by Nancy | Jan 19, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
Eschenheimer TowerAnother part of the old city of Frankfurt is the Eschenheimer Turm (tower). The rectangular base was completed in 1400; the circular tower in 1428. It used to be one of the gates to get into the city. Today the fast paced city...
by Nancy | Jan 18, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
Model of the Dom (church)Model of city This time I had better luck in getting a feel for the size of the old city of Frankfurt am Main. A wonderful scale model replica of the city is on display in the Frankfurt Historical Museum. The model,...
by Nancy | Jan 16, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
FrankfurtcitywallSince my research in Germany began with the city of Frankfurt am Main in the 1600's, I wanted to try and get a feel for the size of the old city that for centuries had been enclosed within stone walls.Frankfurt today is a large, busy city with a...
by Nancy | Jan 15, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
The sky today is uniformly gray. Skeleton trees assembled along the streets of town look as rigid as soldiers standing inspection. Icy winds swept through last night leaving frigid temperatures to invade personal spaces wherever they can force an...
by Nancy | Aug 18, 2008 | Research, Travel
I stepped off the plane at the Frankfurt airport full of eager anticipation. Only two weeks to find out all I could in two cities. Our exchange daughter, Anke, met me at the airport. We dropped my backpack and suitcase at her apartment and she took me on a...
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