Fun in Frankfurt

Hello folks, Well we arrived in Frankfurt safely and have been having lots of fun. We were fortunate enough to be seated in Premium Economy seats with economy service. This was fantastic as I'm quite happy with the standard service but the bigger seats with so much more leg room were brilliant and meant that we actually got a really good sleep on the flight from Singapore to Frankfurt. We'd paid for an extra night's accommodation so that we could get into our room at 7am when we arrived - so worthwhile as we were able to have a shower and then go down and have breakfast - which we'd paid for anyway then set off exploring the city straight away. We walked for a good few miles and finally headed back to the hotel mid afternoon and thought a wee siesta would be in order - wakened around 3am! So a few dot points on what we've been up to

• Taken a tour on the Red double decker bus - always a great idea to get a feel for a city
• Checked out the Romer and Paulskirche areas
• Mastered the U bahn and jumped on and off trains and buses with gay abandon
• Strolled down the Zeil - the main shopping area
• Had a look at the German Stock Exchange - a must for Bloss
• Sampled fresh raspberries from the fresh food market on Shillerstrasse
• Wandered down Fressgass - a street full of eating places then stopped for a beer
• Drunk apfelwein in the Sachsenhausen area - lovely pubs and eateries
• Taken a day tour to Rudesheim and then cruised down the Rhine as far as St Goar - site of the Loreley rock.
• Met some delightful people from Ireland, Germany and Scotland one afternoon as we were sitting in an open air restaurant having wood fired pizza and then spending the afternoon laughing and drinking wine

So today it's time to get ourselves organised to head off on our tour tomorrow. Tonight will be the meet and greet session when we get to see who our companions will be for the next two weeks.

Bloss with the bull outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

View of the Main River

Frankfurt street

Me at the front of our hotel

Flowers everywhere - so pretty

Had lunch in this restaurant on our Rhine tour

View of the town of Baccarach from the cruise boat

A little German village

Fresh fruit in Schiller strasse - look at those, strawberries, rasperries and blackberries

The sign at the pub where we had lunch in Sachsenhausen

A stall where they had a huge bbq with a smoke tray with lots of German sausages. Amazing that all this could be packed up and towed away

Fountain outside the old Opera House - check out the dog cooling down!

OK must away and enjoy myself - will update when I next get a chance - internet is not usually included at our hotels and is quite a pricey option so have to rationalise and do it all in one hit.

Take care possums, back soon

Love Z xx