Our first impression of Frankfurt was "are we still in Germany"? After our month in Buhl, where it really seemed to be the stereotypical German-type place, Frankfurt was loaded with people from all sorts of different backgrounds - african, middle-eastern, asian, etc.
Frankfurt was hit hard in World War II so as a result, there are not very many old historical type buildings. Instead, there are loads of skyscrapers and a lot of buildings looking like they belong to the 1970's. It is a financial centre in Europe evident by the huge "Euro" statue in the middle of town.
Aside from that, it is situated on The Main river. The river splits the city in half and it's an easy walk over the bridge.
And, speaking of walk, that is what we did for the last two days of our trip. We had beautiful, crisp late summer weather - perfect for walking. Again, our trusty little GPS led us to some really neat areas of town and, I don't know what David has done to that poor little thing, but it now seems to stop at all wine festivals (yes, there was another one in this town), all sausage places, all rib places and all coffee shops!
We lucked out and had a great central hotel, with a pool that Adam and Sylvie, of course had to test out. It was so nice that we didn't want to leave - just added more salt to the wound!
But, leave we did.
So, now here we are. Back to reality. Our thanks to all those who have followed us along - we've appreciated hearing from you. And, a big thanks to those here (you know who you are) who kept our homefires burning - in a good way.
We had a great trip and are thankful for all the experiences we had, enjoyed all the folks that we met, the lessons we learned and basically, in a nutshell, the good karma that came our way.
Until the next journey (in the early stages of planning now)...
David, Maureen, Adam and Sylvie are officially now "off the road"... for now.
For a minute there I thought this was your new career LOL. Wow! nicely done.
ReplyDeleteEven though I have followed you guys at every turn (i know i didn't comment a lot but I loved reading and looking at all your pics) It sure went by fast.
Safe trip home and we'll be seeing you.
Can't wait for the sequel!
Chris
Wow, what a journey this has been. I love the blog & can't believe all the interesting & wonderful adventures you have taken us all on along with the family. Thanks for this. I for one am glad that I will be seeing you again soon.
ReplyDeleteJen W