Frankfurt

From Luxembourg we took a bus to the reconstructed city of Frankfurt, Germany. We arrived in Frankfurt late Thursday night, but we had all of Friday to explore this modernized city. Frankfurt was absolutely nothing like we had expected; for some reason, when we thought of Frankfurt, we imagined this small little picturesque German town. We quickly realized our misconception, for Frankfurt was a business city with many skyscrapers and modernized architecture, probably due to the fact that it was so heavily impacted by WWII. Frankfurt also has a cute old town section and main square as well as some wonderful cathedrals. Unfortunately, a lot of shops, museums, and tourist places were closed due to the Good Friday holiday. We still managed to enjoy our day here and see what we wanted to see. The weather was a lot colder than we were expecting; at one point while we were eating lunch on the main square it started to hail! Due to the weather we decided on a whim to take a boat tour (inside the boat, of course) on the Frankfurt Main River. After a leisurely hour and a half spent on the river cruise, we strolled along the river and people-watched. It was a day well spent in Frankfurt, and we are glad we took the time to stop in this unique city.