“Fans and Friends” - offer of the Gay Games Cologne has expanded with two new guided tours

The guided tours “Jewish Cologne – a walk through the city” and the guided tour through the zoo with the topic„homosexuality in the animal world” – enriches the social program of the Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010.

The program “Fans and Friends [1]” welcomes any female and male visitors during the Gay Games week (July 31st – August 7, 2010), especially the participants and their friends. The organizers offer various workshops, guided tour and trips in several languages – mainly accessible and some for free.

On Friday, August 6, and Saturday, August 7, 2010, the Rhenaia Judaica  is offering a guided tour through the Jewish part of Cologne. For € 10 you can walk for a couple of hours learning the Jewish life in the cathedral city beginning with the Roman era and ending in the modern era. The guided tour, which is accessible for wheelchairs will be conducted in German, English and Hebrew. You can find more details for this offer here [2].

On August 4, 2010 a visit to the zoo is on our agenda. The guided tour, which will take 1,5 hours (12.00 – 13.30 p.m.) will give the participants an understanding of the topic „homosexuality in the animal world“ in a lively manner. The tour will feature the gay penguins, the lesbian gulls and the bisexual bonobos (Pygmy Chimpanzee). The guided tour, which will be accessible for wheelchairs costs € 17 and includes a visit in the zoo until 6 p.m. You can find more details regarding time and meeting point for this offer here [3].

Both of these events and other exciting “Fans and Friends” events have limited participation. Therefore we would recommend you to register early. Tickets for the “Fans and Friends” program can be purchased here [4].