We had a 7 hour layover in Frankfurt. While I haven’t heard many (or any) redeeming things about the City – I often hear it is the “Dallas of Germany”, we figured we’d at least give it a try. There is a train that takes you from the airport to downtown with only two stops. The ticket was about 8 Euros round trip. We didn’t do a stitch of research before we left. We figured we’d find an old square, a beautiful train station and someplace to have breakfast.
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Snowy countryside view from the train. |
The train station was not as beautiful or ornate as I was expecting, but it got the job done.
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Haupt-Bahnhoff in Frankfurt |
The street outside the main train station was snowy and at 08h00 was very dead. We watched the street car go by with what looked like a bunch of people heading off to work. No tourists. No locals heading to the market.
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Snowy cable car line outside the Haupt-Bahnhof |
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Snowy roads were not part of the plan for a 2 week trip to SE Asia… |
We wandered aimlessly around the area surrounding the Haupt Bahnhof and we stumbled on the European Central Bank, with the Euro Monument.
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Euro Close Up |
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Old Frankfurt – with the Frankfurt Cathedral in the background. |
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Fountain of Justice near the Frankfurt Cathedral. |
After walking around in the snow and the wind and the miserable winter weather in Germany, we decided to head back to the airport for a shower in the lounge, a quick meal and some duty free shopping. I found that my camera was a broken while we wandered around the old square. Good thing I discovered this now, at least I had the opportunity to hit duty free before we head off to Asia.
So, what did I think of Frankfurt? It wasn’t as bad as Dallas, but from what I could tell, there wasn’t much to write home about. We were there on a Sunday morning, so that might have been part of it. We couldn’t even get a bit to eat or a drop to drink as everything we came across was closed up tight. If I had a layover in Frankfurt again, I would definitely consider exploring the City, but would not do so if it was a Sunday morning.
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