Blogs from Hesse, Germany, Europe - page 48

The soft lights from the corners of the plane seep softly into my vision and I awake to the quiet rustlings of attendants preparing breakfast while others sit quietly letting the rest of us move about dreamland. Consumed by a dark tunnel, the sun has yet to bare its face to this side of the ocean as the pilot pushes full speed ahead to keep up with the schedule. It has been a comfortable night, my mind is still foggy but I have had time to rest enough to make sense of my surroundings, although thoughts of reading have long been given up over to the exhaustion of hopping planes and time zones. It was by pure accident I ended up in this section of the plane, a smile from an attendee on the east coast ... read more

Frankfurt is probably one of the most boring cities I have ever been to. It is the financial capital of Germany, and it did not help that we went on a Sunday because (it would appear that) most people leave the city on weekends. The hotel I booked online ended up being in the Red Light District, one of the main streets near the main train station that was littered with strip clubs, sex shops, peep shows, etc. That could explain why it was so cheap. The final day of our stay in Frankfurt we did manage to find a more tourist-friendly area with lots of holiday shops and vendors, some old architecture, street performers, etc. ... read more

My last visit to Germany was a lot of fun, but ridiculously short as I only went there for 22hours, so as soon as I got back to London I booked another flight for the 1st weekend available, which happened to be Maggie's bday...perfect timing! Anyways...went there last Thursday and was gonna hang out in Frankfut for a bit before going to good old Alsbach to meet the girls and go to the pub, but my flight was completely delayed!! It wasn't very nice to hear the lady saying our flight was gonna be at least 2 hours delayed because of a problem with the plane...ended up it was 3:15hr delayed, so I didn't get into the centre of Frankfurt til 7 or something... so I took myself to dinner at the aussie bar (I ... read more

Today we got up early, ate breakfast, finalized our packing, and set out for Frankfurt. At 9:00 we called a taxi to take us to the bus station. We weren’t expecting the taxi to show up so soon. (I guess they don’t get much business at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays.) The taxi driver got us and our luggage to the bus stop by 9:05 which meant we had a long, cold wait until the bus arrived at 9:59. The two-day Christmas market in Baumholder meant that main street and the regular bus stop were closed to traffic, so we were at a bus stop with no benches and no protection from the elements. It rained a little, but not much. It was, however, very cold. We got on the bus and took a 35-minute ride to ... read more

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe Feiergemeinde, herzlich willkommen... zu unserem Blog ... welches wir innerhalb der nächsten Monate mit kleinen Geschichtchen und vielen Bildern füllen werden. Die Vorbereitungen sind beendet, wir liegen gerade im Bett und genießen den westlichen Luxus von Kaffee und Brötchen mit NUTELLA !!!! Vielen Dank für die coole Party. Es war ohne Frage eine geile Feiergemeinde am Start. Jedenfalls sagte das der Getränkelieferant, nachdem er uns noch zweimal mit flüssigem Gold belieferte. Resultat: 360 Flaschen Bier plus diverses, super tolerante Nachbarn - gegen sechs Uhr verließen auch die letzten Techno-Jünger das sinkende Schiff. Aus sicherer Quelle wissen wir, dass selbst die ICE Fahrgäste der DB von Roberts Lichtanlage profitieren konnten. Chong hat seinen Beitrag geleistet (Rock'n'Roll is still alive) ... ;-)und - wer... read more