Cologne in February- directions and tips

Can someone pls help me on the follg:

1. How to get to Mercure Severinshof from Cologne Hbf (am arriving by train from Amsterdam)

2. What are the entry costs for the museums (Ludwig, Roman-German, Wallraf-Richartz) and churches (Dom, Ursula, St. Martin) etc.

3. Good cheap places to eat?

Thanks!

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1.

DB timetable

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

From: Amsterdam

To: Koeln Severinstr.

Tram or bus will be EUR 2,30.

2.

http://www.museenkoeln.de/english/

The churches itself are free. Only if you want to climb on the tower of the cathedral (EUR 2,00) or visit the treasury chamber (EUR 4,00) you have to pay.

http://www.koelner-dom.de/index.php?id=6%26amp;L=1

www.romanische-kirchen-koeln.de/kirchen.html

3.

koeln.nicecity.de/english/title_eating.htm

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Cologne in February, and this year very early February, means Carnival. Google for:

Cologne carnival

to see what%26#39;s happening and when.

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If you are in Cologne around the 4th be prepared to see Cologne how it is: friendly and crazy, definately the best time of the year (not called the 5th season for no reasosn).

Enjoy the trip, and for some good food try one of the Brauhaus in the city, as they serve proper Cologne food. Would recommend Pfaeffgen (either Old Town or Friesenviertel) and Malzmuehle (near the Maritim Hotel near the river). Probably one of the best beer and superb food.

Enjoy

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www.mappy.com will allow you to choose directions for a pedestrian route.

I agree with Scotsman -- the best low-cost eats in Cologne are at the brauhauses -- best food, too, although Cologne%26#39;s restaurants are all good, whether it%26#39;s street food or fine dining.

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Need a bit more info pls, as this is my first time in Cologne.

2. I have an ICE ticket from Ams to Cologne, can I use the same ticket to catch a metro from Cologne Hbf to Severinshof station? Is the metro station adjoining the Hbf? How do I find it?

2. Can I walk from Hbf to Mercure Severinshof? How far is it? What route should I take (I travel reasonably light).

Thanks!

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1.

No. You need a local public transport ticket (EUR 2,30).

Just follow the signs. Sign is a with U in a blue rectangle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtbahn

There are also buses. If you use the Stadtbahn (a mixture between metro and tram) you%26#39;ll have to chance once.

2.

Main station and St. Severin are at the opposite ends of the Altstadt (Old Town), the largest in Germany (Cologne was for centuries the biggest city).

Distance is 2-2,5 km.

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