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TRIP REPORT: A Change of Scenery – Exploring Frankfurt in these odd times

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Exploring Frankfurt in these odd times
A Change of Scenery

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In this adventure

After waking up, there were a couple of things I wanted to do – have a wander, grab some currywurst sauce and generally seeing if I can increase my step count over the day. I wandered out of the hotel and started walking to the Hauptbahnhof.

a group of bicycles on a sidewalk
If I despised scooters before… well. They make impressive street waste.

I’m sure those of us of a certain age will remember airline shops lining cities. There’s still a few in Frankfurt – I passed the Iran Air office, where a model 747 was still there.

a building with a chain link fence

a window with a plane in it

To cheat, I jumped a tram over to the ECB for the next part of the trip.

a large sign in a park

a tall building with many windows

Not that I was playing Pokemon Go and wanting to knock down a Gym or two. I needed more Pokecoins…

After listening to some Opera and taking down a gym or two, I jumped back on the tram again, this time heading to the Römerberg, this time to head to the Eiserner Steg and to explore the Dom area.

a group of people walking in a square with buildings with Römer in the background

Crossing the square, I noticed some bears. Who was dressed… appropriately.

a teddy bear wearing a face mask

a teddy bear wearing a face mask
If a bear can wear a face-covering… so can you.

a group of people walking around a street with a group of people walking around
Tourist tat. The best sort.

a group of people in a courtyard with buildings and a clock tower
“Either he’s dead or the clock has stopped”.

I proceeded onwards to the Eiserner Steg – or lovelock central.

a man in a green shirt
Get your locks…

a bridge with many locks

a bridge with many locks on it

a bridge with many locks on it

a bridge with locks on it

a bridge with many locks on it

a group of locks attached to a bridge

 

a man sitting on a bench next to a bridge

It’s also a great spot to gaze at the city as the sun sets.

a city skyline with a boat on the water

a city skyline with water in the background
Mainhatten.

a plane flying in the sky
I think a lot of us would love to be flying high right now.

I headed back to the Römerberg and crossed over to the Dom area.

 

a fountain in a courtyard with a statue in the middle

a statue of a woman holding a scale

a street with a clock tower in the background

a tree in front of a building
Dom.

There was also this…

a building with a store front
A Struwwelpeter (Or “shock-headed Peter” or “Shaggy Peter”) Museum.  A series of stories...

 

a display case with a group of buildings and trees
Close to… well, you know what.

a statue in a glass case

a narrow alleyway with a couple of buildings
Empty Alleyways

Heading back to the Römerberg, I decided to leave the night lift behind, and time to do a little supermarket shopping. Mainly for currywurst sauce.

a statue in front of a building

a group of people in a courtyard with a statue in front of it

a city street with cars and a double decker bus

A little Googling fora PennyMarkt, and I was on my way. Well, there’s nothing like going shopping in a distant part of the city you’ve visited before in a new area. Easy.

a street with a building and a tower
St Paul’s Church

a group of scooters on a sidewalk
Woah. They’re parked well.

a sign on a building
Beer Pub.

A little bit of searching, ignoring Google Transit (as it doesn’t cover tram lines) and I wound up… somewhere. I’m still not sure today.

a person walking on a sidewalk with luggage

What I do remember is this…

a building with a sign on it

Heading to the supermarket, guess what?

a sign on the ground

a group of packages of food
Gotta love a discount

a group of packages of food
I enjoy the odd Knopper.

a box of food on a shelf
Milk and nuts

a shelf with candy in boxes
Haribo

a shelf with eggs and other items on it
Checkout specials

With darkness afoot and currywurst sauce in the bag, I caught the tram back to the train station, to have a walk around the cavernous shed.

a man walking in a train station
Quiet…

a train at a train station
ICE 3 loading up.

There was also a Spar. It was of minor interest – but mainly for one thing

a storefront with a sign and people standing in front of it

What is it? Instant Currywurst.

a group of food in a store
At €2.79? Expensive…

a train at a train station
ICE1

a train in a station
And another ICE arriving into Frankfurt.

I stopped to pick up some overpriced pretzels, and headed back to the hotel, ready to watch some classic Eurovision Song Contest and dozing off before the fun of travel in the morning.

Next: Back to Frankfurt Airport

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