Frankfurt is my last destination for my West Europe 2015 vacation. My flight is at night. Therefore, I have time to explore the Downtime Frankfurt. I left my luggage with the hotel receptionist and pick it up later when I am done. Frankfurt Downtown area is not big in term of the tourists attractions. I finish walking around in 4 hours. It takes about 10 minutes by S-Bahn train from Frankfurt airport to Frankfurt Central Station. For public transportation information, check this link. I buy a dayticket that costs me €8.85. (The price in 2016 is
€9.10)
Romerberg
Direction:
1. Take S8 or S9 from Frankfurt airport to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf (3 stops)
2. For tram: exit the station and take either 11 or 12 to Romer/Paulskirche (4 stops)
For U-bahn: take either U4 or U5 to Dom/Romer
Another option is to take S8 or S9 from Frankfurt airport to Hauptwache (4 stops)
Romerberg is a Frankfurt's old central square in the historic heart of city. During my visit, there is a Chritsmas festival going on in this square.
 |
| Copyright @ wikipedia |
 |
| Copyright @ wikipedia |
 |
| Justice Fountain (Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen) and Alte Nikolaikirche |
 |
| Dom Platz |
 |
| Historisches Museum Frankfurt |
 |
| Alte Nikolaikirche |
 |
| German's Sausage |
Schirn Kunsthalle
From Romerberg, you can walk to Schirn Kunsthalle, an exhibition hall that exhibits both modern and contemporary art.
Eiserner Steg
From Romerberg, you can walk to Eiserner Steg, a footbridge over the river main which connects the center of Frankfurt with the district of Sachsenhausen.
 |
| Dom Platz from Eiserner Steg |
Stadt Frankfurt Standesamt
When you arrive in the Romer/Paulskirche tram station before you enter the Romerberg, there is a building in front of Paulskirche called as Stadt Frankfurt Standesamt which is a German's civil registration office.
Paulskirche
Paulskirche is a church with important political symbolism in Germany.
Goethe House
From Paulskirche, I walk to Goethe House, a writer's house museum which is about 3 mins. I do not find this place is interesting and only if you interest with a poet, you might like to visit this place.
Main Tower
Main Tower is a 56-story skyscraper in Downtown Frankfurt with a public viewing observatory. I do not go to the observatory. It costs €6.50 to go up to the observatory. For detailed information regarding the observatory, check this link. On the way to Hauptwache, I pass-by the tower and just take a picture of it.
 |
| Copyright @ Main Tower |
 |
| Copyright @ Wikipedia |
Hauptwache
If the main purpose of shopping in Frankfurt, you can take a direct metro from the Frankfurt airport to Hauptwache. I walked from the Goethe House to Hauptwache as it is very close. As you are in the Hauptwache square, there is a popular restaurant called Cafe Hauptwache and a picturesque place. In the same square, a huge church, St Katharinen Kirche, is located. The shopping stores located mostly in Zeil road, Freßgass and Goethestraße.
MyZeil
MyZeil is a shopping mall that is located in the Zeil road. The design of the building is very interesting. However, I do not find there are any interesting stores in the mall itself.
Eschenheimer Turm
Eschenheimer Turm is an old 47-meter high tower in the middle of the city center. It is an easy walk from MyZeil to Eschenheimer Turm. There is a cafe at a base of the tower.
Borsenplatz
Wall Street is the stock exchange in New York, Borsenplatz is the stock exchange in Frankfurt. In this road, there is a building in the style of Neo-Renaissance which is the Frankfurt's Stock Exchange and Chamber of Commerce building. In the road, there are two animal statues, Bull and Bear as a symbol of the rising and falling stock prices.
Freßgass & Goethestraße
Freßgass & Goethestraße is a shopping center with lines of high-end stores, food shops, bakeries, and butcheries.
 |
| Copyright @ Wikipedia |
 |
| Copyright @ WorldTravelImages |
 |
| Copyright @ HNO-Fressgass |
Alte Oper Frankfurt
Alte Oper Frankfurt is my last destination in Frankfurt. This place is a concert hall and used to be an opera house but was destroyed by bomb during the World War II but later, it was reconstructed. This place is located just at the end of either Freßgass or Goethestraße street.
Good post, I like the way you start and then conclude your thoughts. Hotel in frankfurt-Oder
ReplyDeleteThis is so amazing. Great Tips !! Keep publishing the great content for your blog. Keep writing and sharing your thoughts with us.
ReplyDeletepartyraum Frankfurt-Oder
Hello there! Do you know if they make any plugins to safeguard against hackers? I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any suggestions? Cleaners Manchester
ReplyDelete