Chris McDevitt is part of a group of Division III players (and three Division II players) traveling to Europe as an All-Star team this month. His latest blog entry follows:

Day four was time for us to say goodbye to Mechelen, and pack our bags for Germany. On the way to Dusseldorf we stopped in the city of Cologne to do some more sightseeing.

We saw the world’s second largest church, which was unbelievable. After a few pictures near the church we went to eat down by the Rhine River.

Our tour guide for the week suggested I get a schnitzel. A schnitzel is tender pork lightly breaded. The restaurant we ate at had many different types of schnitzels. I decided on the Mediterranean schnitzel which had a tomato sauce and cheese on top. This was by far my best meal of our trip.

Once we finished touring in Cologne, we were off to Dusseldorf. When we arrived we checked into our hotel and headed to our game. We definitely played better as a team this game and ended up winning by around 30 points. The opponent was not as talented and organized as the previous team but we stressed to just play hard and have fun. After our game we enjoyed dinner with the opposition then went out in Dusseldorf to explore the string of over 250 restaurants and pubs in the Old City area.

Next time I check in we will have competed in our fourth game and experienced more of Germany.