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Susan McKee’s Tour of Europe’s Christmas Markets

photo by Susan McKee


Here’s an article from the East-West News Service about Christmas Markets in Europe, including Cologne’s very own Weihnachtsmarkt am Kölner Dom. The author is Susan McKee who is a long-time member of our Sister Cities partnership. She is a travel writer who travels world-wide from her home in Indianapolis. Now you can get a head start on next year’s holiday travel plans 😉

https://www.eastwestnewsservice.com/europes-christmas-markets-delight-holiday-travelers-from-all-regions-and-religions/

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Double Rainbow and Other Recent Goings On in Cologne

Hartwig Prüßmann, chairman of Freundeskreis Köln-Indianapolis e.V., sent us seven photos of recent events from Cologne: Cologne’s Sister Cities festival, the dismatling of the suspended scaffolding on the north tower of Cologne Cathedral (background info: https://www.koelner-dom.de/aktuelles/news) and a spectacular double rainbow!

  • Hartwig at the Sister Cities festival
  • The mighty crane in front of the cathedral
  • really extraordinary and rare
  • nearby
  • and one in Hartwig’s neighborhood
  • and another one
  • here comes another one
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A Recent View of Cologne Cathedral

Photo Credit: Hartwig Prüßmann, Oct 5, 2021

Wishing everyone well this Tuesday afternoon! Hartwig Prüßmann just sent a beautiful shot of the Cologne Cathedral. The scaffolding deconstruction had to be put on hold due to high winds.

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2021 Taste the Difference Fest, Sat. Oct. 23

Get ready for the 14th annual Taste the Difference Festival & Sister Cities Fest. Celebrate different cultures via food samples from more than 30 restaurants, performances and exhibitors representing countries around the world!

Event: Taste the Difference Festival & Sister Cities Fest
Date: Saturday, Oct. 23
Time: Doors open at 11 a.m. | Opening ceremony at 11:30 a.m. | Food tasting starts at Noon
Location: Global Village Welcome Center – 4233 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN 46254
EventBrite ticket link: https://bit.ly/2W10I7j

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EV Day Celebrations on Social Media!

Lindsay Tramperi with the City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works has now posted all Sister Cities contributions on Indy’s social media accounts.

Please see her message below for all links and to see the pictures Hartwig gathered for this project, and of course from all Indy Sister Cities. Vielen Dank, Hartwig!!

Viele Grüße, and have a great weekend!

Thank you all for sharing content from your Sister Cities for World EV Day! I wanted to be sure to share the posts with you:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SustainIndy/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainIndy/status/1436036616569638913

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTnLP70rPEE/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lindsay-trameri-71910ba8_worldevday-activity-6841815601736888320-RbJ1

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More Cologne Flood News

Hartwig was kind and thoughtful to send the following media coverage of the flooding in Cologne and surrounding areas to give us a better idea of what people are dealing with in the aftermath. The before-and-after photographs are stunning and speak for themselves.

Thank you all for your continued support of our friends and families in Germany.

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360° Panoramic view of Cologne

Hartwig Prüßmann, chairman of Freundeskreis Köln-Indianapolis e.V., was so kind and sent a 360° panoramic view of Cologne at nighttime. There is still a bit of twilight sky visible in the West, beyond the Dom and the Hauptbahnhof.

here is the link.
You can click and drag in all directions to change the angle of the viewer

Very cool, thank you Hartwig!