En route, via Frankfurt

Guten tag!

We (and by "we" I mean my friend, Rachel Molomut, who is participating in the South Africa field intensive with me) landed in Frankfort around 5:30 AM. 

In a stroke of luck, kind-hearted, hitch-hiking Canadians gave us a free ride on the S-Bahn (subway) which we took downtown to explore this fine city for the day. 

We procured a map and plotted our course over croissants. Frankfurt is happily walkable! So we strolled along Frankfurt's tree-lined river and explored the deserted cobblestone streets until commuters began their day and tourists filtered in at a reasonable hour. 

In an unfair, rapid assessment, it seems to me that Frankfurt has two gems: 

1)Its charming square of Romerberg, the city's historic center, is a lovely moment frozen in time. There we climbed the spiral tower of Keiserdom (a cathedral)for panoramic views during which the sun briefly graced us with its presence. It's chilly here!

2)Across the river is Sachsenhausen, a beautiful neighborhood with tiny balconies bursting with greenery. We perused an open-air market (the US simply doesn't have cheese, meat, and bread like Germany!) and nestled into an ancient pub. After bratwurst and apfelwein, for which Frankfurt is, apparently, famous, we were positively spent. 

It's around 2:00pm and we now await our 8:45pm flight. The sun is shining. Perhaps an ice cream cone and a beer to pass the time?

Auf wiedersehen!

Love from Frankfurt.