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Alexander Gerst on extraterrestrials and Cologne

The 45-year-old comes from Baden-Württemberg, but lives in Cologne. He doesn't let anything come of his current place of residence.

Cologne – Alexander Gerst (45) has a soft spot for his place of residence in Cologne.

"I think that as an alien you would feel very comfortable in Cologne, because you could just walk through the streets without any problems – it wouldn't even be noticed," said the astronaut from Künzelsau in Baden-Württemberg to the "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger" ".

“That is actually what struck me first about Cologne: the people are in a good mood, and at any time of the year or day, people walk through the city in full disguise. I think that's great. ”Dpa

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