Trek Into Frankfurt
We made up for last week. Two & a half hours to get to church. We left at just after 8am. Google told us it would be about 1 hour & 15 minutes driving from Weisel to the English-speaking ward in Frankfurt, starting at 9:30. On the way, we discussed the problem of parking in the city as it came up in the reviews on lds.org. So, we decided to park the van in Wiesbaden & take the train in. Of course it took 30 minutes to figure out how to buy tickets & then which train to get on. We had to switch trains at the transfer station & of course had to stop at the bakery there to refuel.We got out at the closest station & walked just a couple blocks to what is known at the Salt Lake of Europe. We walked into the meeting at 10:30 just as the Stake President got up as the last speaker at their ward conference. We did stay for all of church this time & met a few of the members. Many work in the church offices next door & serve in administrative positions. After church we made our way back on the train to the transfer station where we emerged from underground & treated ourselves to delicious McDonald's cuisine.
We then walked down to the Main River (that's the name of the river) & the kids sat on the grass while Stacia & I took a Sunday stroll further along. Nothing too exciting besides an actual old coal engine locomotive. There's a reason why Frankfurt is not a big tourist city. We made it back to the van in Wiesbaden & eventually back to Weisel well worn out by our church outing. We finally caught a pic of the cute electronic speed limit signs with the smiley face that appears for staying under the speed limit. We'll try to get a pic of the frowny face but it's hard because we never speed.
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| on the train after leaving the van in Weisbaden |
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| bakery at the transfer station |
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| about to get on the next train |
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| apparently homeless man on the train |
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| the walk to the church in Frankfurt |
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| church sign in German |
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| an hour late going in |
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| Stacia realizing it's ward conference |
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| the most normal-looking chapel we've seen in months |
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| McDonald's celebration |
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| Sydney waiting patiently to order |
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| Kyra choosing the toy for her Happy Meal |
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| a little taste of home |
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| down at the brown River Main |
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| kids happy to rest on the grass |
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| the conductor of the old-fashioned train |
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| the coal-driven engine |
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| one cool background along the river |
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| worn out on the train home |
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| cute speed limit sign with accompanying cartoon warning |
I actually spent 4 years in Frankfurt am Main between the ages of 6 months and 4 1/2. I don't remember a thing. I have a picture of an elephant standing on my foot and my parents trying frantically to get it to move. That's my Frankfurt story. Thanks for sharing yours :)
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