Gutentag Deutschland!

Josie and I arrived safely in Frankfurt yesterday and all is well. One thing you can rely on in Germany is organization - we krauts tend to lean to anal side of order and control... But this makes for some wonderful contrasts when set amidst 16th century buildings and streetscapes. How refreshing is this?! Much different than the US, which tends to put a glass box over anything that is 200 years old don't touch, walk here, don't look at that...


We spent the rest of our Wednesday fighting off jetlag while exploring Frankfurt proper. We had a wonderful snack and a few beers at this restaurant in the tower. A lovely piece of filet served on a sizzling block of granite! What was so cool about this? You get to carve a bite and set it aside to cook to your exact liking. I suppose this is could be the German take on fondue.


After Josie took a quick nap (I wandered about) it was back out on the town for dinner. We found a great place called Leib & Seele (Body & Spirit) and began gorging delicious food and the local beer (Binding).

1. Soups - I had the bone marrow and Josie had potato.
2. Appetizer - breaded mushrooms, fairly Americanized :^(
   
3. Salad - mixed greens over a helping of quasi sauerkraut/coleslaw
4. Entree - "gypsy schnitzel" for me and "farmer schnitzel" for Josie. Gargantuan servings that we both gave up on :^0
   
5. Coffee and espresso to finish the meal; and a most delicious cuban cigar for myself, a Partagas Serie D

Prosit!!