Kill me in Kiel

Wow, morbid title, but appropriate. Having no internet is so difficult! And the internet I had was not strong enough to do blogging etc. Plus I was having a pretty miserable time so writing about my days was just depressing. Actually come to think of it there is NOTHING to report about Saturday afternoon, Sunday, Monday and Monday night. Niklas disappeared, leaving me to wander around Kiel which is a totally ugly and boring place. So really you didn't miss much.
I'm in Cologne now. I left Kiel a week early. Wasn't soon enough. But no need to go into it really, its all good now.

American aisle, with squeeze cheese

I did have a great day on Tuesday. I took the train (eventually...because I kept trying to buy tickets but the language would change to German mid way through, then the card machine wouldn't work, trains...aargh!!) So I missed the first 2 and then finally go onto a train headed for Flensburg. I had really liked it on Friday when Niklas had driven me through there so I went back. The train station isn't far from the harbor so I had a great walk around. What a cool town, I really like it there. Even more now. I would recommend going there, staying in a hostel/hotel and just enjoying it. There is plenty to see, good beer, Denmark is right down the road so you can check off another country on the 'master list'. Its great. I'll go back.
While I was there I went back to Hansen's Brewery for more good fresh beer and a meal of red cabbage (saurkraut) potatoes and roast with brown gravy. I also visited one of the rum distillers in Flensburg.

Apparently it was quite the place for that back in the days. They still old a Rum festival each year in the harbor. Nice. I went into St Nikolai church. Its an old one, really cool inside but there was this guy who was

standing still, staring not at the church/alter/pipe organ/stained glass...but at one of the pillars. Weird. Then he moved over a little bit and stared at the benches...I didn't want to be stared at next so I left. Haha

Like I said. Now I'm in Cologne. You'd be proud of me, got a ticket for the ICE, made a seat reservation and managed to get onto the right train car and into the right seat. Minor miracles...haha

Cologne is so cool, you walk towards the doors and BOOM there is the Cathedral staring you in the face. Awesome. I can't wait to go see it tomorrow.