Thursday 28 May. Frankfurt

A very leisurely start to the day today, before heading off to find the Gateway Gardens station and catching the S Bahn into the city centre. Then it was only a short distance to the HOHO bus stop. There was a bit of a wait so I bought a cheesy pretzel and a cool drink to keep me going. The second half of the pretzel became my afternoon tea along with a container of cherries and strawberries I found at the station.

It was a reasonably interesting city tour but quite different from the other tours I’ve done on this trip. This time it was a big city and a large part of the audio was pointing out various skyscrapers. Apart from a few churches and so on it seems to be a very modern city.

After the tour I had a bit of a wander but didn’t come across an Eiscafe although I’m sure there must have been one somewhere in the vicinity. So I mooched on back to the station where I got chatting to a woman about my age who had commented on the heat. I told her about my one hot weather top and she suggested I go to what sounded like Woolworths. The only people who start a conversation seem to be the older generation. I guess that’s pretty much the same at home.

When I got back to the hotel I caught up on a bit of U3A stuff, not much, but sometimes the internet doesn’t seem to like my U3A email so it was good to catch up. I also checked in for tomorrow’s flight and thought about clothes for tomorrow including my special squeezy socks. 

Then out for dinner as the hotel has a special event in the restaurant tonight, probably the Condor people. I went to the Italian restaurant down the street and was not impressed. My chicken and mushroom risotto was more like chicken, mushroom and boiled rice.  I did, however, like the limoncello and tonic which I indulged in for my last night in Germany. Would have had a German meal if I could find one.

And tonight I’m packing away my one hot weather top, which I am heartily sick of and which is not getting a wash till I get home!