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8. Cologne, Germany: Carnival, Kölsch Beer & Cool Neighborhoods

8. Cologne, Germany: Carnival, Kölsch Beer & Cool Neighborhoods

Update: 2024-02-06
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Scott talks with Claudia Neumann (Director of Corporate Communications at Visit Cologne) during the lead-up to the city's famous Carnival celebrations about why Cologne might just be Germany's most underrated big city. 


Show notes & links to places discussed can be found here: http://www.railsalesoldtowns.com/ep8.


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Theme music by Stu Wilson. 

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8. Cologne, Germany: Carnival, Kölsch Beer & Cool Neighborhoods

8. Cologne, Germany: Carnival, Kölsch Beer & Cool Neighborhoods

Scott Hartbeck