Blogs from Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe - page 24

Hallo alex here: Saddly we didnt make it to Czech:( It would have cost 250 Euro with trains and accommodation only for one day sightseeing, so its on the agenda next time for sure. We are currently in a student flat of Silvias 20yr old brother Andres, in Frankfurt. Andres is super lovely, and after spending a yr in texas, speaks awesome english. (Its cool, because hes not particulary enchanted with America, gives him and Ez lots of common ground). Spent the last 2 evenings drinking Becks and having no bed. But sleeping on the floor isnt too bad ... Frankfrut seems sofar way more commercial than Berlin, it has enormous storied buildings and loads of neon lights and not much old city charm, also diverse people of every race live here..V. cosmopoliton Wer'e both just ... read more

That's how I felt going back to Germany, even though it was just for a few hours... I met Aaron at the tube station around 7am (on a SATURDAY!!) and we went to the airport, which wasn't busy, pretty alright...and bc of all that security stuff flying from London I had to get rid of toothpaste, deodorant, moisturizer and the last bottle of Jäger I bought in Germany (still had it...)!! I even took a few sips, it was 8am and a guy walking by me started laughing, but you know...I had to THROW IT OUT!!! It was painful.. :/ Anyways, once you pass security, there's a Boots, so we just bought everything there, had coffee, off we go and flight 30min or so delayed, then at the airport, a while to find the girls, ... read more

I was up early Sunday morning to catch the 07:28 train to Frankfurt. Here, myself and five other girls were joining up with Team Bank of America in the Susan G. Komen “Race for the Cure.” Our team had about 45 or 50 people from all over Germany, but during the event, we were spread out through a crowd of thousands. There were four thousand eight hundred participants in the breast cancer benefit, 500 of whom were survivors. Even though I couldn’t tell quite how many people participated when I was in the midst of the crowd, walking across one bridge during the race and seeing mobs of people on another bridge downriver, I could tell I was one of a great many. Most of my coworkers (along with myself) opted for the 2 km walk ... read more

So I have made it to Germany. Had a pretty nice day of travelling yeasterday, even though I was very tired at the end of the day after three flights and very little sleep the night before departure. And then Moderaterna won the Swedish election, and there will be a change of government!! What a nice day!! Had a great stay at the Radisson Hotel in Frankfurt, what a fantastic hotel!!! It opened in November 2005, so it was brand new and had a really cool design! It is the first time ever I have got a guided tour of the breakfast buffet, but it was needed as the buffet was divided into different rooms. I got my upgrade as well (due to my SAS gold card), I was upgraded to a very large Business class ... read more

you all know the drill from my email but i wanted to provide some pictures.. there are really too many to post them all but here are a few...... read more