Fun in Frankfurt

As my Dad would say, this weekend was a "good marble" weekend. We kicked it off on Friday with dinner at one of our favorite biergartens with Tommy, Melissa, and Lewis. Yes, I ate schnitzel yet again but I changed it up this time and got it with onions on top. Tasty! Over dinner, it was decided that we should hop on a train in the morning and just go somewhere...so we did.

We got Stella squared away with the neighbors for the day (we have the best neighbors in the whole world) but not before she swallowed a rock and scared me to death. After we were sure she was fine, we hopped on the trolley and headed to the main train station in Mainz. We had no idea how easy (or inexpensive) it would be to for all of us to get to there. We were at the main train station in Frankfurt in about 30 minutes, how awesome is that?

Frankfurt is the New York City of Germany - modern buildings, street vendors, great shopping, and lots of restaurants. However, it still has that German feel to it with the look of the townhomes and shops. We didn't really have an agenda other than "find food" because we were all starving. We left the station and just started walking; in about 30 minutes we stumbled upon a Mexican food restaurant. Jackpot! Sure, it was no Mi Cocina or Gloria's but they made decent enchiladas and the margarita's weren't half bad. After lunch we wanted to check out the Sachsenhausen area, the oldest district in Frankfurt that is full of clubs, restaurants, and bars. After being sent in the wrong direction TWICE, we finally found it. There were not many people there during the day but I can see how Sachsenhausen could be a lot of fun a night. I have no doubt we'll be going back.

One of the most amazing things we saw was the Kaiserdom (Frankfurt Cathedral). It is a midieval/gothic looking church and was one of the few things that was not demolished in WWII in this area. We also visited Römerberg Square, an area surrounded with half-timbered houses and shops and enjoyed some gelato.

There is so much more to see in Frankfurt (and I haven't even scratched the surface of the shopping possibilities in that town) so we will certainly be going back.

Stella's new favorite place - Our (rented) Nightstand

We spent Sunday relaxing and spending time with Stella. Brad threw the football around with one of our neighbors and we grilled out for dinner. So like I said, it was a good marble weekend!