Day 2: Frankfurt

Guten Tag!

After sleeping in this morning, Lynne and Leona made their way back to Frankfurt’s old town to enjoy more of the market. The public transit system in Frankfurt is well laid out and with the help of maps they found their way quickly. Frankfurt is an industrious city, with most notable tourist attractions being the Old Town and Christmas Market. For lunch, Lynne enjoyed standard local fare- bratwurst and Pommes Frites for about 10 euro.

Mayonnaise is the standard topping for pommes frites- many shops offer a selection of toppings.

Today’s weather was about 5 degrees and somewhat damp. The markets are all outdoors with fires/heat lamps for warming up and cathedral visits and gasthauses offer warmth as well. Even though Germany’s weather is mild compared to the brutal cold of Alberta, its important to dress in layers.

A market stall serving food

One thing Lynne remembers from her last visit to the German Christmas markets was that all of the markets carried similar things, but some items are specific to a city’s market. Some items can wait to be purchased closer to the end of the tour, but if something speaks to you it’s a good idea to pick it up.

A variety of figurings for sale

At 8:00 pm, Lynne and Leona attended a meet and greet with the other people attending the tour. The bus has seating for 50 people but there will be about 25 people on the bus, leaving plenty of space to stretch out.

Tomorrow’s wake up is 6:00am, the bus departs for Rudesheimer and the Rhein at 8:00am.