One of the lovliest parts of Frankfurt is the Main River. We walked across the pedestrianized Eisenbrucke - iron Bridge which affords great views over the old town, the cathedral, the church in... more
Concerts are often held at the Old Nikolai Church, which is right on the Römerberg in front of the Historical Museum.
The one I attended recently was of Christmas Carols in English, featuring the... more
The great German writer Johann Wolfgang Goethe, or von Goethe as he was known in his later years after being elevated to the aristocracy, was born here in Frankfurt am Main on August 28, 1749. The... more
Frankfurt's skyscraper scene is very impressive, and Frankfurt is the only city in Europe that allows the construction of such monsters directly in the city center. This gives Frankfurt a uniquely... more
Built initially as a gothic cathedral between XIV and XV centuries, it was rebuilt few times after that and this is why the look is now a neo-gothic one.
It is anyway impressive and probably the 95 m... more
I tell about Palmengarten in Franfurt.
It was surprise for me! Palm Garden! In Frankfurt! It's not good climate for palmes.
Ticket cost 10euro.It was Saturday and there were a lot of seller!
You could... more
If you can afford it, by all means go to a concert at the "Old Opera" concert hall. Some of the best orchestras in the world give concerts there, and they also have a full program of recitals, pop... more
I thought the Apfelwein tour was the biggest waste of money!!! I have lived in Frankfurt for three weeks, and this past weekend, my friend came and visited. I decided to take her on the Apfelwein and... more
News broadcasts on German television almost always include a live report from this building, so most Germans know what it looks like on the inside, but they... more
Since you are going to the Frankfurt Opera anyway (well you are, aren't you?), you can have a glance on your way in at the provisional headquarters of the... more
This new opera house is not one of the architectural wonders of the world, I must admit, but it's a great place to go and see operas. It has one of the largest... more
If you ask some local person how to get to the center of Frankfurt, this is where they will send you. It is at the beginning of the main shopping street, the... more
The weirdest thing that happened up here was during a performance of one of the Wagner operas in the 1990s.Just before one of the intermissions there was a... more
Here is the Frankfurt Opera as seen from the top of the Main Tower. On the roof is a big white boxlike construction with two words that you probably can't quite... more
Another recommended cycling path is the Regionalpark Rundroute, which surrounds the larger Frankfurt - Wiesbaden - Mainz - Offenbach area. The round trip is 190... more
Although Frankfurt is a urban metropolis, it is still embedded within a rural landscape on the city fringes. So it is possible to cycle around the whole city in... more
This has to be one of the most important buildings in the world, and without doubt the most valuable stock exchange in the Eurozone. In Europe only the London... more
One of the many parks that ring Frankfurt's inner city, Bethmann is famous for its tranquil walled Chinese garden, built in 1990 in memory of the victims of... more
The area around and behind Frankfurt's main station has long been considered a no-go zone by the locals. It's rough, seedy, dingy and populated by "colourful"... more
These gardens are situated on the north bank of the Main. We returned here on route back to Hong Kong as we only looked at the start of the gardens last time.... more
The Goetheturm is really quite something: 41m tall and made entirely from wood. The views from the top, looking west towards the Frankfurt skyline, are possibly... more
Frankfurt is surrounded by forest, but the most easily accessible part of that is the Stadtwald (City Forest) to the south. It stretches from the most southern... more
If you cross the Main River on the Eisenbrucke, then walk straight up Elisabethstrasse and cross the road at the second set of traffic lights near a blue house,... more
This lane near the cathedral was flattened in world war two. Rebuilt in the 1980s by many different architects, no two houses have the same style making it an... more
This is a lovely building dating from the 19th century. Immediately outside are statues representing different continents of the world. In the square outside... more
My absolutely favorite place in Frankfurt am Main is the opera house.
No, I don't mean the old opera house.
I mean the new opera house on Willy-Brandt-Platz,
where they put on real operas several......
Frankfurt is the financial hub of Germany; it hosts the stock exchange and most major and minor banks. Apart from that, it has some nice parks, a beautiful botanical garden, a zoo, excellent museums,...
Frankfurt has pretensions to be Germany's "Capital that Never Was". Given its central location and huge economic influence, you'd think that it has been robbed by history, but a visit to the city can...
Frankfurt - Bankfurt - Hib'te'bach -Little Mainhatten - the city that fascinates and appalls so many of my fellow Americans. Fascinating, because it's a modern German city - shopping, nightlife, cool...
Arriving in Frankfurt's main railwaystation (Hauptbahnhof) you will not be very impressed, if you leave the station towards the city as some drug addicts and the redlight district may be welcoming...
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