Duns Scotus Encounter

I sat at the aforementioned Starbucks at the Frankfurt train station (or, more accurately, at the sprawling office complex known as The Squaire) until my coworker arrived. We took the train from Frankfurt to Cologne and then spent the rest of the day exploring that fascinating, ancient city. One of the many places we visited was an old Franciscan church. I soon realized that this church was the burial place of the eminent medieval philosopher Duns Scotus (best remembered today, unfortunately, as the origin of the word "dunce"). I had no idea that Duns Scotus had died in Cologne. Tomorrow we plan to visit Aachen, the capital of Charlemagne's empire, where I hope to continue to immerse myself in medieval lore. And unlike today's jaunt, I won't forget my camera!