I got out of my hotel around 8:30 to go to a little town about 50 minutes away via bus. I only had until around 2pm to explore so I couldn't go far, and unfortunately, the center of Frankfurt was about 2hrs away by bus. Still, Simmern (the city I went to), was a nice little town to visit as it is one that most people probably never think to see.
The ride to Simmern was pretty, the homes in Germany remind me of Gingerbread houses and there was a lot of Romantic-Robert-Frost-Caspar-David-Friedrich-type woods along the way.
When I got to Simmern I just set out to see what there was to see. There were some nice old churches and impressive yet simple architecture. There was also an open market on the main street where I bought some carmel nuts and sampled some cheese and some sort of German gingerbread. I went into a Christian tea shop, which I thought to be a unique combination for one's own business: Christian books (etc.) and tea). I went into two different bakery/cafes to get soft pretzels, as Germany is known for them, and I love a good pretzel. :)
The bus I caught back was basically a school bus...I mean it went back to the airport and all, but I was by far the oldest person on the bus, and the only non-German-elementary/middle school student on it:)
I only had 5 hours in Germany, but it was a good first taste...look forward to going back for a much longer period of time.
HIGHLIGHT OF SIMMERN: Pretzels!
1. Simmern Architecture:
2. Christian Tea Shop in Simmern
3. German Harry Potter in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
4. Various German Pretzels/Pretzel Rolls (the 3rd)
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