Monday, September 19, 2016

Frankfurt City Tour


I am copying a friend's blogpost, since I have been on the same tour.  The biggest difference is that we saw the same demonstration in Stuttgart, which is where we were on Saturday.

Romer Platz in Frankfurt, the main square
According to our guide, Jim Morrison of the rock group "The Doors" made a donation of $500 to the pastor of this church and then proceeded to play the organ for over an hour

Old architecture near Romer Platz
Karmelite Monestery-built in 1460, with murals painted by Jorg Ratgeb (1514-19)
Spiderman on this building-apparently there are several depictions of spiderman throughout the city
We saw dozens of policeman preparing for the demonstration protesting against the EU-US trade agreements. Tens of thousands of people showed up, we tried to stay out of the way, although it appeared peaceful.

Opera House-built in 1880, destroyed in war and rebuilt
This tower was part of the original wall which surrounded frankfurt
Frankfurt stock exchange-bull and bear are in the plaza in the front of the building
Choose your favorite chocolate at the Klein Markt Hall
Meat Market at the Klein Markt Hall
Flower Stall in the Klein Markt Halle
Holocaust Memorial Wall-memorializing over 11,000 individuals who were killed in the holocaust
Stones are put on each memorial as a sign of remembrance to the individual who died


Stolpersteins or stumbling stones are placed throughout Europe. Over 50,000 have been laid in 18 European countries. They bear the name and life dates of individual victims of Nazism

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