Recommended Journey Breakers (ie pubs)
If walking from Central Cologne:
Sion Traditionsbrauhaus (Deutzer Freiheit)
Café Böhmer (Kalker Hauptstrasse)
Viva Colonia (Olpener Strasse)
If coming in by U-Bahn (U18) then just the last of these three, but get off one stop early at Fuldauerstrasse.
Warning: all foodstuffs confiscated at gate, I lost my 3 Bears Pocket Porridge (Apple Flavour) which is my current #1 objet de désir. Like many German football grounds, they are also not keen on cameras.
Today is still matchday 1 in the 3. Liga, and of the five games played yesterday there was only one win, placing Duisburg top and Stuttgart II at the arse-end.
The 3.Liga is a fascinating league, as are the Regional Leagues just below it. A sprinkling of famous names and top notch stadiums, alongside much smaller teams from places even some Germans might struggle to pinpoint on a map.
Note: The Rothers™️ Player of the Match award, sponsored by Andrex Washlets™️ went to Luka Trslic (FC Schweinfurt) -probably the best performer in what (despite conceding) was an all-round solid display from the Schweinfurt defence.
See my football diary in full at:
fussballistunserleben.com
