C's company had a major meeting here in Germany so many of C's colleagues came over from the U.S. A friend of mine came over with her husband so I got to play tour guide for the week. Monday, we explored Frankfurt. We walked along the river, visited the Christmas Market and had lunch at Meyers. For those of you who do not know, Christmas Markets are all over Germany this time of year. Most cities and towns have one. Essentially, the markets consist of stalls where food and goods are sold. They vary in sophistication. In Köln, they sell leather bags from Berlin, beautiful handmade pottery as well as other goods, food and drinks. In Oberursel, they sell little toy figures, crepes and hats and gloves. A main stay no matter which market you go to are Wursts and Gluwein (Gluwein is a hot mulled wine).
Tuesday, we toured Oberursel, had beer and pretzels at the Brauhaus and watched S play in her first varsity basketball game against Weisbaden.
Wednesday was our big touring day. We took a trip to Köln, a city about 2 hours from Mainz (2 hours and 30 minutes from Oberursel). Köln is known for its huge Gothic Cathedral. The city is quite beautiful and modern and it has tons of shopping. The Christmas Market was open so it added to the fun. We decided to do the German thing for lunch. I had curry wurst (see the picture below) in honor of my son and a gluwein. My friend had a weihnachten wurst (Christmas sausage) and gluwein. We explored the market and the shops. We had a great time. Here a few pictures of our day in Köln.
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| The Cathedral (nice rainy weather) |
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| Lovers come to this bridge and place a lock in it signifying their love. We have seen bridges with locks in Prague and Frankfurt |
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| Christmas Market in Köln at the base of the Cathedral |
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| Curry Wurst -- Now that I have had -- no need to have it again. |
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