At the end of the Second World War, there were unimaginable amounts of rubble and debris in the completely destroyed city of Cologne. There were up to three million m3 of rubble on the streets alone. The bulk of the rubble was removed by construction companies using machines and heavy equipment. But… czytaj dalej

"There are schmaltzy songs that I like, even if they are even schmaltzier than the Best of Kuschelrock" Quote from an unknown author.



@RobertO Picture 7 (leaves) and picture 30 (memory in the heart) are my favorites, but there are also some very interesting impressions! I'll sing the song again soon. I love it.

Thoughtful theme tour in November! 👍 For #7 I had to look for the cathedral 👀 first.

Favorite picture is #8

@RobertO

Very exciting tour, on which "Open Windows" particularly stands out for me photographically 🔝🔝🔝🤩👍👋

The steps to Mont Klamott is a wonderful picture because it is actually the perfect implementation of your theme. Open Windows is also great, and of course the cover picture with the cathedral. Very beautiful and well photographed stage!...📷👍👏🔝📷

@RobertO Oh, YOU too... You'd think you'd already adjusted the time. Wonderfully informative and thought-provoking tour. I like the Hercules mountain. But I haven't seen these stairs yet. I always go from the other side.

Thanks for the lovely photos!

@RobertO A very nice tour, which also makes me think. After Berlin and Hamburg, Cologne suffered the heaviest attack. In a total of 31 heavy air raids, around 1.5 million bombs fell on Cologne. I only know of one pile of rubble in Hamburg, my toboggan run. The Hamburg canals were filled with rubble and… czytaj dalej

I have lived in the Rhineland for a long time and I have noticed that there are always surprises to be discovered here.

In this case, for example, you have captured the Cologne Spitzbunker (#5) in your beautiful photos... a great building from a not so great time...

I also really like Mr. Rossi and his… czytaj dalej

Great description and interesting photos 👍

A great continuation of your themed tour on this sad chapter of Cologne's history.

You brought back some very nice pictures and lots of discoveries and views of the cathedral (cover photo 👌). 🤩

Mr Rossi and his saying are great and the song is simply cult. 👍

Super captured beautiful pictures🫶👍