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Ottostrasse 13, Frankfurt, Hesse, 60329, Germany
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Veste Otzberg
Justice atop the fountain
Paulskirche
On the river
How long does it take (on average) for the train journey from Frankfurt airport to Munich? Is it a must to book the tickets on line or we can buy when we arrive at the airport? Thank you very much.
You can find train times, details and fares in English here:
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
Journey time to Munich from Frankfurt airport (Frankfurt flughafen on the drop-down menu) is 3.5 to 4+ hours, depending on departure time.
You do not need to book tickets in advance. The advantage of doing do on this particular route is that a) you cannot take advantage of cheaper advance online fares (28 euro versus 91 euro standard fare) and b) in the unliekly event of the train being full-up you have guaranteed seats.
The disadvantage is that the cheaper online adsvance fares tie you to a particular departure time. A flight or airport delay may mean you miss your train, and you will have to pay more to catch a later one.
As there is such a massive difference between online advance fares and standard fares I would be inclined to take the risk, but would book tickets for a train departing well after my flight was due to land (say, 3+ hours). Frankfurt airport is huge, and there are plenty of places to eat/drink whilst you are waiting.
When you book online you will receive an e-ticket. You need to print this out, and present it with the card you used to purchase it to the guard. Taking the same card is absolutely essentil; without it your ticket will not be valid.
Best deal for this are the Rail&Fly tickets. As cheap as a special but as flexible as a standard fare ticket. Limitations:
a) you have to check if your airline takes part in this program
http://www.bahn.de/p/view/mdb/pv/mobilit_t/rail_fly_airrail/MDB69116-airlines_november2009_internetdarstellung_agenten_20091113.pdf
b) nearly all will sell you a Rail&Fly ticket only together when buying your flight ticket
c) some have even further restrictions. Like Rail&Fly is not available in combination with all flight fares.
Children under 6 years don't need a ticket for the trains at all.
Allegedly the twin towers of the Deutsche Bank headquarters are called "Credit and Debit" by locals, these faceted glass towers are different colours depending on viewing angle. From above, they reflect the ground, appearing black and from the ground, they reflect the blue sky. The towers have a common podium base.
Address: Tanusanlage 12
Stop S1 - 6, S 8 / 9 Taunusanlage
... my favourite radio show in the morning. I love the discussions of the presenters about the news they read in the different newspapers ... I guess my favourite presenters are Loebbl and Patrul but anyway they all are great ...
You can listen to it on RadioX on Ukw 91,8 Mhz.
To learn more about RadioX you could check out this page www.radiox.de
www.scrambledx.de
If you want to stay for more then one day in town I recommend the "Frankfurt Card ". This card allows you to travel by public transport for free and gives you a reduction of up to 50% on admission to several museums.
Go up the HeLaBa-Tower to have an excellent view on Frankfurt. It worth the € 3.00 (€ 2.00 for students) admission!
More photos from the tower on my travelogue.
was told that the photo shows the Commerzbank-Tower and not the HeLaBa. Sorry! All thoses skyscrapers look so similar.
The German Federal Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank) is the institution that used to control interest rates in Germany in the days of the DM (Deutsche Mark), before the introduction of the Euro as the common European currency.
Now the European Central Bank (ECB) decides on interest rates, but the German Federal Bank evidently still has enough to do, at least it is still here and shows no signs of withering away.
It describes itself as “the bank of issue, the bankers' bank, the government's fiscal agent and the guardian of the foreign reserves.” Also the President of the German Federal Bank is a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, so they still have a lot of influence on monetary policy.
The headquarters of the German Federal Bank on Wilhelm-Epstein-Straße is an unremarkable building and is not open to the public. There is a nice public park on the south and west sides, though, and in a separate building they have an interesting Money Museum (see next tip).
The German Federal Bank also has a downtown office at Taunusanlage 5, which is actually their regional branch office for the State of Hessen.
The Deutsche Bundesbank should not be confused with the Deutsche Bank, which is a privately-owned corporation that has its headquarters in two large towers at Taunusanlage 12.
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