I was excited because going in to the trip, I wanted to eat a huge pretzel, and Frankfurt was the place to do that!
We also went to Museum of Modern Art aka Kunst. It was pretty sweet. Several exhibits really stood out to me. The first was an photo exhibit with photos of polluted abandoned mining areas. The ground was literally grey and red and smoking. The second was an install of various mixed media, and the part the stood out of the most was written on the wall "Buying nothing is the real luxery". The third that stood out to me was a bunch of loaves of bread with forks in them like bird wings. The exhibit was in a glass case and the card said it was from the late 60s, so that was so old bread!!!
After the museum we walked around and window shopped. There was an old (anciet Roman times) public pool that was being renovated. I was amazed to learn that there were even structures like that built during that time. I knew about the aquifers, but not pools.
This is the Frankfurter Dom, officially Kaiserdom Sankt Bartholomäus.
Visitors can pay 3Euro and climb over 320 steps to the top for a spectacular 360 degree view of the city! The staircase was a narrow sprial set and it was exhausting! There were electrical lights installed now in modern times, but originally, it was pretty dark in there! There were small windows to let light in, but it was still pretty dark.
View from the top: That is the Rhine!
I wanted to take a boat ride on the Rhine, and we did that, too! We cruised by Museum Row (didn't have time to go to any other museums, would have liked to see the German Film Museum...guess I'll just have to go back...) We also cruised by a building nick-named the Apfelwien Building because it looks like the traditional glass in which that beverage is served.
Other things that happened in Frankfurt: Sorbet! I hadn't had any treats in a loooong time! I chose a scoop of banana and a scoop of strawberry.
Chocolate shaped like little mice for sale at the market! There was so many fresh and colorful items in the kiosks! It was pretty cool.
There were several street performers in Frankfurt. Musicians, some guys "floating" in the air with their hand only holding onto a walking stick, and then these creepy characters:
After our day in Frankfurt, we drove back to Gedern. I was exhausted from the excitement and also was still jet-lagged. I slept in the car most of the way. We did stop off in Wennings, which was the original village from where the founders of my hometown came. We wen to the remains of an old church. It was pretty much just three stone walls. Yvonne told me there used to also be an old wooden cross, but it was not there anymore. The surrounding scenery was beautiful. I really liked being in the country.
My last night in Gedern was spent with the Reekers. Lilo and walked to the house and we all played Yahtzee. Then Yvonne, Michael, and I went to bar nearby and I ordered some Apfelwein and we played Yahtzee some more. I really enjoyed the Apfelwein! We had great conversation, too. I was a lot of fun talking about various animals...trying to describe to them armadillos, porcupines, etc!
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