Art & Architecture Trip - Day 10

With all these late nights, it has been hard to keep to a running schedule - I need to get going again! So, even though I was very tired this morning, I got up at 0630 and ran three miles down the Rhein with Glyndie. It was very misty out and the ground was wet - but it wasn't until we returned that it began to rain (AGAIN!!!). It seems like when it rains at all, it rains really hard! By breakfast, though, it had stopped. We had German lessons between 0900 and 1030 and then Georg began to instruct us in Roman, Romanesque and Gothic architecture. We had lunch around 1200 and then we went over to a beautiful church called Maria im Kapitol, the oldest and biggest Romanesque church of its kind in Koln. The architecture was very impressive! Sabine, our guide at the Romisch-Germanisches museum, led us around the church and showed us the reconstruction efforts of post-World War II builders. I liked this place a lot - I was disappointed when the tour was over. The rest of the afternoon was rather boring. After dinner, I met some Germans who were pen pals of Cara's sister - they took several of us to a small, indoor shopping mall. Late bed time again...