Tag Archives: Cologne

Twenty Churches in Twenty Days

Posted on September 13, 2013 by crowcanyonjournal

We visited 20 churches on our trip to Europe last May. Here’s the breakdown by country: Switzerland 4, France 1, Germany 11, Netherlands 1, and Belgium 3. And by denomination: Roman Catholic 12, Lutheran /Evangelical 5, Presbyterian 2, Old Catholic … Continue reading →

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Rhine River Cruise, Day Five (Part Two): Inside Cologne Cathedral (Kolner Dom)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by crowcanyonjournal

The Cologne Cathedral was the fourth cathedral we visited on our seven-day trip down the Rhine River. It was for a time the tallest building in the world and still is the largest Gothic church in northern Europe. It also … Continue reading →

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Rhine River Cruise, Day Five (Part One): Cologne

Posted on November 15, 2012 by crowcanyonjournal

Question of the day: What do Napoleon Bonaparte, Voltaire,  Goethe, Beethoven, Kaiser Wilhelm I,  Mark Twain,  Marlene Dietrich, Oscar Wilde,  Indira Gandhi, and Princess Diana have in common? Answer: They were all customers of Farina Eau De Cologne, the world-famous … Continue reading →

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My church is taller than yours

Posted on July 16, 2012 by crowcanyonjournal

I always thought this “nanny, nanny who’s got the tallest building in the world” game began when New York built the Empire State Building a little bit higher than the Chrysler Building and then Chicago built the Sears (now Willis) … Continue reading →

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