We were up at 6 o’clock, as usual. We had to be at the local railway station (bad Homburg) to catch the 8.08 am train to the main station in Frankfurt. We had walked the night before so we knew where we were going.
The first train ticket machine was not functioning and we had to go to the other side of the station to get our ticket. This meant going down the steps with our bags which are a bit heavier than when we started out then up the other set of steps. Eventually we got there and we managed to get the tickets and caught the train to Frankfurt main station.
We validated our tickets and, after a coffee, the train arrived on time and we boarded and departed on the ICE (Inter City Express). Very smooth – very fast - up to 187KPH. It may get faster on other trips.
Unlike the bus, we do not have to wait 2 hours for comfort stop. There is a WC on the train! Unfortunately both in our carriage were not working. All over Europe there are signs for the WC and dragon ladies to pay money to for the use of them. One of the girls fro Canada said she had not budgeted for toilets! We are actually on the train typing this. And now we aren’t – it is now 5.30pm.
We arrived at a bout twelve and found our hotel 100metres from the station. We couldn’t check in yet but we left or bags and went for a walk. Adrian could not have booked a better place in the city.
The hotel is in the old part of the city, a part untouched by the war. Heaps and heaps of churches, squares and old and new buildings with a variety of shops. Being Sunday, only the take-aways and restaurants were open.
Being a Catholic country, no shops are open on Sunday. Strangely enough, all the museums are closed on Monday. This being the case, we are not going to be able to see any of the museums, but we will be going to the Tiergartens to walk through the park. Had yummy dinner with veggies! These seem to have been a bit light on. But that is tomorrow.
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