Rainy day in Cologne...

Our morning started out walking to the train station in the misty rain. We were instructed to be prompt for our 10am appointment to apply for our German Residency Permits. We arrived at 9:55am just before our translator, not to bad for a couple of Americans!  After almost 3 hrs of paperwork in two different  locations across town, we made our way to a bakery for lunch. The restaurant was similar to Panera Bread in the US. We orderd panini sandwhiches and soup. When the food arrived it was enough for 4 adults! When I asked the waitress if the soup came in a smaller size she said, "no this is how it comes." The food was good, however we wern't too happy when the bill arrived, equivalent to about $50 USD! About 1 hr later we had to laugh about it...what else could we do.