4711 / Eau de Cologne

This saturday I was lucky to have dutch friends whom I met in Norway last year coming to Cologne. We met in the afternoon and I did a tour with them showing them some of the sights and telling them some of the old stories linked to the sights as well. Of course we went to the Glockengasse too where they have rebuilt the 4711-house that has been destroyed during WWII. On the groundfloor there is a shop. My friends asked me how 4711 smells and walking close to the entrance I found that the smell came out the door. Once they went to the door they both said ‚I know that smell!‘ 😉 I know it is pretty well know. Then we entered the shop and I have to admit that I have never been inside before. There was some really interesting stuff inside. And when we were about to leave we even found out where the small at the entrance was coming from: a 4711-fountain… 🙂