I’m in Germany for the annual European game industry expo, a show with many different names and locations over the years. Today it’s called Gamescom and is held in Cologne. I flew in this afternoon. Knowing the next couple of days will be extremely busy we, a few colleagues and I, went for a stroll in the old part of town. It is quite nice. A few long pedestrian streets with shops, cafés, restaurants, bars etc. In the heart of all you find Cologne’s Cathedral, Kölnerdomen, one of most beautiful cathedrals in Europe. Well worth a visit in itself. I visited the first time, close to 25 years ago with my school band. We played with other local bands on the square outside the church. Memorable experience. I also remember walking up, in circle, the entire stair to the top of one of the towers. Try it when you visit – and see if you manage to walk straight when you reach the end.

At night highflying birds surround the illuminated cathedral, it was quite the sight. I tried to capture it, filming with my mobile camera. The long exposure time created a rather marvelous effect. So here, my first video upload :)

Köln from Nicolay Nickelsen on Vimeo.