My second week has been quite different, but eventful nonetheless! This week was more of a normal school week, with a little trip to Cologne sandwiched in the middle. Last week was definitely more of a honey-moon with all of the new sights and experiences I was having. And this week has been more realistic in the sense that I will be resuming school and living here for the next four months.
Cologne was absolutely beautiful! We went Tuesday and spent the entire day there. We got to tour the city, view the old Gestapo headquarters, and tour the Cologne Cathedral. The tour of the city was very fascinating, over 90% of the city was destroyed in World War II so a majority of the infrastructure and buildings were all very new and modern. The city also sits along the Rhine, just north of Bonn! And seeing the differences in the use of the river compared to where I've been living was very cool to observe. Getting to see the old Gestapo headquarters was pretty crazy, the building served as the headquarters for Cologne and the surrounding areas from 1935-1944. The building was then turned into government offices, where a majority of the interior was changed, but the basements and interrogation rooms were still intact! Being the secret-police of Germany, the Gestapo held numerous prisoners. And the holding cells and interrogation rooms were very sobering, there were still writings and inscriptions left on the wall from when there were prisoners. But that is a big part of Germany's history, and I have enjoyed learning about it. The cathedral was probably the best part about the trip. It is the second tallest cathedral in the world and we got a very in-depth tour. I was amazed at all the art and detail inside the cathedral and the architecture is unbelievable.
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