church is BIG, people don't realize how tall it is. Get back as far as you can - you can get halfway across the street by MacDonalds before the traffic lights, lamp posts, etc. intrude across the Cathedral itself. Even then you'll be tilting your camera upwards. Walk round the Cathedral outside and pick out elements of the architecture you … [Read more...]
