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The sun shone in Frankfurt
We are sitting in our 14th floor apartment in Frankfurt looking out at the magnificent night view across the river, watching the planes fly in and out (about every 30 seconds) and trying not to think that we will be on one of them tomorrow night. Where has the last month gone?? All the planning and research, and now it is time to go home.
Peter started earlier than I did this morning in an effort to maximize his museum pass over the two days. He took in a ...
Day 22: With my nose to the grind/tombstone
... some bunched together and some sort of off by themselves. Some of the headstones were covered in bits of paper and stones placed there by visitors. As we continued up, the cat always leading the way, the stones were getting more recent and some actually used the Greek alphabet. There were a lot more stately, large, marble stones, some really ornate ones too. By this time, the sunset was its brightest, and as I made my way back ...
Last stop- Frankfurt
... stats and the speeds at times reached 300kph! It didn't feel that fast but the traffic sure looked slow on the road. There is a sort of rocking sensation which at times is like being on a boat. Our rail adventures are over and we will be on the plane home in a couple of days. I felt immensely relieved that I didn't stuff up any of the bookings and that all the times, tickets, reservations and connection worked out well.
We finally checked into Adina hotel and have ...
My day trip to Mainz
... After wandering around for a while looking for more ruins, I gave up and headed into town to buy some weights that I had seen earlier. Once I had those purchased I didnt really feel like wandering around anymore so I walked to the train station and headed back to Marburg. The train trip back was uneventful except the last half of the train ride back to Marburg. I was on a regional train, which means it stops at every station, so it takes a ...
Liebe and Laughter
... grilled to perfection.
Today, we took a trip to Eberbach Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery. It was founded by St. Bernard of Clairvaux in 1136. The abbey was incredible - we could imagine the monks in prayer hundreds of years ago. It was such a serene place, a beautiful place of prayer. My aunt and I had a chance to light candles for those we loved - my aunt, for her dearly departed husband and I lighted a ...


