Europe or Bust!: Bonn

Bonn. The birthplace of Beethoven. The education of Marx. The home of the Gundlachs. For our first full day with the Gundlachs, Ellie gave use a tour of Bonn. We began with a visit to the statue of Beethoven in the town center. Then, we proceeded into the Cathedral in Bonn. Built in the 11 century, it was the spot where two Roman soldiers were martyred for their Christian belief. After exploring the cathedral and grabbing some Currywurt for lunch, we hopped on the Moby Dick and cruised down the River Rhine. When our river boat adventure concluded, we chugged up a mountain to dragon tooth rock on a cogwheel train. Our tour of the the top gave us a beautiful view of the city of Bonn and we could even pick our the city of Köln. We hiked down the mountain and split up to head home, half using the train and the other half, the available car. We were exhausted from our day in Bonn, but it had been a good one.