Early June my husband and I will have an evening and morning in Frankfurt before flying back to the U.S. mid afternoon. We are staying out at the airport. Any recommendations for a fabulous German dinner? Other experiences to not miss that won't take much time?
Posted by
Moncton NB
1118 posts
Go to the Altstadt (old town), the only part of Frankfurt older than 1945. Its nice and quaint and lots of restaurants. Not too far from the main train station.
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9224 posts
Darren, what you have posted is absolutely not true. The Altstadt part of Frankfurt is what was bombed. The wooden houses burned down, but the churches and the Römer survived as they are made of stone. Most of Frankfurt was not bombed badly at all, and almost all of the old neighborhoods are filled with buildings, apts. etc. dating from late 1800's. Go to Frankfurt Höchst and you have a plethora of houses built in the 1600's. Sachsenhausen also has its' share of houses built in the 1500-1600's. Bornheim, Bergen-Enkheim, Sechbach, and Fechenheim all have many Half-timbered buildings. The whole Bahnhof quarter is made up of buildings built around 1895.
Christine, are you locked into your hotel at the airport? It would be much nicer to stay in Frankfurt. Head over to Sachsenhausen to the applewine pub district. Recommend Atschel, Dauth-Schneider, Lorsbacher Tal, Apfelwein Dax, or Germania.
You might want to visit the Kaiserdom, the Alte Nikolai, the Karmeliter Cloister, the Jewish Holocaust Memorial Wall.
What day of the week will you be here? The Farmers markets in downtown Frankfurt are great on Thur. Fri. or Sat. as are the ones in Bornheim on Wed. and Sat. There are several festivals in June that you might want to go to if you have time.
Posted by
Moncton NB
1118 posts
Wow. Learn something new every day. All I saw in Frankfurt outside of Altstadt was post-war housing estates and glass skyscrapers. But like Christine, I only had one day there. Thanks for educating me!
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9224 posts
Well, to be honest, Rick doesn't do a very good job in his guide books with his description of Frankfurt.
That said, they just finished reconstructing about 30 houses in the Alt Stadt which will be open to the public on 9 May. It has been a huge project for years, employing many craftspeople carving wood, stone, and forming slate shingles. It is sure to be a tourist hit.
Posted by
OP
Portland OR
30 posts
Thanks, forum friends, for the help, the history and the suggestions. This gives us plenty to go on!