In any case, I didn't blog the last two days because nothing really exciting happened. Monday and Tuesday were class-filled days and were rather uneventful besides that. Today our entire group took another trip to Cologne (this one was mandatory) and had an exciting day filled with a scavenger hunt, lunch and a tour around the city. The scavenger hunt made us explore for ourselves, and our mini-group even stopped inside a bar to have a beer and get the bartender to help us with our quest. Yes, at 11 in the morning. Cologne brews a special type of beer called "Kölsch," so it's kind of inevitable that a trip to the city will be somewhat pleasant.
We also visited a Roman museum today and got to see the ruins that were excavated underneath the city. If you didn't know, much of the Rhineland used to be Roman territory, and if you dig 3 meters just about anywhere, you will most likely find ruins of the Roman history. We even got to walk through what used to be a Roman sewage system. Sounds kind of gross, but trust me, the smell was relatively normal. 
We concluded our day with a roof-top tour of the Cologne cathedral. I will admit that being over 100 meters above the ground at almost the top of the cathedral did provide an amazing view, but I was less thrilled with the wobbly platforms (maybe that was just my imagination) and what is better described as a "lift" rather than an "elevator." But even though I was a little unnerved, it was definitely a cool experience.
The unfortunate part of my busy week is that I have barely had time to run. And since we are all going to Amsterdam this weekend (yay!) I can only guess that this no-running trend will continue. So I leave you with a short post because I will be waking up at 6 a.m. to get a run in. No joke.
Lots of love all the way from Deutschland!
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