Euro symbol in front of Eurotower in 2013

I took this photo in front of Eurotower in Frankfurt am Main, Germany in December 2013. I walked around the area during the day and at night as well and took several photos of the Euro symbol. It looked awesome especially at night just like the photo shows. I don't remember exact the time, but it was like after sightseeing and before dinner. Anyway, not to mention I was not the only one who was taking photos there around that time. Actually, many people were doing the same thing.

Happy holidays. Prost!

I took this photo at an Irish pub in Frankfurt, Germany. The Irish pub was located across from Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof (English: Frankfurt (Main) main station), and my hotel was right around the corner from the pub. So I used that Irish pub as my "usual pub" during my vacation in Frankfurt, and went there three nights in a row. Luckily, one of the night, my table was situated in front of a decorated christmas tree, so I really enjoyed to immerse myself in festive mood. A pint of Guinness was served with what I call as the genius head. Truly well-pulled, and very well-done. Prost!

On top of that, there it was.

I took this photo at the observation deck of the Main Tower in Frankfurt, Germany. The observation deck was on the top of the 56 stories's building which was named after Main River. There was this on the top of the building, so it seemed like getting the 'top' of the Main Tower was yet so far, but still. I enjoyed seeing a 360-degree view of Frankfurt from that high place, and I was also impressed with the thoughtful technology of its lift. It's often said that half the fun is getting there, and the saying was true when it comes to the Main Tower.

MyZeil

The photo shows MyZeil Shopping Center in the heart of Frankfurt, Germany. It's located on the Zeil street and the photo shows a view of MyZeil from the Zeil street. What a interesting architecture. I just wanted to find out how the hole looked like from the inside of the building, and just went to visit inside. It was amazing. I was so amazed by the stunning interior design and tricks and everything. I felt like I've just gotten a time machine and visited the year 2200 or something. German technologies are always beyond my imagination and are superb. I just said one word. 'Wow!'.

At the entrance of the Goethe House

I took this photo at the entrance of the Goethe House in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The building used to be a residence of the Goethe family, and now open to the public. I've visited inside of the Goethe House twice and learnt a lot about the famous German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The poet was born on August 28, 1749, right there in the Goethe House. It's been almost 267 years. You can see his birth certificate in a room of this building as well as a lot of super luxurious living items, and a lot more. I enjoyed being there.

Vindaloo Chicken in Frankfurt, Germany

The photo shows Chicken Vindaloo, served at an Indian place in Frankfurt, Germany. A very good one. One of my English acquaintances told me that when he had Vindaloo in London, England, his shirt was soaked with sweat just because the curry was super spicy. He said he ate up his first Vindaloo with a face full of sweat and told me that Vindaloo is definitely the spiciest curry in the world. I don't agree to disagree, but I know some more spicy ones. Let's say, Jungle Curry (Thai: แกงป่า) from Thailand, Ema Datshi from Bhutan, are vying for the world's spiciest curry, just my two cents.

Schwangau Village and Forggensee Lake

The photo shows beautiful landscape of Southeastern Germany.  While I was overlooking Schwangau Village and Forggensee Lake in Bavaria, Germany, I took this photo. At that moment, I was staying inside of (the world's famous) Neuschwanstein Castle (English: New Swan Stone Castle), so this is a view from from a nineteenth-century Neo Romanesque palace. Neuschwanstein Castle is on a hill, thus if you go inside of the castle. you can enjoy viewing breathtaking landscape around the castle from above. Germany is a very large country and I enjoyed viewing very different landscape in many different areas. I felt many different cities had one thing in common. The locals. The Germans do very nice things for other people before they are asked to do something.

German fingerpost

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. I found this German fingerpost near my hotel where across from Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof (English: Frankfurt (Main) main station). Actually, I took this photo after checking out of the hotel. I still had some time to walk around the city so I did so, and of course took some more photos of beautiful Frankfurt. This photo was one of them. After I saw everything what I wanted to see, I took a train to the airport. Frankfurt airport is an enjoyable place to spend time. I had another great time with some good German beers at the airport.

Tree hollow

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. I saw this large tree hollow while I was walking along the Main river. It seemed nothing was living inside of the tree hollow, but it was unique to see it, so I took a photo of it. Frankfurt, Germany was a very beautiful city and there were so many places that I wanted to take photos. Looking at my photo albums, now I find it funny a photo of a large tree hollow in the folder of Frankfurt, Germany, but when I was walking along the Main, I thought this was interesting case and must took a photo.

A beer hall in Munich, Germany

I took this photo at one of the most famous beer halls in Munich, Germany. HB. I thought it was probably the most famous one (I think still it is) and went there twice to have good beer with German signature meals in a very very nice atmosphere. The beer hall was packed of course, but was not cramped. I mean the beer hall was really spacious and the beer hall itself seemed like welcoming a lot of beer lovers there. A very enjoyable place to have cold ones. There, beer was served in a huge HB beer mug, and the food was served on a plate with HB logo.

I prefer solo trip

I took this photo through my hotel room window in Berlin, Germany. I spent for a couple of nights in Berlin, the capital of Germany. On the second day in Berlin, I joined a bus tour to see a lot of must-sees in the city at once. I enjoyed the guided-tour with a local tour director and it ended around noon. After the half-day bus tour, half the people still sat on a bus to visit Potsdam and so on with the local tour guide as an optional tour. I didn't join them and caught a train to visit Potsdam by myself. I saw the tour group in Potsdam. I thought that it really was a small world, but I prefer solo trip. Also, I wanted to take a train by myself.

Römerberg with Christmas decorations

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. That day, I took a morning flight from Zagreb, Croatia and flew in to Frankfurt Airport around 10:30. I took a train from the airport for Frankfurt am Main station. I checked in to my hotel around ten past eleven. First things first, I went to visit the huge famous Christmas Market which was held in Römerberg (a.k.a. Romer Plaza or Romer Square) and had a cup of Mulled Wine. I enjoyed the atmosphere pretty much. Of course, I visited the Christmas Market at night as well, but since it was held in historical Römerberg, the daytime view also looked very nice like this.

The Eiserner Steg Bridge

I took this photo on the Eiserner Steg Bridge in Frankfurt, Germany. The bridge is also known as Iron bridge or Padlock bridge. The Eiserner Steg Bridge near the famous Römerberg is a pedestrian bridge and was covered by so many love locks like the photo shows. Also, the bridge is one of the prime locations to view the beautiful scenery over the Main river.  The world-famous Römerberg is right around the corner from the Eiserner Steg Bridge. You can easy to visit both must-see sights at once.

Geotagging helps me a lot

The photo shows a daytime view of Frankfurt am Main, Germany from Main Tower. I took this photo by my iPad mini, so its geotagging function still shows where exactly it was in Frankfurt, Germany. It's cool, isn't it? One of my acquaintances said that geotagging function sounded a little too geeky for him and he preferred just a photo without geotagging, though. When I browse through a lot of photos that I've taken somewhere abroad, I rarely feel like I don't remember anything where exactly I took that photo and why. So geotagging helps me a lot.

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt am Main

I took this photo in Frankfurt, Germany. Looking up skyscrapers in Frankfurt am Main was one of my favorite attractions of the city. Look at this photo, these buildings are spectacular, aren't they? If you would like to go up to the top of a skyscraper in Frankfurt am Main, Main Tower is the place. You can go up / down by a high-tech lift and can see a 360-degree view of the city from above. The view from the top of Main Tower was amazing. I felt like I was viewing real Google satellite, you can imagine.

German breakfast buffet

I took this hotel in my hotel's lounge in Frankfurt, Germany. I had nice buffet breakfast there. I took colorful kinds of ham, cheese, veggie and some bread on a plate and enjoyed to have them with a few cups of coffee. The hotel was located right in front of Frankfurt Main Hauptbahnhof (Frankfurt main railway station), so there were so many choices of a place for breakfast, but I stayed in my hotel and had breakfast in the relaxing lounge. I had a good time with good meals before started a day in Frankfurt. Danke.

Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof

The photo shows the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof in Frankfrut, Germany. It's a luxurious, looks nice hotel in the heart of the city. Frankfurt was drizzling, and it was around time for dinner. There are so many restaurants and pubs in Frankfurt, but I haven't decided yet what I would like to have and where, so I was just taking a stroll around a bit more to see something interesting then I found this beautiful building. I didn't imagine it was a hotel, but it was. A super luxurious one. I took a photo of it, and continued to walk.

The comfort was on the front burner

I took this photo in the Goethe House in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. That day I flew in Frankfurt, Germany in the afternoon and visited the Goethe House again in the evening. The photo shows an ancient oven in the kitchen on the ground floor. Since the Goethe House was absolutely furnished, the kitchen was no exception. The room itself was nicely decorated and the oven was huge. The next room of the kitchen had a heater against the wall, and the heat was coming from the oven. It seemed like the family was really enjoying the comfort and convenience of their super well made house.

The Blue Room of the Goethe House

I took this photo in the Goethe House in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Goethe House is used to be the family residence of a famous German poet and novelist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The house is known as the place where he was born and grew up until the age of 16. I visited there twice and learned how wealthy his family was. The photo shows a corner of the Blue Room on the ground floor. A black-ish furniture against the wall was used to be a heater. Since the Blue Room was next to the kitchen, the heat was coming from an oven of the kitchen where two maids cooked meals as directed by Goethe's mother.

The most sobering sightseeing experience

I took this photo in Berlin, Germany. As Berlin is the capital of Germany and has a lot to see, I joined a half-day city tour by local tour guide and went to visit so many sites by bus. I took this photo while the bus was stopping at the Berlin Wall used to be. I took some photos of a commemorative part of the Berlin Wall and took a walk around a little bit. From my point of view, the height of the segment that used to be the Berlin Wall was about two times higher than male adults. When I had a closer look, it looked much higher than its actual height.