Every once in a while it's nice to pay a visit to those cathedrals that graced the countryside in the 12th century and following. The Cologne Cathedral in Germany is one such example.
I had the great fortune to be able to visit this magnificent structure back in the 1970s. It is a building that inspires the theory of the mathematical sublime. We can see all the individual components in their entirety but the brain simply is unable to compute this incredible structure. It causes a feeling of heavenly pleasure unrivaled in any modern church structure. For some strange reason, this boy from a beach in Hawaii has always loved the old architecture and even the ancient music from cathedrals such as this. The stunning architectural work of art that they represent takes my breath away. I always cry when I hear some hymn of the faith played on its organ.
I shall forever be grateful for the years I was privileged to live in Europe and was able to attend organ concerts in such amazing structures.