298:366 - Love Lock Bridge

One of my very favorite parts of my day in Cologne / Koln is walking across the lock lock bridge. What should be a 5 minute walk to cross could easily take hours if I let myself become engrossed in the locks padlocked to the bridge, following tradition, by couples and families alike. These locks are as fancy as intricate, handmade locks with engraved names and dates to the simple bicycle lock with names written with a Sharpie. There are locks in the shape or turtles, fish, hearts, birds...and in ever color: silver, red, blue, green, purple, gold. Love knows no bounds and neither does the variety of lock.

The other favorite part of my day is, of course, Kolsch hour: this time at a different restaurant serving a different variety of Koln-only made Kolsch beer! Prost!