2. Kölsche Mädche: Meet My German Homecity Cologne

A cultural melting pot, pride parades, carnival, media and entertainment, musicals, content creation, gaming and home to a World Heritage Site - these are the first associations which typically cross Germans’ mind when thinking of our country’s fourth most populous city: Cologne - or in German ‘Köln’ or in our regional dialect ‘Kölle’. Cologne is located in Germany’s most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia which is situated in the western part of our country, and neighbors the countries Belgium and the Netherlands. In this podcast episode of FunkenMarie, I’ll be introducing you to my homecity Cologne, my personal story with it and my recommendations as a local in case you’re planning on visiting. Have you checked out Cologne yet? If so, I’d be excited to learn about YOUR favorite hotspots - from restaurants, cafés, bars over to fashion. I’m inviting you to reach out to me via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠ RECOMMENDATIONS RAILWAY COMPANIES FOR EUROPE-WIDE TRIPS FROM COLOGNE Deutsche Bahn: https://int.bahn.de/ Thalys: https://www.thalys.com/nl/en SITES Cologne Cathedral (in German: Kölner Dom): https://www.koelner-dom.de/en RESTAURANTS Daikan Izakaya Bar (Japanese sushi): https://www.instagram.com/daikanizakaya_de/ Mangal Döner (Turkish kebab): https://www.instagram.com/mangal_doener/ Viet Village (Vietnamese curry dishesdishes): http://vietvillage-koeln.de/index.html Eiscafé Cortina (Italian ice cream): https://www.instagram.com/cortina.cafe/ SHOPPING STREETS Ehrenstraße in Cologne City Center EVENTS Gamescom: https://www.gamescom.global/en REFERENCES WEBSITES Website title: Focus Online - Article title: So bunt ist Köln: Die Top 10 Herkunftsländer unserer ausländischen Mitbürger - Date of publication: April 13, 2022 - Author: Müller, Katharina - Website URL, accessed on September 05, 2023 : https://www.focus.de/regional/koeln/40-prozent-haben-migrationshintergrund-so-bunt-ist-koeln-die-top-10-herkunftslaender-unserer-auslaendischen-mitbuerger_id_83265937.html#:~:text=9.284%20K%C3%B6lner%3Ainnen%20stammen%20aus,einem%20Multi%2DKulti%2DHotspot