With winter just around the corner, here are some ideas for things to do in Frankfurt am Main during the cold months of the year:
1. Go ice skating – at the Eissporthalle (take the U7 train or tram no.12)
2. Take a ride on the Ebbelwoi-Express – a historical tram ride that takes an hour and goes past many sights in the city centre whilst service apple juice and cider.
3. Visit a museum, such as the Senckenberg Natural History museum or the Explora science centre. [Read more…]
Last weekend Oberursel held its Christmas Market or Weihnachtsmarkt. It is a Christmas Market that I generally enjoy going to for a number of reasons. Firstly I can go by train and enjoy a Glühwein, and the prices are also reasonable compared to some of the other markets in the area.
My only complaint is that it is so early in Advent, that for the past few years it usually rained.
Not this year though. With temperatures around 0°C there was snow on the ground and a crisp chill in the air, making the Glühwein much more appropriate. I believe the number of stalls had increased, too. So many, in fact, that the local newspaper had a map in it with them all on. In the town centre there were apparently 121 stalls!. (That’s approximately one stall for every 350 residents). [Read more…]
It has not been a good year for the Christmas markets in Germany. With so much damp and wet weather, many people have been staying away from them. After all, it is not much fun drinking Glühwein in the rain.
It has only been the last weekend in December when the temperature sank below zero – actually it sank a long way below zero – and there was some snow on the ground.
So rather than the planned series of podcasts from local Christmas markets, here is a summary of our attempts to visit them during the past weeks:
(Press the “play” button to listen to the podcast)
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