My First German Beer: A Day Of Adventure

Last Sunday I went to Frankfurt with a fellow au pair that I met in Mainz; A. A is from Russia, but she also speaks some English and German, of course. Between my German and her English, we are able to communicate pretty well :) We met at the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof at noon and wandered around the city for about 7 hours! Even though we didn't really do anything super exciting, it was still so much fun. We took lots of pictures, wandered up and down the Rhine River, ate Eis (ice cream), window shopped, drank German beer (my first one in Germany!!), and talked about our homes, families, and friends both in Germany and in Russia/USA. Enjoy my picture journey:

who accidentally sat in first class? me.

who didn't get caught? me.

#winning

made it to frankfurt!

if you read my blog, you know i'm obsessed with churches in europe.

frankfurt was no exception.

coolest organ ever.

love. love. love.

a mini-carshow in the middle of frankfurt.

all cars were american!!

i couldn't help but think of my grandparents. 

they had three cars from the 50s and one was a mustang. 

and my dad. he drove an old mustang.

and my brother. while growing up, i was always amazed at his knowledge of cars.

a walking street in frankfurt

i love this picture because it shows old germany and new germany :)

so texan. even in germany.

after i took this picture, A sat up here to take one and 

this man came over and yelled at us in german. 

we don't know what he said, but it didn't sound good, so we quickly ran away!

the dom

cool indoor walkway

so if you google 'frankfurt, germany' most pictures that come up are of this platz. 

it's pretty touristy and most places are pricey, 

but there is an ice cream shop that has the best ice cream!

if this picture had been taken .5 seconds later, 

you would have seen this street performer kissing me. hahaha 

the main river

and again.

this is the same bridge with all of the locks 

from my previous post about frankfurt.

and again.

so. much. walking.

downtown frankfurt

this bridge was so skinny!

at the end of a great day!

and of course, me with my first of what will be many german beers :)

"Do you want me to take a picture of you on here too?"

"No thanks. I actually do this thing where I take pictures of benches but I don't sit on them."

Yeah...I think my friend thought I was crazy when I said that...hahaha.

walking trail in groß-gerau

have something to eat; on me.

groß-gerau tiergarten

groß-gerau tiergarten

groß-gerau tiergarten

my favorite bench so far

on a walking path in frankfurt

Hooters? Are you sure this isn't America?

Last Thursday I experienced many firsts! My first time in Frankfurt (not counting my time at the Frankfurt airport; it was dark and I couldn't see anything), my first time on the Autobahn, my first time eating schnitzel! It was a wonderful day :)

This whole adventure began when I got out of class early. One of the other students (and the only other English speaker in the class) and I wanted to get out of Groß-Gerau and since I have car, we naturally decided to go somewhere that required I drive on the Autobahn. I have been dying to do this since I got here! He wanted to show me the bar and club district in Frankfurt, so that's where we went!

Driving on the Autobahn was intimidating...for 2.5 seconds. Then it was just awesome! All I could think the whole time was; "Look at me, driving 185 kph, no big deal." Pretty. Stinkin. Cool. I only have one issue with highways in Germany. They are nothing like highways in America. They are like a maze. If you miss your exit, there is no u-turning at the next exit. So make sure you know where you want to go and exactly how to get there. Don't worry I only missed my exit once, and it was a pretty easy fix.

So we got to Frankfurt and started walking towards the bar district. You can imagine I was surprised when I saw this:

HOOTERS!

it's almost like being in america, except even more overpriced.

So we walked over the Rhine to get to the Marktplatz and all the cafes that are there. I tried schnitzel and spaetzle for the first time and they were both sooooo yummy! After our lunch we just walked around the Marktplatz and the city center. 

the rhine river

old churches are my favorite

so this is my favorite picture i have taken while in germany.

couples bring locks and lock them on the bridge as a sign that their love can't be broken. 

frankfurt!

the stadthaus

tourist picture :)

dark chocolate and coconut eis for dessert

i think this is my favorite combination so far :)

Frankfurt was so much fun and it was great to actually see the city during the day. I LOVED getting to drive on the Autobahn. German food is YUM-maz-ing. And I got to learn a bit about Frankfurt's history. I'm planning on going back tomorrow with a fellow au pair. Exciting :)