Hohenzollernbrücke (Hohenzollern Bridge)

Published on: November 27, 2013March 22, 2016 by Meegan

Right down the street from us (you can see it from our 2nd floor window) is the Hohenzollernbrücke. It connects Köln’s central train station (Hauptbahnhof) with major European cities across the Rhine. 1200 trains daily! In 2008 couples started attaching “love locks” to the bridge fence along the pedestrian walkway.

Simon and Kiera in front of our place with the bridge in the background

I wish I had gotten more pics (with my good camera) but snapped these quickly with my iphone as we biked across the bridge. The locks go on for miles and lots have people’s names scratched into them.

View of the bridge while walking up the Dom.

Lastenfahrräder (cargo bikes)

Published on: November 27, 2013June 30, 2014 by Meegan

One of the things that has really made an impression on me here is how creative people are with how they transport their children around (since lots of people in this city don’t own a car). Check it out!

Here’s my friend Chloe on hers. The baby usually rides in the car seat behind her and there’s room for 4 kids up front. If we did this in the States we would be a much skinnier nation! Chloe said this model costs around 1700 Euros ($2,311). This is a more expensive one though- made out of aluminum to make it much lighter.