As a traveller myself (mostly on small budget) I know how important it is to
find friendly cs hosts and I wanna give back a little bit but I also really enjoy
having nice folks around me @home. As I am mostly very busy with work I
will be not in the situation to show you around or guide you through the city -
This you have to explore yourself mostly but if I have one of my less free days
I am happy to have dinner with you or some wine, beers or even water or tee, however, whatever!

I am working in the music bizz since over 25 years now.
Mostly taking care of artists/musicians. So it is already my job meeting folks from all over the world and taking care of them and I still love it!
I also work as a driver for film and television productions in the summer time.

Don´t know what to do in cologne?:
- have a beer and watch a show @http://www.gebaeude9.de// , where I work. (best 'bigger' music live club in town)
- check out http://www.stadtrevue.de/ for parties/concerts/ cultural stuff
- "Sonic Ballroom", coolest real punkrock club/bar with nearly a concert each night @https://www.sonic-ballroom.de/
- "Bumann & Sohn" best booking for indie-rock live shows and nice beer-garden @https://www.bumannundsohn.de/
- "Metronom", most beautiful jazz-bar in town , http://www.yelp.de/biz/metronom-koeln
- "King Georg" for 'smaler', more closer jazz shows/concerts (www.kinggeorg.de)
- "FI" or maybe you didn't like any of the above and you're more of a rave person, in which case you might prefer to queue up here in a long line to dance the night away: @https://ursprung-fi.de/
- "KUEN'' in Nippes, north part of the town where I live for great music and nice drinks. (http://www.kuenkneipe.de)
- ''Museum Ludwig", just next to the cathedral and the biggest museum of Cologne with mostly one proper touring exhibition.
- "Flora", our botanical garden with a with a lovely coffee-terrace, just next to the zoo, is for free and just 15 minutes walking distance from my flat .
- 'Lent Park' also just 10 minutes walking distance, the local swimming pool and ice skating hall (5,50€ in the summertime)
- the cathedral 'Kölner Dom' of course is a must see, probably the most impressive gothic thing in Germany
(and I was trained there as a stonemason. Really true! but that was a long time ago ;-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

because I love hosting peole from around the world and to show them my town and my country
as I also love to explore the world and to meet the people out there and because I am mostly travelling on small budget - I always really liked it, when there has been the option of a free bed or couch @friendly peoples houses.

The room I am offering is a lockable room with a big bed, a couch and a table with chair (watch the pictures) .
Sounds all right? Ask for a stay!

Interests

nature, nature, nature, music, concerts, music clubs for live shows, movies, swimming, water, literature, libraries, slides, cheese, wine, beer, coffee and cigarettes (sometimes) riding my bike, soccer (St.Pauli), big cities, hiking, theater, good food, dj'ing, playing cards, board games

• culture
• literature
• concerts
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• soccer
• swimming
• beaches
• theatre
• playing cards
• st.pauli
• post-feminism
• mau mau

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
especially indie, post punk , post rock, so called new wave, americana, country, folk, shoegaze, 80s disco, pop, but also good rap/hiphop, soul, jazz, twee pop, 60's, garage, punk rock, noise, chanson, yeye, crooner, brazil, psychedelic, minimal-music, electro, grime, hardcore, classic music, scores
Films:
I'm a film-addict. Really a nerd, watch everything in original even I don't understand the language.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Fallen In Love

Teach, Learn, Share

our language, german cooking tradition, music, movies, club culture, pub culture

What I Can Share with Hosts

my knowledge about Cologne and maybe life in general (if there might be someone interested ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States