Cologne Hen Party

This weekend was the hen party that I organised with a friend from work for our other good friend who is getting married in August (I am taking the wedding photos!).  The hen didn't know what the plan was right up until we got to the train station!

First we went to a spa in Cologne called Claudius Therme.  It was wonderful.  There are lots of pools, all different temperatures, all with quite salty water, one with copper, one that was really hot like bath water, a fast rapids, and a jacuzzi.  There were also saunas and outside areas for swimming, as well as a bar, where we had a few glasses of prosecco and a good chat.  We were meant to stay for 2 hours, but were enjoying ourselves so much that we ended up staying for 4 hours!  It was so relaxing, Matt and I are going to go for our anniversary, and add a massage in.  Wonderful.

After the spa, we headed to our hotel in the Belgian quarter of Cologne.  The hotel was nice, and inexpensive.  I was sharing with two girls, and we had a bed each in our room which was a nice surprise.  We thought we would have to share.  We got ready to go out, and then went to the above restaurant just down the road from the hotel, called Balthazaar.  The food was incredible.  I had a chicken tikka massala, which was heavenly, and some lovely sparkly rose wine.

After the restaurant we went to a few bars, and played some games, like Mr and Mrs, where the hen had to try to answer questions that we had asked her fiance a few days ago.  It was very funny, and she got loads wrong, so had to have lots of shots!

We had brunch the next day at the hotel, which was lovely, and headed home, all very tired and in need of a rest.  Luckily we have today off for a bank holiday, so we should all be nice and recovered by tomorrow when we go back to work.  I am going to work via the doctors, as I am still sick (3rd week in a row now).  Currently it is a very nasty cough that is making my breathing very laboured.  Hopefully I can get some anti biotics and be on my way, but knowing German doctors it will be a lot more complicated than that.

Today, we just went for a walk around the park for some fresh air, and are about to settle in with a take away and a movie.

Matt had a very busy week last week, catching up from being away for a whole week.  He went to the casino on Friday night, and ended up coming back with a fair bit of winnings, so he was pleased.