Aachen

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28 April 2009

On a day with light rain we walked into the centre of Aachen through the old town gate and visited the Dom (cathedral) where we saw Charlemagnes Palace Chapel, an outstanding example of Carolingian architecture built in 800. This was followed by a tour of the cathedral treasury which included many fines shrines holding many ancient biblical relics.

In a very pleasant old town centre the other main building of interest was the gothic Rathus with statues of 50 German rulers on its front elevation.

After getting back to the van we drove to Cologne and easily found another excellent camper stop on the banks of the Rhine. I rode along the bank of the river to the city centre 2 miles away and was really impressed by the size and complexity of its Dom.

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