2nd day in Frankfurt
For our 2nd day in Frankfurt, we decided to go visit the zoo since most of the shops are closed on Sun. Zoo opens at 9am so after our cheesy breakfast in our hotel room, we went walking around the town before heading towards it.
When we walked about 50m from our hotel, an old man greeted us warmly and even gave us a surprise peck on our cheeks. I was culturally shocked and frozen for a moment. After returning back from shock state, we continued walking around the seemingly deserted town. Maybe it is too early in the morning so not many people were out. After walking for a while, far away from our hotel, we saw the old man again. He was across the street. When he saw us, he walked towards our direction. Feeling a bit awkward from meeting a stranger twice, I just waved slightly at him while Nani sped up her pace in another direction. I, too, tried to catch up with Nani to avoid that old man. In my mind, I was thinking, "Pls don't approach us!" If he had not gave us a peck, I think I would not have been so afraid of bumping into him again. Then just as we thought we had avoided him, he appeared on another street just opposite our direction. So again, we decided to turn back to hotel, instead of walking towards the Main River, in order to avoid this old man. Anyway, it was about time to go zoo.
We checked out of the hotel and then take the train to the Zoo Station. Rain drops started to fall from the sky when we reached. It was very funny then. Imagine 2 backpackers visiting Zoo in the rain with an umberella. A weird combination. The tickets are under S$10 for adults, cheaper than Singapore Zoo. Frankfurt Zoo is small but it seems to have a lot of animals, common and some exotic. We saw baboons hugging each other in groups under a cave-in rock to give warmth to each other. There is a rhinoceros, trying to knock down the gate but its efforts are futile. On another side of its enclosure, there is a sad and lonely rhinoceros lying on the grounds. We went to a outdoor cafe and ordered curry bratwurst and pomme frites. After filling our stomachs, we proceeded to Hauptbahnhof, the main train interchange station, where regional trains stop. From there, we walked to a street, where we took a bus to a small airport for budget airlines. Taking a Ryanair flight, we set off for Oslo Sandefjord airport in Norway.
A castle-like building.
Say cheese!
When we walked about 50m from our hotel, an old man greeted us warmly and even gave us a surprise peck on our cheeks. I was culturally shocked and frozen for a moment. After returning back from shock state, we continued walking around the seemingly deserted town. Maybe it is too early in the morning so not many people were out. After walking for a while, far away from our hotel, we saw the old man again. He was across the street. When he saw us, he walked towards our direction. Feeling a bit awkward from meeting a stranger twice, I just waved slightly at him while Nani sped up her pace in another direction. I, too, tried to catch up with Nani to avoid that old man. In my mind, I was thinking, "Pls don't approach us!" If he had not gave us a peck, I think I would not have been so afraid of bumping into him again. Then just as we thought we had avoided him, he appeared on another street just opposite our direction. So again, we decided to turn back to hotel, instead of walking towards the Main River, in order to avoid this old man. Anyway, it was about time to go zoo.
We checked out of the hotel and then take the train to the Zoo Station. Rain drops started to fall from the sky when we reached. It was very funny then. Imagine 2 backpackers visiting Zoo in the rain with an umberella. A weird combination. The tickets are under S$10 for adults, cheaper than Singapore Zoo. Frankfurt Zoo is small but it seems to have a lot of animals, common and some exotic. We saw baboons hugging each other in groups under a cave-in rock to give warmth to each other. There is a rhinoceros, trying to knock down the gate but its efforts are futile. On another side of its enclosure, there is a sad and lonely rhinoceros lying on the grounds. We went to a outdoor cafe and ordered curry bratwurst and pomme frites. After filling our stomachs, we proceeded to Hauptbahnhof, the main train interchange station, where regional trains stop. From there, we walked to a street, where we took a bus to a small airport for budget airlines. Taking a Ryanair flight, we set off for Oslo Sandefjord airport in Norway.
A castle-like building.
Say cheese!
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