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Most visitors to Frankfurt make a bee-line for Romerberg in the Old Town in the inner city. Consider
Frankfurt Airport is situated about 15 KS. from central Frankfurt, it's the 3rd. largest airport in Europe, and in 2011 it handled 56 million passengers. It has 2 passenger terminals, plus a first class only terminal, for Lufthansa 1st. class travellers. The terminals have all the usual facilities, and departure lounges are on the first floor.
The airport is served by road and rail, with 2 railway stations at the airport, 1 for suburban travel, the other for intercity routes. Car hire counters are on the ground floor. There are a number of separate bus services to the city centre.
Most visitors to Frankfurt make a bee-line for Romerberg in the Old Town in the inner city. Considered to be the most beautiful square in the city. Most of the square was flattened during cheap travel asia the war, but has since been beautifully restored. The Fountain cheap travel asia of Justice sits at the centre of the square, cheap travel asia built in 1543; the statue depicts the goddess Justitia holding the scales of justice.
Historisches Museum, is located just south of Romerberg, it has models of the Old Town, together with the history of Frankfurt from the middle ages after the war, and after reconstruction. Facing the museum is the Alte Nikolaikirche, built in the 11th century, in 1290 the church was promoted to court chapel for the emperors. 3 times a day the 35 bells ring out. The Kaiser Dom, Frankfurt's Cathedral was built in the 13th century, yet despite its name it was never the seat of a bishop, so therefore could not be called a cathedral. The church has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, the most recent during WW11. The Gothic church has a cross-shaped floor plan. The tower was added in the 15th century. At night the dome is illuminated at night.
The Embankment Museum, sits on the south bank of the river Main, a cluster of villa type buildings, originally built by wealthy traders on the banks of the river, and either bequeathed to the city or purchased by it. Now it's a central museum area. Frankfurt cheap travel asia has many museums, dedicated to many subjects, and the travellers could be forgiven for spending their whole time just exploring them, but Frankfurt has many attractions, and not all travellers want to spend a lovely summer's cheap travel asia day in a stuffy museum, so here are some outdoor attractions that might interest you. The Botanical Garden, is a 20 acre site, and part of the Goethe University. Open to visitors between March and October, and is free to visitors. The garden cheap travel asia with over 5,000 plant species, is divided into thematic and geographical habitats i.e. Mediterranean, Asian and North American zones. The northern part of the garden has a natural layout, in the alpine garden, swampland, heathers and birch-Oakwood.
Still hankering for the great outdoors? Well right next door to the Botanical Garden is Gruneberg Park, where the locals come to jog, have a picnic, or a game of football or just to rest on the grass. The park has a pavilion that has been turned into a popular café. While in the park, you should not miss a visit to the Korean Garden, a gift from the Korean Republic. The garden is laid out in 4 sections cheap travel asia depicting cheap travel asia the 4 seasons. It has many water features and is truly beautiful cheap travel asia to behold.
If its entertainment you want, then you're in the right city, Frankfurters really enjoy their entertainment, both culturally, with opera, theatre, and variety shows, to the night owls who prefer the many nightclubs, disco's and bars in this vibrant city. For the traveller who likes their entertainment on a stage, cheap travel asia there's the Frankfurt Opera, the Tiger Palace variety theatre, The English Theatre, the William Forsythe Company, for high class ballet, Papageno Musical Theatre, with opera slanted towards children, Alte Oper with 300 performances a year, and something with a more family orientated venue, you should try out Indoor-Kart 2000. Where they have tandem karts for those with children. The clubbers will be equally as well served, with nightclubs, including Cooky's, a modern disco club, or Pure Platinum, for all round entertainment, The Odeon in Bethman Park, and Sinkkasten's a popular spot for over 40 years, and Living xxl in the Eurotower.
Frankfurt is the financial city of Germany, and many of the restaurants reflect this, with fine dining, and fine prices, however it's still possible to find good restaurants, serving excellent food at very moderate prices, for those who find even this above their budget, cheap travel asia will soon discover that you don't have to be rolling in dough to enjoy a meal here with Asian and Oriental outlets.
Once you have managed cheap travel asia to tear yourself away from the great shops at the airport, and still not found what you're looking for, then Frankfurt will certainly give you ample opportunity to find it in one of many fine shopping outlets in the city. Bitter Zart on Domstrasse 4, is a chocolatier cheap travel asia with a difference. Berliner 66, a top designer outlet on Berliner Strabe 66, or Fashionart on Nordring 84, and if its pearls cheap travel asia you're after, cheap travel asia there's cheap travel asia no better cheap travel asia place than the Perlen Schmuck Centre.
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