Have you ever just thought fuck it. Where is the cheapest flight to and gone? I have – and this is my second time. The first time was to Venice, Italy with my boy and this time it’s to Cologne, Germany with my Daughter and sister.

Last time, we booked with Ryanair and this time too. Cheapest flights around it seems! Good for my wallet. £48.98 each return.

I decided to get an earlier flight than last time so we could spend more time there. There was several places I wanted to go, so having the time to do it was essential. Turns out I needed more!

We got up at 3am, had showers, got dressed and left mine for 4am. Like I did last time, I parked up at Harlow train station and caught the train to Stanstead. £10 parking plus the £36.90 for all of us on the train is cheaper than paying for the airport parking!

We arrived at the airport at around 6am. Headed straight through security, which was surprisingly quick this time. Only 35 minutes as apposed to the 60+ from when me and my boy went to Italy.

Of course we had to stop at Spoons!

I had 3 pints of Stella, my sister had 2 Strawberry Daiquiri and my daughter had a pint of Thatchers. All at 6.40am! Outrageous! The girls also got some breakfast. I wasn’t hungry so didn’t have anything.

We started boarding the plane at around 8.30 and headed to Germany shortly after.

We arrived in Cologne at around 11.30am local time. Found the nearest travel place and got ourselves a Köln Card from the local bus kiosk place called Transdev Vertrieb. For all 3 of us with unlimited travel on the buses, trams and trains in and around Cologne. It only cost us €19 (approx £16.33).

We eventually arrived in the main city at around 13.40 local time (after heading the wrong direction for the trains). We grabbed some lunch and then headed over to the Köln Cathedral. We paid for a tour in the booking office opposite. We got to look around the main cathedral, the treasury and the tower. For me and my daughter it cost around €36 for entry (approx £30).

Check each section for photos taken throughout the day –
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