A Little time in Frankfurt
So I’m back in the lovely realm of London. I’ve got my cats and work should start being more normal. So, to get myself back in the blogging saddle, I’ll give some more fun with Frankfurt. This was a quick 2 day business trip, but I tried to have a little bit of the German experience.
Frankfurt is an odd city. It was pretty much levelled in World War II, so a lot of the old German charm was destroyed. As its become the financial centre of Germany, it’s got a lot of modernity to it. But there are definitely rebuilt buildings that retain an old-world charm to it. My company’s Frankfurt office is currently on the 27th floor of the Maintower, which is a nice building with a shitload of cool views.
Anyway, here’s a little of Frankfurt in pictures:
My office (the taller one) and my hotel (the shorter one). Easy commute and nice views!
The view from my hotel room. Alas, it was mostly rainy while I was there, but here’s a moment of clear sky.
Here would be a “typical” Germany meal. A whole lot of yummy pork. Mmmmm. In Frankfurt, this would be accompanied by Apfelwein, a fermented apple cider type drink. It’s dryer than a English cider.
I mentioned that not all of Frankfurt is new, corporate architecture. Here is the rebuilt opera house.
August 12th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
OMG- that is quite a pile of meat!!
August 13th, 2007 at 8:15 am
aacckk!! i know where the Machine Shed gets its recipes from!! Mmmm, i’ll have the pork, stuffed with pork, covered in a pork sauce, with a side of pork. Oh, and i’ll have the pork for dessert.
August 13th, 2007 at 8:28 am
Ah the Machine Shed. For this project, while I’ve been able to traipse around and live in Europe, one of my colleagues got to go to Des Moines a number of times. Apparently, the only thing to eat around there is the Machine Shed as well! 🙂
I need to dig up my picture of you sitting on top of the John Deere tracker outside the one in Rockford.
August 13th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
What, no pictures of big steins of beer?
August 14th, 2007 at 9:14 am
oh you mean…THIS ONE!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftymed/48782290/