After the 5 hour flight, finally got into Frankfurt...but given that there was only 10 min between my and Jody's flight and since i had promised that i would meet her at hergate, I opted to not get my luggage and try and find her...ummm so i did find out what gate she had landed at...in a completely different terminal and the fastest way was through a labrynth of passageways and narrow corridors only to find out that the gate I was directed to by an airline official DID NOT EXIST!! Supposedly she was at gate C11...but when I finally got to terminal C, I came to a sign where the terminal split with an arrow pointing to C4-9 and C13-16....WHAT!??!?! Apparently I didnt land in the Frankfurt Airport but the twilight zone!! Just as i contacted information on the phone, there she was, walking down the corridor...completely oblivious to me...i hung up the phone, walked towards her...until she finally noticed me..so there were were, going through customs when i realized that each terminal had separate baggage claim areas...crap! Soooo, after we got her bag we spent the next 45 min trying to get back into the airport and get my bag...guess next time i know to go get that before my travel partner eh? hahah!
This is where we ran into a slight dilemma, its 6am, is there even anything open at this time? Decided to head to the hotel and see if we could check in early...no luck but the gentleman at the desk allowed us to drop our bags and use the internet. After taking 30 min to write a 'quick
email', we left to walk around Frankfurt. I say quick loosely since the German keyboard is set up quite differently and it took a good 10 min to figure out how to do an "@" symbol to even log into an email account. After sending the emails, we walked along the Rhine River, into the industrial area, around downtown and into what appeared to be a more traditional architectural buildings, past a few museums of technology, art (including works from Picasso and the like) but were
unable to get in since it was TOO EARLY! We did ind a small hole in the wall shop run by ma and pop selling all sorts of meats..we stopped in and got the most amazing bratwurst in the world! Soooo good!!
After spending a few hours walking around, we headed back to the hotel, checked in a
nd since neither of us got much sleep the last day and a half, we decided to take a nap....that lasted 6 hours. Oops. Headed back downstairs to the bar where we tried our first German b
eer, a complimentary Krobenstein. While we were sitting there, a little boy climbed up on the stool next to us and quickly noticed the slated peanuts on the counter and asked if he could have them. Now, it was a small bowl of shelled peanuts with a baby spoon in it. Proper etiquette says to use the spoon to scoop up the peanuts into your hand and eat it out of your hand...I explained this to the young boy (who's brother and sister were standing behind him) and slid the bowl to him. At first he was fascinated with dumping peanuts into his hand but quickly got tired of that and much to the bar tenders dismay, simply fed himself using the spoon. Exit stage right.
Last week I ran into an Irish guy who recommended a few restaurants here in Frankfurt to check out and he even did a favor by giving the owner of a pub a heads up that I would be there. So, we headed out...not really knowing where we were heading (even with the GPS I have). Zig-zaging through downtown we made it back to a backalley where we found Zuden Apostein (12 Apostles) Resturant.
It was amazing food! Walked in, very small shop, dimly lit and German tongu
e filled the air. Not being accustomed to how things work here, we stopped just inside the door looking for a sign saying something like "Please seat yourself" but no suck luck. Jody took the reigns on this one (we had been swapping all day on the 'ask someone' job) and we were seated and quickly asked if we wanted the house beer. To try both sides, we got one light and one dark beer...both were AMAZINGLY good! They don't have a name for it so i cant get more somewhere else but i think we might be heading back there for dinner again when we're back in Frankfurt. I got the Apostle platter and Jody a chicken salad...got my plate and wasn't exactly sure what it was i was eating at first but figured out that part o
f it was liver..probably the best part of my meal was the bacon. I dont think you all realize how lucky you all are to be able to eat bacon. In Kuwait, bacon is not allowed...instead, they slice up ham and call it bacon...so for the last 8 months i have not had bacon and have missed its deliciousness! It was a very thick slice on my plate and i savored every second of it. After dinner we walked the mile across the Rhine to an Irish pub called Anglo Irish where we met the bartender who knew the Irish guy I met on Arifjan, he poured us a Guinness and his best beer or tap...both were awesome! The bar was tiny, the type where no tourist really go, its more for the local irish and had it been a busy night, Im sure there might have been a fight. Headed back to the hotel to pack and get ready for Barcelona! Head out at 10am, cant wait to drive in Spain!!
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