Going to to Cologne, Germany in December. Things to do and see?

We will only be there a day. We are visiting 3-4 countries in that part of Europe in a span of about 8 days.

I am not sure of transportation yet since I still need to do more research on the city. I assume some sort of public transport.

Thanks for the advice.

Colognes Cathedral
-Main attraction of Cologne. The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Mary, is a masterpiece of High Gothic architecture. One of the largest cathedrals in Europe, it was started in 1248 and is considered the most ambitious building project of the Middle Ages.
Colognes Old town
-walk the old town and the quaint alleys along the Rhine with its historic architecture
The Wallraf-Richartz and Ludwig Museums
-good mix of Cologne, modern and contemporary art
The Roman-Germanic Museum
-Short walk from Cologne Cathedral, the Roman-Germanic Museum has a rich archaeological heritage from the 1st century to the early Middle Ages.
St. Gereon's Church
The Cologne Cable Car
-great view of Rhine river
Old Town Hall
-oldest public building in Germany
St. Pantaleon Church
Altenberg Cathedral
Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces
-little bit outside cologne in town of Bruhl once home of archbishop of Cologne
Zoological Gardens

Christmas Market there is top notch!

Go to a Bundesliga soccer at Rhein Energie Stadion. 1. FC Koln are actually quite good.

Put a love lock on the Hohenzollern bridge

Go to Fruh am Dom and get tanked on Kolsch (beer)

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That's not much time at all for that much countries/ traveling.

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Yeah I was worried about that. We are spending a whole day in each country, arriving early and departing late. It should be enough just to take in a few sites, hopefully.

Thanks for your other info too.

We will be there the first week in December. We are hitting the Christmas market and the cathedral. We will be day tripping while we are in the area.