Photographer shooting a wedding that took place at the Rathaus (City Hall)

needs no explaination

why this Mother thought this was a good place to photograph her daughter is lost on me

cool dormers

a ray of sun broke through the dark grey sky and shone on the cross

I found something in this store I wanted to buy for my curio cabinet, but when I picked it up to purchase it the sticker on the bottom said “made in China.”  What a disappointment, I didn’t buy it.

My relative

Römerberg square to the right is St Nicholas Church, or Nikolaikirche, dating back from 1290, rebuilt after the allied bombings in 1944.

Justitia Statue

Römer (3 buildings to the left) is a landmark that has been Frankfurt’s rathaus, city hall, for more than 600 years. On the photo is the famous eastern facade. The entire 3-storey buiding complex occupies 9 houses. Justitia Statue to the right.

Kaiserdom, St Bartholomäus, or the Frankfurter Dom is the grand cathedral of Frankfurt stands 95 m tall and is visible from the river banks of Main. The oldest parts of the church are from the 1200s. The current gothic church from 1877 is the latest of 5 different churches that have stood on this place. It was rebuilt after a great fire in 1867, but was destroyed again in the 1944 bombings. And rebuilt again.

This was above the footings of some of the original foundations of the St Bartholomäus church.

Another view of above here at the bottom you can see some of the old foundation.

More pictures from my stay in Offenbach.  I stayed in Offenbach because the hotel rates were lower. These photos were from an area behind my hotel.

This is a unique yard as there are no gardens, but in the right hand corner is a compost bin.



You can see my hotel from here. In the fore front and above a farmer’s field.

Between Offenbach and Neu-Isenburg is a huge shanty-town.  I thought about visiting but I honestly was afraid I would get lost.

This looks more like something you would see in East Germany not miles from Frankfurt.

All the houses had water barrels to collect rain water,  compost bins, and big garden plots.  They are living “green” and with  their home-grown produce eating healthy.


This is very uncommon for Germany. Typical streets in Germany are neat and clean, I have even seen people sweeping the street in front of their houses.