Feast of The Epiphany - SatNav playing up again! . . .

It doesn't matter to me what reasons are given for celebrating the Solemnity of the Epiphany on the nearest Sunday to 6th January, it just doesn't feel right.

As for the poor Kings in our Nativity set, they are thoroughly confused.

There they are, making their usual gradual, slow progress 'from the East' towards the crib and the infant Jesus, nicely timed to arrived on 6th January when someone decided to change the date of the celebration! Do they carry on as normal and arrive 'late' or put a spurt on to arrive in time to join the Shepherds in their adoration of the Saviour on Sunday 3rd January?

I don't think they've got over the shock of last year's change to their schedule . . . I mean to say, their SatNav (AKA the Star in the East) indicated an ETA of 6th January!

From the sublime to the ridiculous . . .

First of all the sublime . . .

We only had two nights in Cologne so as obviously we wouldn't be able to see everything, we opted for the cathedral as a priority, and a city tour to give us a flavour of the place. Both were good choices. Here is the magnificent reliquary of the Three Kings which is placed near the main altar in the cathedral.

And here is . . .

This photo was taken from the top of a city tour bus and just made me smile - who said Germans don't have a sense of humour? This seems proof to the contrary! Quote of the week from our travelling companion Danny - 'It's a Köln Cone'