Frankfurt Favorites (so far)

Here are some of my Frankfurt favorites after having spent 3 weeks here:

1. Alte Oper

Sitting in front of the beautiful Alte Oper, the old opera house watching Frankfurters walk by was quite relaxing. As it was evening time and the Fressgass Festival was being held right up the street from the opera house, the people passing by were mostly men and women rushing to get a glass of wine in their formal dresses, straight pants and white-collared shirts.

 2. The Zeil

The Zeil is a busy shopping street in the heart of Frankfurt. If I start work during the afternoon, I like to hop off the S-Bahn at the Hauptwache station and walk through the Zeil, occasionally popping into shops just in case I find anything interesting.  

3. Kanonensteppel & Apfelwein

A beautiful restaurant in the Sachsenhausen area that most tourists will not stumble upon. They offer  Apfelwein, a local speciality which comes in a big jug (with water on the side, as Germans have a tendency to mix the wine with it). As it is located in a garden with a big maple in the middle and surrounded by old(er) houses the ambience is cozy, yet one gets a feeling that he/she is in an original German restaurant.

4. The Language

Before I used to think the German language was ugly and I mostly associated it with muscular men like Arnold Schwarzenegger wielding a gun and shouting at bad guys with a mouth full of spit. After having heard the language for 3 weeks, I can say my opinion is slowly starting to change. Slowly… But surely. I’m beginning to actually make out words and understand a little, though I still have to learn to speak it.

5. Weissbier

Wheat beer, delicious! 

6. The Football

Enough said. (Yes the season is at an end. I already know it will be one my favorite things about this city, so it is worth mentioning!) 

-Joonas