Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Gottingen


 Gottingen is a beautiful city!  And although some rain showers may be headed our way tomorrow, we've had beautiful weather so far.











Monday, March 27, 2017

Frankfurt

View from our room

 Dad and I had a nice time in Frankfurt.  Our hotel room was spacious and had a tiny balcony overlooking the street (first picture). On Saturday night, we found a delicious Indian restaurant just down the street from our hotel.  On Sunday, we took a hop-on, hop-off bus tour which turned out to be largely a waste of time -- the recorded guide was okay but not great, but more importantly, the bus didn't actually stop at the stops unless someone asked (which was hard to do when sitting on the top level!)  It did get us down by the river, though, which was a very nice walk.  Later in the afternoon, we made our way back to the old town, which had some pretty buildings (and lots of people out and about at the cafes).

We caught the train to Gottingen in the evening.  (Unfortunately, we missed our stop -- it turns out they do not stop for long!)  So, we had to catch the next train back a stop, but we made it.


Sachenhausen neighborhood









Bockenheimer Warte, a unique subway entrance


Hammering Man by the fairgrounds

Lunch of delicious sandwiches


Hotel Victoria, our hotel


Euro sculpture









Sunday, March 26, 2017

Bye Bye Belgium

Antwerp station

 On Saturday, I left Antwerp in the morning, but my train was delayed and I missed my connecting train in Brussels.  The next train didn't leave for three hours, so I got to wander around the city again (somewhat in the same areas as before, since I didn't want to risk getting lost and not making it back in time for the train!)  The Mannekin was wearing a different outfit this time. :)
View from Antwerp station

Antwerp Station interior


Brussels Bourse