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Frankfurt - Zeil
Before we noticed the smudge on the lens...We drove ourselves to the centre of Frankfurt (sounds like an Amazing Race clue) and found the Zeil, a large pedestrian only shopping area complete with restaurants, fruit and ice cream stands, as well as “rummies” begging for quarters... I had perfected my "I don't speak German" line when a woman approached us and in near perfect English said "do you have 50 cents for me and baby". After a brief moment of hesitation I let out "Ich spreche kein English".
We walked quite a bit, and noticed there were more shoe stores than anything, also, there is a bakery about every 100 meters or so. Everything here is green already; they seem to be a month ahead of us with their spring. There are bicycles and motorcycles everywhere in Frankfurt, and the traffic is surprisingly light for a city this size.
To get out of the city, I resorted to the GPS in my Uncle's diesel powered CRV. We then explored a few smaller communities outside of Frankfurt before heading back to Bad Soden, which is our base right now.
Tomorrow we are off to Eisenach, in the former East Germany. We are spending 2 nights in
the Thuringer region. If that name rings a bell it's because you have probably seen it followed by the word "sausage", so more eating to come...
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Ali Haydar ILERI
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Noted "the traffic is surprisingly light for a city this size." heh...enjoy this kinder fact of life while it lasts...Istanbul should be an experience in honing your "extra sensory perception" skills when you get here! regards... the Turk