Frankfurt Rest & Recover Day

We arrived at Frankfurt Airport at 1800, after a 13-hour flight from Singapore. The Singapore Airlines staff were excellent, very attentive, the seats were comfortable, and the meals were very good, though maybe not quite the Air NZ standard.

Leaving the Airbus A380 we made our first mistake: we both used the airport facilities, allowing the other 500+ passengers to hit the Immigration queue ahead of us! An hour and a half later we finally went to collect our bags, hoping they hadn’t been souvenired by someone else. We found them dumped by the carousel (one of 10+ carousels). Half hour taxi ride to our hotel.

The hotel is just across the road from Frankfurt’s main railway station, an impressive building with lots of eateries, so after settling in, we enjoyed a quick meal of frankfurters etc at one of them.

We both slept well, and woke with no symptoms of jet lag. Great breakfast set us up for the day.

First job was a visit to Eis Fontanellae shop. When I tried to charge my watch the previous evening using a USB-C to USB-A adaptor it wouldn’t work. HELP!!

The Frankfurt Apple shop had two floors: Ground for basic purchases of Apple products, and a Genius level above (Yes, that’s actually what they call it!) for more difficult issues. We used both levels, and sorted the problem. WHEW!!

However, my watch failing had a fantastic outcome: L’Art de Sucré (reputedly the best cafe in Hesse) was just across the road, selling unbelievable French treats. Desiree’s coffee was great, and mine with a shot of cognac was even better; isn’t it great when you don’t have to drive!

At this point we were only a short walk from the house of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Germany’s greatest poet, plus novelist, dramatist and natural scientist. It was a great visit: three floors of fascinating artefacts associated with Goethe and his family. For example, on each of three floors there were ceramic stoves in four rooms, heated by fires fed on each landing (by servants of course). We have previously seen these stoves in palaces all over Germany and Austria, but you don’t normally see the working side! Sadly, what we saw here was a house (very cleverly and well) rebuilt house, following virtually total destruction by bombing in World War II.

Back to the hotel via the Eis Fontanella (Earl Grey tea, and kirsch flavoured ice cream) - they even offer banana ice cream for your dog.

Now for our planned Rest & Recover Day!!Lue lisää