Left la louviere around 10 after taking time to actually learn about the car properly. Changed gps to "Aussie Ken", as thought he might know the way better than "Pommie Serena". Straight roads to Cologne as motorway all the way. Going over borders is very different to 30 yrs ago with just a road sign marking the change in country. Stephen feeling very confident driving but realized when we got to Cologne the motorway had lulled him into a false sense of security. Adding trams to the mix made it all the more hairy. At one stage we were trying to turn left but lost the road and were heading towards to tram stop in the centre of the road, luckily we found the road in the nick of time. Checked onto little hotel and skyped kids then caught tram into town. Very interesting day as it was the gay pride parade. I've never seen so many ugly lesbians in one place. The trannies put them to shame! Anyway certainly a lot of entertainment and we note there are no street drinking laws in Germany. Went to the Dom ( cathedral) and what a magnificent structure, to think it is nearly 500 yrs old. Had a bite to eat and first real German beer-magnificent. Wandered around then back to hotel to catch up on emails etc. Went to a local bar at night full of 60+ year olds all drinking tiny beers. Stephen had to have big ones as only 2 mouthfuls in the glass for him.