Exploring Koeln and Koelner Dom full tour 2022
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Today I explored the beautiful city of Köln (cologne )
I went to the Koelner dom platte Right in front of the big cathedral I walked up the towers all the way to the top after this we took a bike Taxi to the Ferris wheel and seil bahn Over the Rhine river it was incredible then we walked through the park to the deutzer bridge With all the love locks we had an amazing day
I visited Koln in 1999 and I remember going into the Cathedral, Magnificent. Just love Germany
I went to Cologne when I was 17/18 with my friend who studied there. It was so incredible. Green, clean, friendly… I saw this cathedral. Ah memories
European architecture is the absolute best.
That's arrogant and eurocentric comment.
not realy.
they are all designed like cactus shape and especially churches are full of idols satanic elements
@@melanieortiz712 And true, it is the best, and massively understated.
@@melanieortiz712 I'm not European, and I can say without a doubt that European cities are some of the most magnificent in the world.
And then the war destroyed most of it
Wow! I would have never seen that beautiful cathedral if you hadn’t taken us there. Thank you for great content while in Germany, I’m seriously loving it. 🇩🇪
I've always wanted to go to Germany but know I won't have the $. So at least I get to see some of it this way.
Here in Brazil thinking...wow that's a beautiful city.
A good mayor is more important that money it self.
I was in that cathedral in 1976 - somehow it was even impressive to a 14 year old kid!
@@carlosr192 …about that mayor 😬
Then again, our standards are fairly high; she is known for certain „blunders“ but she‘s not corrupt and she has been mayor since 2015, so she won at least 2 elections meaning she‘s still competent enough to get voted in.
But yea, high standards. „Reker-Länge“ (Reker-length) refers to her telling women how to not get into dangerous situations where they can be abused: simply dont get into arm‘s reach of a man (30-50cm). This happened after a bunch of non-Germans fondled and abused women on new year‘s Eve right in front of the main train station.
Your mom is adorable....such a friendly smile...
Amen
As a mom I love seeing your mom's huge smile having her son home
My wife and myself visited cologne 3 times between 2008 and 2014, and each of those times we visited the cologne cathedral, or Kőlner Dom, as it is called there. It is so huge, both outside and inside, that it's bigness is incomprehensible until you actually see it with your own eyes. It seemed to me that within the interior of the cathedral at least 2 to 3 ordinary churches, you usually see in the States or Canada, will easily fit in. There are enormous figures of all the apostles of Jesus, both inside and outside. The cathedral is indeed imposing as well as beautiful. No matter where you are cologne, you can always see the tall steeples of Kőlner Dom, and for visitors, that's an easy means to find your way back to the Main Station, because the railway station is located just beside the cologne cathedral.
Gotta admit, I'm loving this series of GIV in Germany. Absolutely beautiful architecture on that old church, and glad you made the climb for all your subscribers. Thanks Mike!
Same! I'd love to see a short German in Germany series every year. With Mom and Gugo as special guests. 😉
@@Ay-B I would love to see him go to Venice, Italy!
Watching this vid brings back lots of memories that until now I still cherish. My three-week stay in this city, the early mornings I spent praying in the cathedral, and the endless walks I have had around the city will forever be cherished.
Koln now is a little different from the city I once visited. I am now home permanently in the Philippines, but Koln remains a beautiful memory forever.
Greetings from Marina del Rey. The thing I remember best from my visit to Koln was the incredible Roman museum. It was not too far from the cathedral, as I remember
Yes the „Römisch-Germanisches Museum“ next the Kölner Dom is really really nice one ;) best wishes !
I love that museum!!!! 🏛️🏺⚱️
Colonia Ara Agripina!!!
I visited Koln way back in Sept 1985 for 2 days....the cathedral was really huge.
Belive it or not it's still the same size!
Germany is so beautiful, I would love to move there or any or the neighboring countries. I love the fact that you can get anywhere without a car and people walk a lot which fits my lifestyle.
Germany is a beautiful country, thanks for bringing back memories of Koln. Absolutely love seeing your always smiling gorgeous mum! She is so popular with your viewers she needs her own RUclips channel.
Köln is beautiful? Really? The only real historic building is the cathedral, most of which, including the spire, was built in the late 19th century. Some of my neighbours live in houses older than most of Cologne Cathedral. There are also a few replicas on the banks of the Rhine, but that's about it.
No real history, no beautiful buildings, everything is a bunch of post-war and brutalist architecture, just like in the Soviet industrial cities.
It makes me wish America wasn't so angry right now, just seeing people out enjoying themselves.. nobody does it as well as the Germans.. I love how Everyone drinks beer and just has a good time..
You make the best videos with your sweet Mom. I wish you would make more with her. Thanks for showing us around. What a beautiful country.
I want to go to Deutschland so much! Beautiful! It’s so strange growing up as an American that’s whole family is from Germany and live in exclusively German and Italian neighborhoods in the USA.
You wellcome !
@Don juan my Mothers family is Bertram, Kersting, Gebhards. Changed our name after the war. My Father was Himler, Fox . So stfu 🤬
@Don juan where you from Don Juan?! I’m 50 and just was just appreciative of my family, I love anyone with respect ✊ I live in Denver, Colorado and I’m telling you how it was- probably a lot more in the 70’s
@Don juan appreciate you saying that. My wife’s family is the Colbrunos and I worked for The Giambrocco’s. It was a tight German- Italian neighborhood and by DNA I’m 90 percent German and ten percent Scotch.
@@keithhavens6566 There is no such thing as German dna, even dna tests say French and German or Western European. Your ancestry is where your ancestors were born before they immigrated to the US. I know people with 12.5 percent German ancestry and more than 70 percent English/British ancestry and they still say they are German.
You are such a good son👍Taking your Mom for a little tour😘…..Beautiful city 😘
Thanks for another great video my friend Mike! Say hi to mom for us
I lived near there for 5 years. Absolutely a beautiful city. Dusseldorf Koln and Bonn.
Düsseldorf is cool, Bonn is relaxed and Cologne is ugly. I lived there for years too. People constantly mention the cathedral and forget how ugly the rest of the city is. Apart from the cathedral, most of which was built between 1840 and 1880, and some replicas of old buildings on the banks of the Rhine, it's just an ugly post-war city, like most German and especially NRW cities and towns.
@@celsiushseries2771 Cologne has beautiful women. Better than LA or NY. I have met some stunners. European women overall are much better than American. I actually like the look of Cologne in comparison to a dull US city. The good thing in the US are the rural areas.
@@user-or6yn8pm3c Everyone knows that LA is the magnet for smoking hot women, it's Hollywood, the sun and the party scene. With all due respect, German women can't be compared to the women in LA, even when Cologne's women are much prettier than the women in most parts of Germany.
And speaking of dull, yes, some US cities may not be that old or historic, but they still have a soul. Some have both the history and the vibe. German cities like Cologne are just full of grey post-war blobs. Cologne's historical monuments don't even compare to those in some cities on the East Coast of the US. Simply put, Cologne was completely destroyed during the war, so most of the old buildings are just replicas, and any buildings still standing are just as old as old buildings in the US, because Germany was urbanised very late in history and the cities were enlarged mainly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
@@celsiushseries2771 Then go back to America. You probably never heard of Revlon or Maybelline. Most American women are good with makeup. Lots of plastic surgery in America too.
LOL about Hollywood. Place is ruined. German in Venice was constantly talking about the hard reality of LA. I have a friend from SoCal who loves traveling to Germany and Hungary and yeah the women are the thing.
American cities got a soul??!?? Gentrification creates a soul?!? Get real. All of Donald Trump's wives are European.
Your mother is really great! Enjoy every moment with her! Reminds me a bit of my mother, who already passed away at age 65. Great decision to go see your mother and not wait, like you said, it can be too late before you know it. Enjoy your time!
My mom passed with 64 and I feel sorry for not spending more quality time with her. I miss her so much. I hope you have a beautiful life.
You are making so many wonderful memories with your sweet mom. It brings a tear to my eye! Happy to see you both enjoying your time together in beautiful Germany! Greetings from the Pfalz!
In 2006 took a train from Heerlen, NL to Cologne for the Christmas Market. It was a great experience and a memory that I cherish!!!
Curious how they managed to build such a complex structure like the Cathedral in a time before computers and technology, very nice vid as usual GIV, Germany is like a big garden it is so green 👍
It took 632 years
Most of the present structure was added between 1840 and 1880, a century after the start of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. The technology was already there when they built the towers and extended the building. The earlier appearance of the building was old, but it was remodelled.
for 600 years it was unfinished without the 2 main towers haha
A little correction: The bridge with all the lovelocks, the trains and statues on the horses is not the "Deutzer Brücke" but the "Hohenzollernbrücke". The men on the horses are the Prussian kings Friedrich Wilhelm IV., Wihelm I., Friedrich III. and Wilhelm II. of the Hohenzollern dynasty, with the latter three also being German emperors.
Your mom loves having her son with her. Germany looks beautiful! Thanks for showing it to us.
Latin American - German, but enjoy your vids, it s the land of some of my forebearers, thanks for sharing !. Rudy from Costa Rica Que linda tu mamita!!
OMG that cathedral was so beautiful! Reminds me of St. Josephs oratoire in Montreal,Canada. Also all those locks are amazing. Isnt it amazing the places you can discover in your own country when you take the time to look around. You and your mum are lucky too have each other
The Montreal one is not even close.
@@davidlynch9049 The inside is very much the same!
@@kimmckillop3334 You should consult an ophthalmologist as soon as possible...
@@andrep.3774 Maybe you should!
@@kimmckillop3334 Honey, the Cologne Cathedral is considered a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Saint Joseph's Oratory on the other side is a mixture of other styles. Comprise?!
Another great personal tour of a part of Germany. This time, Cologne, or Koln. I think the beautiful cathedral is the tallest in the world and the biggest in Germany. I also think you brought the "little girl" out in your mom, she really enjoyed herself and being with you. Thank you again for this wonderful personal tour of Koln.
hey i live in cologne, the "ulmer münster" is the tallest and biggest gothic catehdral. but in the end cologne cathedral is the most famous one ;)
You and your Mum have such a infectious smile! :)
Very cool video. In 2019 we did a Rhine river cruise and we stopped in Cologne and we also climbed to the top of the cathedral. It was a fun experience, the whole cruise was a lot of fun it started in Basel Switzerland and ended in Amsterdam
So glad you're spending time with your MOM. Germany is beautiful
My step-dad is from Germany. He had to escape East Germany in 1952 & came to Canada. His parents lived in East Berlin. When my parents went to Germany in1979 to visit relatives, he refused to go into East Germany. He was scared the East German police would grab him. When we went through the border crossing, he stayed in West Berlin while we visited his parents. Pretty scary to a 17 yr old from Canada to see armed snipers in the towers. My sisters were very nervous & started crying when we were in East Germany. Your mom is great, always a big smile. Great video. Take care & God Bless!
This is what it looks like when you have to live under communism. Stalin Zone which he took from Germany after the war. He even wanted all of Berlin and more. For this he starved the only remaining women and children. West Berlin could only be saved by a 1year Allied airlift.
Truly pathetic that a government had to keep it's citizens captive like that!
I was stationed in Germany from 1985-1987. As green as everything was, I never remember having any pollen allergies, which plague me in SW Ohio!
Maybe you should go back to visit
i feel like i went to Germany watching your vlogs.
Your Mom lights up my heart, Much Love!
I spent a few days in Koln and visited this Cathedral. Needless to say it is unbelievable. Video's or pictures do not do it justice as it is absolutely tremendous in size with the most minute details. Although GiV does a good job with it here. It also baffles the mind to think how people were able to build such a gorgeous piece of art, especially so long ago. Thank God it was spared the true wrath of the allied bombers during WW2 as most of the city was flattened around it. Anyway, now the city, Germany, and GiV, are stronger than ever.
If you want an idea of how they built it check out "Absolute History" channel here on RUclips. They have a series on historians building a replica 1330's castle.
But the city is rather ugly today and it used to be quite beautiful before the war
How the people were able to build such a cathedral?
That‘s the neat thing, they are still doing it xD it was never finished, and local folklore says that something terrible happens if it ever does get finished.
Yes, I am also glad that the allied forces tried to conserve the cologne cathedral…but they didn’t do it for esthetic reasons, they needed it as a landmark for bombing runs during the foggy mornings 🙃
@@TheGosgosh
"Die vom Krieg verschonte Stadt Köln"
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It was built not too long ago. The original version of the present building was built between 1840 and 1880. Compared to old English and Italian churches, it is quite modern. No, just think of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, which was completed in 537 AD, 1343 years before the Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne Cathedral was built more than a century after the start of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, so the technology was already developed at that time.
At that time, people were already travelling by train, and the telephone and the light bulb had also been invented.
Awesome video! Germany is so nice. I definitely have to come to Germany. I heard that the son of the "Glöckner of Notre Dame" is now the "Glöckner from the Kölner Dom"...
Wow it is beautiful thank you for posting this video loved it.
Thank you for these wonderful vlogs. I had no idea Germany was so beautiful. I want to go there thanks to you! I love you bringing your mom with you too. She is so cute I love this! ❤️
It’s great to see Germany with you
Lots of love to you and your beautiful mom! 🇩🇪❤️
I once climb up stair to top Cologne Dome. While soothing panorama view there, the bell suddenly rang. Loud Bang!!!!
It made me almost shock because I hadn't known or prepared.
Pat on the back for walking all the way up to the top of the church. Those love locks are nuts. Beautiful city.
Please do a FAQ. We wanna know how you ended up in America!
He actually covered that story in a previous vlog but in short to follow his hero Arnold..
He has a way over romanticized view of America.
@@randygravel2057 Hollywood has a way of doing that to people..
@@johnnykwest7819 it’s Delusional
@@randygravel2057 I think that is one of his most endearing qualities... Most people who immigrate to America appreciate it way more than native born citizens... If only all of us appreciated it as much as GIV. He DOES seem so happy to be at home now... It's so clean and peaceful, if I were him, I probably would stay. It's an absolutely stunning country.
Love your videos! Thank you for sharing! 👍😎💕
Mom so photogenic... like her son, but in a different way .... Like beauty and the beast , both fun to observe.
Germany is so fantastic country , Thank you for sharing a beautiful video of Köln a wonderful city. love you video now matter what. ❤🙏👍
509 steps to be exact-Been there many times when I was in the USAF-my fav cathedral! Alles Gut!!!!!
i went there also with my mom a couple of years ago the cathedral is so inpressive.
Köln ist sehr schön, danke vielmals!
Dat Wasser von Kolle ist jot!!! ❤one of my favorite cities
Beautiful German architecture!
This place was just fabulous, thanks for sharing.
Hey man. Hi from Ireland. I love your videos. Schönes Deutschland
This day is worth more than silver and gold you are truly blessed .
Mike,I watched the castle video when you're Uncle died, and felt the emotions and had tears as you went to the cobbler's work room, with all the memories, the visit to the 🏰 with Mum super, and find now you missed the plane, and I also watched your video, in your home in USA but I got sadness and lonelyness and something was not so good within, but when I turned into tonight your 💓 is shining and your looking so much happier and healthier with all company specially your 💓 heartfelt opening off your feeling and your decision is a good idea, for now go with your gut feeling, just Love you and your super video's every time follow your heart Thinking About You Hugs especial for you and your family!!!Jane 😍 Feurtfentura,my two roads Scotland
You went at the best time to visit Mike, Europe is beautiful I think in late spring and early summer, very fortunate that the church didn’t get destroyed in the war, absolutely beautiful Mike.
I’ve gone up those stairs…..what a trip down memory lane. Thank you so much. 💖🥰
Awesome Vacation with your mom!! Elvis Presley's house is Amazing. Felt like I was almost there with y'all! Lol! Thank you for taking us along with you and your mom! My husband and I are from Upstate South Carolina and we love Elvis and Koln! Germany is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!
Great time with family outstanding. God bless you guys.
Great video.Its on my bucket list.I wish you both many happy years.Im glad to see you enjoying life, spending time with one another and seeing all the beautiful sights..I miss my Mom dearly. Godbless.
amazing to see.. all the walking around and you rarely see anyone with their face buried in their phones like in the states.
Do a trip to Bavaria
I am a German living in Cincinnati. I need to visit there! We call the river here the Rhine and OTR is our Over the Rhine area downtown. Its a little Germany over here. Love the vids! Keep em comin!
Very interesting. Do you have Aldi/Lidl over there? Or are generally able to get approximately the same stuff you could buy back in Germany?
Or is it just the general area where most Germans are living?
There are Aldis in Ohio but the best selection of German foods is at Meijer. They are fixing up OTR but it’s still a bad area in a lot of places, at one time it was the most dangerous neighborhood in the US.
Thanks for a great trip! I've never been to Germany, but I think some day I will go.
very cool day in Koln! Beautiful church, i've been there❤
Amazing video mike greetings from burley idaho
You are making some great videos and wonderful lifetime memories with your sweet charming Mom.
I wish I could give you a million likes , what a wonderful video , I loved it ❤
I love Köln - visited many times over the past few years (I live in the UK). I even have a lock on the bridge!
I never understood the hype about Cologne, I was disappointed when I first went there. It's full of unpleasant post-war German architecture. The church that gets most of the attention because people think the current structure is medieval is a bit overrated as it was remodelled between 1840 and 1880 and looks nothing like the previous one, there are a also few replicas of old buildings on the banks of the Rhine and that's it.
@@celsiushseries2771 So you didn't meet that much people/locals I guess 😉.
Great video. I’m glad your having a great time with your mom. Family is precious.
I have seen other documentaries on Germany but this makes me feel like I am actually there like nothing else has. Thank you.
Because these videos are fun but sincere, honest and human. They do no have all the bureaucratic garbage from German institutions, which present every small grey and dull town as the most dynamic german city...
I was in Cologne back in late Feb 2020 and the Cathedral was closed to the public. Getting back by train during carnival was absolutely nuts. Italy was exploding with Covid cases at the time and i was terrified they'd close all the train stations or something.
I was there 3 years ago in Koln. I also have relatives in Essen and my mother is from Gelsenkirchen. Love the video brings back good memories...
Enjoying your video with your Mom she is so beautiful you have her smile!
I love the joy you spread. Your mother is a lovely treasure. I am so glad you are together.
Even as someone living not too far away (about 80 km down the Rhein river) your video makes me want to go to Cologne asap. Thanks GiV!
What a cool country! So much history, have u been to laupheim?! My dad was born there, I’ve never been but hope to one day
Thanks
Love your videos! I went to Koln last summer specifically to show my daughter the Dom. Hiked up to the top. Amazing. Had a lot of fun driving on the Autobahn too!
Visited Koln at least twenty years ago. Love that cathedral. I’m was in awe.
Excellent video thanks for sharing 👍
Your mom is too cute love the pic u took of her in front of the flowers!! Enjoy ✌️
Hi Mike it's sure is a Bueatiful place where you mum lives an she looks so happy to have you with her I hope you both are having a wonderful time stay safe take care 😊💐
Mike Thanks for sharing Germany. That is WILD all those locks.
That depends on when they came to the USA. The current version of Cologne Cathedral was built between 1840 and 1880. So if they came before 1880, then the building in Cologne was not yet finished.
I know so many Americans who state in the census that they are German, and when we talked they said they were 12.5 per cent German and 75 per cent English, but they still say they are German. I never understood that.
That tight walkway was something else. The dome is truly amazing.
Thanks for sharing
"No kicking the trash cans". Gotta love over-specific signs. Geez that made me laugh.
Soooo beautiful place!
AH! This is so cool hanging around with mom. You're going to miss your mom when you come back to America, Mike. And again, Germany looks so beautiful!!
The Autobahn shot looked just like the interstate in the US. Also, Graffiti in a church - people behave.... Beautiful weather. Nice to see your mom again.
Not the same.
Omg! Your mother is awesome, I see where u get your positive spirit from. My mother was raised in Venice CALIF. on Westminister. I lost her in 2016. Cherish every moment you have with her and family. So happy your sharing where you were born. Thank-you your appreciated!
GiV and Mom are crushing!
Beautiful cathedral.
Your mom is super adorable! I am enjoying all your videos of your trip to Germany. Thanks for sharing.
Germany is so besutiful in so many ways.
Beautiful church!
Excellent afternoon in Köln, thanks!
I also live with my son so can relate , enjoying your video's and your tours.