Hi again.
Today’s blog entry finds me in Europe. Frankfurt, Germany to be exact. I had to dash over with work for a few days and I thought I would catch up with my friend Nick while I was in town.
Now, before I continue, I must apologise in advance. My camera had issues and wasn’t working properly. So therefore I missed a few food photo opps, except for my day trip to Heidelberg. You will have to rely on my descriptins for a couple of posts. Sorry!!!
Now I’m not going to bore you with details about where Frankfurt is, the population etc…Watch “Getaway” or another travel show if you like. I can tell you though that Frankfurt is a very busy city. The financial heart of Europe. The Euro is a very busy boy in this town. I have visited here many times before but it had actually been about 5 years since my last visit. I was surprised. It seems the city has undergone a mini facelift. Lots of cafes and a thriving cultural centre. There is an “edge” to it, that never existed before in my opinion.
The food in Germany is quite interesting. Other people might tend to say “heavy” or even “boring”. This is all up to personal taste of course. Yes, you will find schnitzel, pigs knuckles, sauerkraut and potatoes. There are fantastic local cheeses on offer and the most amazing bread. (warning to all of you on the Atkins Diet: do not read any further!!!). Bakeries align the main and side streets. Supermarkets feature bread only sections that would leave our ones in Australia to shame. Bread with walnuts and almonds. Dark or light rye bread. Pretzel bread. (This blogger’s favourite). Breads with a multitude of grains. It’s too hard to summarise it all, except to say that it is the tastiest bread you will eat!!!
It’s carbohydrate heaven!!!!
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