NaBloPoMo Day 11: Today is Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day. It's also the start of Carnival season in the Rhineland -- the day is marked by a huge drunken festival. There's a big celebration in Cologne; the first time I witnessed it I was at the top of one of the spires of the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) looking out at the cityscape. I heard a bunch of commotion -- singing, chanting, marching band (plus accordion) music -- and peering down I saw a mass of costumed revelers filling the streets. I had no idea what was going on, but a German standing in line on the narrow staircase of the tower filled me in. It was quite a spectacle!
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