I arrived in Frankfurt this morning.  I decided to take a nice Sunday stroll through the pedestrian only walking paths that most German cities offer.  I took about 40 photos but will only post 4 for now since I have been up over 24 hours and need to get some sleep for work in the morning.  This was my second time in Frankfurt and while I like it,  I prefer München and Köln over it.

 

 

 

 

Ich bin ein bisschen rostig mit meinem Deutsch, aber ihre Fotografien sind sehr nett!

Thanks ;)

wow nice pics, bring on more when you can. amazing to us modern era americans how european cities have such a dense and user friendly scale.

 

isn't frankfort a big college town among other things? i had a german gf who grew up nearby and thats what she used to say.

 

also, lucky us, but i wondered what takes you to germany so much? work? family? fun?

There is a college in Frankfurt, but its more of a financial center...actually its always been that, from way back.

 

The industrial base used to mostly Farbewerke Hochst...a big chemical outfit, then auto plants in suburban Russelsheim and  I think Grundig had a plant or offfice there at one time.  The economy was fairly diversified from what I recall.

 

The pix Monte posted at the top is Samstagberg, or "Saturday Hill".  This was only recently rebuilt. 

 

The bottom pix is interesting.  Note the red sandstone used on one of the buildings.  This is a common building material in this part of Hesse.  You see it used a lot in Darmstadt too, and in the country towns and castles in the region around Frankfurt.

 

One can also see what might be postwar reconstruction.  Most of what one sees in Frankfurts "old town" are postwar...either new, or reconstructed old.  You can see an example in the far left--right at the edge--- of the second pix.  They put the traditional slate roof on, but the building is pretty clearly modern.

 

The surrounding neighborhoods from the "Kasierzeit" ("Imperial Era"....say 1870s to WWI) are somewhat intact, though.  Which means the urban fabric in the neighborhoods is really no older than most US citys.  Most of the buildings on the bottom pic are probably from the Kaiserzeit, with two postwar buildings in the backround.

 

 

 

Great pics.

I like!

Nice!

Never been to any of these Euro cities but Germany's architecture looks very diverse compared to most cities I've seen on the forum. Great pics :)

ha, beer wench.

Very pretty.

Stay tuned for more, I will keep posting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the view from my balcony:

 

Here is my hotel room, modest but clean with T-Mobile WiFi at 18 Euro a day, at least I get an amazing breakfast included in the rate.

Nice!

What are you watching?  German Weather Channel?

Nice photos. Frankfurt is not one of my favorite cities in Germany, but the small historic center is quaint and the skyline is pretty decent. The countryside is really very green and charming as well.  Hope you are enjoying your trip.

What are you watching?  German Weather Channel?

 

CNN International but sadly I don't translate celsius well. :(

Here are more from my Frankfurt set:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are great.

These are fantastic photos!  Thanks for sharing. :)

Cool shots - I can't remember the name of the area in the first picture, but weren't many of those buildings restored to look traditional (or new altogether)?  If you get a chance there is an observation deck on the Main Tower (I think) - it is a circular glass building, not quite the tallest in the city.  It looks like you got to go on a boat tour also.  I tried to do that two different times, but couldn't because of weather.  They had a sign for "high seas", which I thought was interesting.  I absolutely love the look and feel of European cities - thanks for the photos.

Jeez, Monte you are so lucky to get to travel to all these places. I hope some day I can get a job that allows the same. Is it easy to get away with only being able to speak English in Europe? I guess it would be easier in Germany and the Netherlands than the others.