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Cold and Homeless around Frankfurt

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

With temperatures supposedly dropping to an all-time low in the coming days, the homeless are the ones who suffer most. Temps can get as low as – 25°C ( -13 F).

If you are in Frankfurt or the surrounding area… if you see any homeless without a warm place to sleep, please call the Kältebus (an organization to pick up homeless during very cold periods) at 069 – 43 14 14.

While I’m at it, here is the number for the Kältebus in Hamburg: 040 – 40 17 82 15; In Berlin, call 0178 – 52 35 838

 

Winter can be deadly

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Edited on 3 Feb 2012:

Kältebusse 2012

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Fog in Frankfurt

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

This photo was taken 28 Nov 2011 when we had a rather heavy fog around the area.

Two days ago, or almost four weeks later, I got permission from Brigitte Wagner via Facebook to post this photo on my blog. Never too late to share, right?

Frankfurt skyline and fog

(with friendly permission from Brigitte Wagner)

Merry Christmas everyone! Frohe Weihnachten an alle!

 

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Europe’s Most Expensive Christmas Tree

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Europe’s most expensive Christmas tree, sparkling with thousands of lights, represents a powerful contrast to the gloomy euro crisis.

The tree is located at the Frankfurt airport. The Squaire’s atrium makes a fine host for the tree, which is equipped with 8.000 LED lights and 40.000 Swarovski crystals.

The 20-meter (60-foot) tree weighs 6.000 tons and took three weeks to decorate. This Christmas tree jewel cost euro 2.5 million.

In comparison, the Frankfurt Christmas market has the tallest tree. Its height of 28 meters almost matches the Römer, Frankfurt’s Rathaus (city hall)

To view a photo of Europe’s most expensive Christmas tree, visit Frankfurter-Stadtevents.de

 

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List of Christmas Markets 2011 in Germany

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Most Christmas markets start on the First Advent, 27 November 2011.

The big town markets run for four weeks all the way up to Christmas Eve, whereas the small towns usually have it for a few days only (Thu – Sun) only.  Our local town of Oberursel/Taunus has its market running from 24 – 27 November 2011.

Plan your Christmas market hopping with the help of this excellent website List of German Christmas Markets 2011.

If you are not in Germany, then enjoy this armchair travel to the Frankfurt Christmas market.

Glühwein – Lebkuchen – Schnee – Lichter – Tannenbaum …

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Germany is so Green

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Many foreign friends often mention how green Germany is.

What seems uncommon to outsiders is often no longer fully perceived by us long-term German dwellers. So I grabbed my camera yesterday in search of some green images and found plenty of it, everywhere.

Gardening in Germany

Even the school entrance and parking lot of Frankfurt International School (FIS) seems to be overgrown by greenery.

Frankfurt International School in Oberursel

There was a lot more green facing the other way, but I do love the view onto the Frankfurt skyline.

Frankfurt skyline

Last, but not least, some of our beer bottles are green too and blend perfectly into the environment.

At a garden party in Kronberg

For my Korean friends:

독일 풍경은 녹색 밖에 안보여요! 그만큼 나무가 많습니다!

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