Frankfurt (FFM)I spent some glorious sunny days in Frankfurt, guided by Miriam Jaster of the American Consulate, with whom I'd had countless emails before the tour. She was a warm and witty host, and early in my time there I did a journalists' round table interview at the Stiegenberger Frankfurter Hof Hotel. We took a river cruise, visited a museum, took the U-Bahn to the neighborhood of Sachsenhausen for dinner, spent time in cafés, and even did some unexpected shopping. On the cruise I had real Frankfurters for lunch and they were indefinably better than any I'd had back home. It could have been the setting and the company, though. My reading at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt was well-attended, and I also spoke at the library in Kirn an hour and a half away. My impressions of Frankfurt (FFM) were wildly positive; it had the feel of Chicago but seemed friendlier. I'd love to go back!
The Römerberg District at the center of old Frankfurt was destroyed in W.W. II but has been rebuilt to give people a taste of the old city. It was teeming with tourists, of course, but most interesting to me was that just as I was telling Miriam that my lucky number 36 (twice chai) kept coming up on the tour in various ways, we passed a building with that number. And while I don't typically photograph my hotel rooms, this one was so large, high-ceilinged and gracious, I wanted a record. A comfortable, inviting room on a book tour is very soothing for down time; you need a refuge when you're off stage (check out the hotel's web site for some cool photos).
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