January 29 and 30, 2010
I had a great day in Frankfurt. Was up to eat breakfast and have coffee and then Kevin Sekel, my host, and I went to the Methodist Chruch, Chrisguskirche. It is one of two United Methodist chruches in Frankfurt.
They have an Conversational English Class. I presented String Ministries, inc for the people there. We did a little tour of the area and came back and worked on my schedule. I did get a nap in.
On Saturday we went by train into the city to get me a cell phone. Kevin had to get it in his name because he has a mailing address. He did not have his passport so we came by train back to the appartment to get it and went back.
We then went to the main train station and waited for our number to come up to buy a rail pass for me. Kevin had told me the day before that I would not need to carry my passport…Well, he went to pay for the pass and they needed my passport. We went back by train to the appartment and got my passport. I now have a month long rail pass that I can use on 10 different days for any where in Germany
We then went to the Saturday Outdoor market. What a picture. Downtown Frankfurt in a couple inches of snow. About 30 degrees so it was brisk. We shopped and then got lunch at one of the outdoor stands. Kevin got a bratwurst on brot. He had to double it over on the bun and then had extra.
I orderded a schnitzel. It was the size of a dinner plate. On a brot, it looked huge. I ate half of the meat and non of the bread and we brought the rest home for another meal. Then we each got a glass of wine and stood in the snow and just enjoyed the company.
There were many seperate stands for meats, cheeses, honey, funnel cakes, wine, vegetables, fruits and flowers. What good sights and smells. It is just the way it ought to be.
We then got some batteries for my hearing aids and stopped at Penny Market, a grocery store near by. They had Magnum ice cream bars. I mentioned in my Mexico blog that I had those. Why don’t they have them in the US?
Any way,did a couple of more errands and then back to the appartment again to stay. Checked emails and tried to check on the weather back home. I understand Oklahoma is really getting hit. Glad I am here.
Dave