Day 2: Frankfurt – Thomas went to work, and I spent the day at Palmengarten, a beautiful botanical garden. This was one of my favorite photos from the day.
In addition, here’s some random thoughts from the trip so far…
Riding on the back of the motorcycle isn’t that bad. When Thomas got his first one, I think he secretly hoped I’d love riding with him and want one too. I don’t love it that much, but it’s okay…even in the rain. We’ll see what I say at the end of this 3-week tour. I wonder how this trip would be different if we were in a car. I was a horrible passenger on US car trips – as soon as we hit the highway, I fell asleep. This isn’t a problem on the bike as we stop every hour to stretch our legs and take a break — and we’ve found some neat places that way too.
I’m starting to think of schnitzel as an over-sized salty chicken (or veal) nugget. I used to think it was exotic and special, but I’ve now had it so much that it’s lost it’s excitement. Tonight, we ate dinner at a delicious place that specializes in other German meats – Thomas had pork knuckles and I had spare ribs. Yum! They were almost at Brazilian steakhouse tasty levels. On the other hand, Apfelwein (a local beer-like wine) is nothing to write home about.
Wandering the botanical gardens really reminded me of Atlanta. It made me miss the walks we’d take in the parks near our home and along the Chattahoochee River. It also reminded me that my photography has changed since I moved here – mostly because of the subject. I used to take a lot of nature photos – macros of flowers and bugs and closeups of birds. Taking those were very relaxing and peaceful – I focused on a single subject, usually something very still, and I could sit and study it for a while. I feel much clunkier taking travel photos in cities. I need to do more park walks when I get back to Brussels.
Be sure to check out Thomas’ EuroTour photo for today.
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Apfelwein
…cider, really–a country wine version of apple cider.
pork knuckles and spare ribs sound great!
miss you both. (:
–me
The flowers are beautiful. I’ll be eager to see more from the post. After looking at your castle picture last night, I got carried away looking at websites with other beautiful castles in the country. Can’t wait to see all of it.
mmmm spareribs….
I love all your photo styles, but it’s interesting to hear your point of view on the differences.
Will you be anywhere near the Romantic Road in Germany? We just returned from our driving trip through Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The kids had a great time and I highly recommend Rothenburg and any other stop you can make on the Romantic Road.
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