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On Saturday, it is “Bundesliga” soccer day in Germany. We meet our students and chaperons, all dressed in our red GAPP (German American Partnership Program) t-shirts at the new Cologne soccer stadium. Coincidentally,the colors of the 1.FC Köln soccer club are also red, so we fit in very nicely with the hometown fans. Lunch is a quick “bratwurst” with mustard on a hard roll.
(Did I mention yet that we have been lacking time for sleep and meals on this trip; Gabi wants to show her students everything there is to see in Germany.)
We are lucky and watch an exciting soccer match, Köln winning against “MSV Duisburg” 3:1. The crowd of 47,000 fans is celebrating in the stands, singing 1.FC Köln songs.
In the evening, Maria, Joachim, Gabi and myself are having a nice dinner at “Decksteiner Mühle”, a restaurant located within a 2 minute walk from their house.
On Sunday, Gabi and I are actually sleeping-in for the first and only time on this tour.

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