Frankfurt, Germany Town Square

This was our first learning experience on how to ride the train.  Elder Colton and his wife took us and the Asplund's on the train to downtown Frankfurt.   It cost us each 2 Euro's and it was standing up room only.  That was quite the experience.  Hey kids it kind of reminded me of TRACKS when we have ridden it in Salt Lake.   Well now I will try to enter some of the pictures that Dad took of what we saw.   It was mainly a walking tour and we didn't do any shopping or go into any cathedral's or museum.   They said we would do that another time.  Because this was to teach us how to ride the train.  I'm not ready to try it on my own because I don't know if I remember where to get off and then where to get back on.   I guess we need to be shown again.  

One thing of interest is the buildings in the town square have all been restored except one of the buildings was not bombed and  so it is the original.  It has a restaurant in it and I think a shop of some kind.  The buildings are called half timber houses because of the unique designs.    Also, in the square is a big plaque that the German people put in the ground that tells the story of how Adolf Hitler made them bring their books to the town square and burn them.   Frankfurt was known for their intelligence and love of reading books.  It was the gathering place of the scholars and book writers but Hitler said that the Nazi's were the intellegent people and wanted  the books burned.  The plaque says that this burning the start of the destruction of humanity.  It is said that he stood in the Magistrate building and watched this burning.

Frankfurt Town Square

This is the plaque in the square that tells about the burning of the books by Adolf Hitler.

The middle building is probably where Adolf Hitlet stood during the burning.

Just a church in the town square.

Bridge of the River Main next to the
square.

Outside one of the shops.  Huge Nutcracker.  There are shops with
lots of these.  They are not cheap.

This is the only building that survived the bombings in WWII.

Another church in the square.

They cut their trees and shrubs way back
but I understand they are beautiful
when they bloom.  The trees are starting
to bloom now.



I believe they said this is a government building and there
is something about walking across that bridge to
pay your taxes in the old days.



This is Justice She does not
have a blindfold on becaues
they say she is looking at
the magistrate building as
to say I am watching.

After we walked around, we went to Pizza Hut for dinner.   It was really good.  They even had more things on their menu than back home.   We had a pizza and had some for lunch the next day.   It cost us 22 Euros.

Oh I forgot to tell you, I needed to use the restroom and so Sister Colton and I went to the restroom.  Guess what you have to pay to use the restroom but the waitress knows the Colton really well so she gave us a token to use.   I wouldn't even think about carrying a Euro with me so I can use the bathroom.   After dinner we walked to the train station and rode the train back to close to our work.   We walked a block and drove home.   It was a fun night.