Now that summer has finally arrived in Frankfurt, here are some ideas of things to do on a sunny day:
1. Visit the zoo. The U-Bahn lines U6 and U7, tram line 14 and bus nr. 31 all stop there.
2. Take a ride on an open-top bus around the city centre.
3. Visit the Palm Garden and see the tropical and sub-tropical plants or take a ride on the Palmen-Express.
4. Spend a day at the Museumsuferfest (Museum Embankment Festival), 24th-26th August 2012. [Read more…]
The travel information that was issued several days ago for Frankfurt am Main has proved not always to be effective.
On Thursday, one protest caused the station “Dom / Römer” to be closed, and today the protests have moved around the city causing various tram lines to close at one time or another. The area around the main station (Hauptbahnhof) was also affected.
Since there is an approved march taking place in the city tomorrow, new travel information has been issued.
Between approximately 12 noon and 5pm the tram lines 11, 12, 16, 18 and 21 will be shortened even further as will bus route 36.
The stations “Willy-Brandt-Platz” and “Taunusanlage” on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn lines also remain closed.
Further stations may be closed on order of the police if deemed necessary.
For up-to-date travel news in German on Twitter follow @vgf_ffm or @allthingsgerman for updates in English.
A large demonstration is taking place in Frankfurt am Main this weekend. It is expected to last until the early hours of Sunday morning, and 30,000 demonstrators are expected. Their aim is to shut down the banking area of Frankfurt and stop the employees there from getting to work.
Many shops in the area have been boarded up and some banks have made contingency plans for their employees to work from home. Others have instructed their staff to avoid formal dress.
The biggest disruption is to the public transport network and anyone travelling to or through Frankfurt this weekend should be aware of the following changes to services:
The latest travel news in German can be found on Twitter by following @vgf_ffm. Follow us on @allthingsgerman for updates in English.
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