June 2019 – Visit by Cologne Sister City Committee vice president, members

Pictured from left to right:Jordan Rodriguez, Ralf Radke, Vladimir Petrovic, Beate Westerhouse, Julia Schlange and Sonja Simpson

On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Cologne Sister City Committee vice president Ralf Radke, English teacher and Committee member Julia Schlange and student parent Vladimir Petrovic from our sister city Cologne arrived in Indianapolis as part of the school exchange program with Perry Meridian High School (PMHS). A BBQ dinner at Smokey Bones was followed by Sunday breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Everyone had fun at the Indians double-header baseball game at Victory Field, cooled off with ice cream from Sub Zero on Mass Ave, and enjoyed dinner at the Mug-n-Bun Drive-In in Speedway. On Monday, June 17, a historical tour of the U.S. Federal Courthouse was scheduled, followed by lunch at India Garden. The group then met with Jordan Rodriguez, Director of International and Latino Affairs for the City of Indianapolis. At this occasion, Ralf Radke delivered a disc with Sister City program documents, courtesy of the City of Cologne. A farewell dinner was enjoyed by all at BJ’s Brewhouse in Greenwood. Our visitors left Indy on Tuesday, June 18.