About Frankfurt
Frankfurt sits astride the river Main which flows into the Rhein at nearby Mainz.
It is famous for frankfurters (sausages), but as a pescatarian (fish-eating vegetarian), I don't eat them.
The part of Frankfurt south south of the river, called Sachsenhausen, is famous for it's apple wine (locally called Ebbelwei) and a special sort of cheese called Handkäs which is eaten with chopped onion, vinegar, bread and butter.
Of course Frankfurt is the financial centre of Germany and home to the European Central Bank which sets the interest rates for the Euro Zone (but not for my home country, Britain, who, like Graucho Marx, doesn't want to belong to a club that would accept them as a member).
I live in the north of the city in a place called Bonames which was once a quiet village on the river Nidda, but has been swallowed up by the city and is now only a short distance from the A5 Autobahn, one of the busiest roads in Europe. The Nidda has recently been re-naturalised and the paths which run along it's length are popular with walkers and bikers.
4 comments:
Hallo Peter,
reading your blog has made me hungry! And off I go! :))
What a shame, Peter, that you, living in the frankfurters'hometown should be a vegetarian!
By the way, your granddaughter is soooo cute! Congratulations.
Claudia
Hm, well - considering what sort of dubious meat any sausage might contain these days, I agree with Peter. For me, meat is a resource demanding food that I reserve for special occasions and from local, organic breed. Too bad that we have difficulty getting fresh clean fish nowadays.
Love the name of your blog -soo fitting :)
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