Day 1: Frankfurt, Germany
Posted in Frankfurt, Germany on May 11th, 2008
My perfectly German meal
Well, my trip has officially commenced. I landed in Frankfurt with no problems, except that I am still getting used to the whole “swing the 30 lb. backpack over your shoulders” thing. I am hoping to come back with super strong arms, but more likely will come back with a really sore back. 
On the flight over, I met a really cool girl who is the epitome of a cultural ambassador. She is originally from Austin, but is going to grad school in Edinburgh. She is studying archeology, and told me about how she was visiting a site in Cyprus when she got bit by a viper! She went to the ER there, and said they were really nice, even though there was a huge language barrier. It is exciting to see how the randomest things can help us get to know the people around us better.
As for me, I kept it tame today, I walked around a couple different parts of Frankfurt (since the weather could not be any more perfect), starting in the Römer square, where I had the sweet meal seen above of Frankfurter Würstchen (from which we get American hot dogs) a Brötchen and a glass of Radler, which is beer + lemonade. Later, I hit up the Fressgass, a huge café area, the Zeil, the shopping district (where they were having an awesome Spanish festival, with authentic food and wine) and of course, my favorite, the scenic stroll through the sex shop area right next to my hotel. 
Not a lot of interactions today, since I used today to mostly relax and prepare for my trip to Sweden. Check out my attempt to shoot video of Frankfurt, and try not to throw up from the shakiness!
Day 1: Frankfurt from Keely Johnson on Vimeo.
More tomorrow!
