It took a bit longer than usual to get going today but eventually I was up and out for a (late) breakfast. Our hotel is quite basic but in a reasonable location and is comfortable and clean, which is all we need really.
It’s only a few minutes walk away from Frankfurt Town Hall Square, known as The Romer. As that’s where we’ve been advised to gather today I started there. It’s a lovely square with some typical German architecture
The area we were in last night is called Sachsenhausen. It is another part of the old town, across the river from The Romer. Unfortunately we have been advised not to congregate there today as that is where the home fans gather
I’ve bought a treasure trail to help explore the area. It’s from a company called Questo which I’ve not tried before so it’ll be interesting to see how it compares to others I’ve done before
Safe to say that we were spectacularly bad at it for the first couple of clues but after that we improved. Overall the quest gave us a nice walk around parts of the old town and the river banks and provided some interesting background information.
After our sightseeing we met up with friends new and old, and had some food then made our way to the ground.
The stadium is modern and good looking , albeit accessed through a forest.
After losing our last four games I think it’s safe to say our confidence wasn’t high and things only got worse when Frankfurt scored. Luckily we came good and scored five goals in reply for an emphatic win. Everyone was relieved and happy which was just as well as we had a long walk back through the forest in the rain and a jam packed train journey back into town.
There was still time to have a few drinks and celebrate before I headed off, leaving the young chaps to continue their celebrations.
So we head home tomorrow, having had a fun filled couple of days.
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