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bing me the wrong way; however, my
spirits lift when I walk up the wooden
stairs, each one creaking with a different
deepness (no sneaking around in this
house), to the ‘Poet’s Room’.
Because there are so many visitors
and workers sounding out each step on
the groaning floorboards, I don’t have
the chance to sit down at Goethe’s
pedestal desk to soak up some inspira-
tion, but I do manage to slide my hand
across the wood. I imagine Goethe hard
at work. Hmm, how the hell did he write
anything, let alone the first draft of
Faust, with all the noise these damn
floorboards make?
TIME FOR WINE
I meet my photographer by the train sta-
tion at noon. Like most cities, the area in
and around the rail station is not the
most picturesque. Frankfurt’s is charac-
terised by a mini red-light district, safe
enough by day (I stayed away at night),
but it’s still no place I want to hang out.
After all, I’ve been to Amsterdam.
Where to eat lunch then becomes the
question. While my photographer
prefers to sit down for a meal, I’m inter-
ested in checking out the street market
Bornheim is my favourite part of the
city. There are lots of clubs, cafes
and it has a great atmosphere. I like
to go to the neighbourhood market
[on Saturdays] and sample different
foods. The best thing about Frankfurt
is that it has history. You can see
Goethe and drink applewine.
Frankfurt is a melting pot. There are
lots of young people from many dif-
ferent nations so it’s an energetic
city. The discos and bars downtown
are always exciting, but I like to walk
along the Main River on the south
side. When the sun is shinning, it
offers the best view of the skyline.
Bernd Oliver Kaeter,
20-year-old social worker
Jasmin Bilz,
travel agent working out
of the Frankfurt Airport
PLACES TO GO IN FRANKFURT:
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Museum Embankment
Over two million people visit Frankfurt’s many museums each year, most of which are conveniently centred around what
is known as the Museum Embankment, located on the south bank.
If you’re not a museum hound, and aren’t planning an extended art crawl, stop into the triangular building that houses
the Museum of Modern Art. Until 2 September, visitors can enjoy ‘Change of Scene XIX’, a combination of new acquisi-
tions, loans, self-contained groups of works and exciting exhibits.
FRANKFURT
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