from Frankfurt to Malta

Our flight to Malta was at 8:00 p.m., so we had another day to spend in Frankfurt. We intended to eat breakfast at a cafe where we stopped for coffee yesterday, but when we got there it was still closed and wouldn't open till 10:00 We found another restaurant that was open, but breakfast for two was 30 euros -- a bit steep. So we decided to go back to the same little coffee shop where we ate brekafast yesterday. I had “frühstück” with freshly baked buns, cheese, ham, jam, tomatoes, boiled egg slices, and coffee. It was delicious and satisfying. Dave had a ready-made egg sandwich, which also looked good. The price was right, too — 9 euros for everything!

We walked through the old town square again and saw the Christmas market being dismantled. I had read that it was open all night on Saturday, but I think it actually closed at midnight, because there seems to be an embargo on Sunday shopping. All the shops were closed today.

Without so many people and the market stalls, we were able to get a good view of St. Paul's church. This is an old church that is now used as a meeting hall and a sort of museum. We went into it yesterday, but it was not particularly interesting inside.

This old tower was mentioned as one of the Frankfurt sights. We thought we might be able to climb to the top, but no go. It is a restaurant now, and it was closed.

On the map, I had seen a park that seemed to follow the perimeter of the old town, so we decided to check it out.

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 On the way we passed these old houses and the very modern Main Tower.

Apparently Frankfurt is nicknamed "Mainhatten" because of its skyscrapers. This is the view  we had yesterday from the tower of St. Bartholomew's: 

Some more classy old buildings:

And the opera house:

These freaky statues in one section of the park reminded me of the incredibly weird ones I came across in a park in Malmo, Sweden.

Finally, it was time to head over to the train station and onto the airport for our flight to Malta. This is the front of the train station.                                                                                                 Inside, we were greeted by the nativity scene below. Coming from such a secular country, it was surprising to see this in a public building.