Happy Duck Day at Kilometer 691

Lots of rain, the Rhine has grown and some of the meadows on Cologne's northern end are flooded. The ducks seemed to love it. 

Locus Amoenus

Pictures from an Easter saturday visit at Benrath Palace near Düsseldorf. Highlights were a guided tour through the 250 year old manor house, coffee and cakes in the awesome cafe, a visit to the European Garden Art museum, and a walk through the park down to the Rhine. The weather was mixed but mostly cooperative, and we had a great time.