The European Experience: Part 5

Klosterhof
Frankfurt

For a major city in Germany, Frankfurt doesn't seem much as compared to the urban sprawl of Berlin, or the cultural hotpot that is Hamburg. The streets were quiet during rush hour, and the tourist attractions amounted to nothing more than a few stately cathedrals and a couple of museums. So when you're in this town for no more than two afternoons, the best thing to do is in fact, eat.

At 6am, after a 20-hour flight and transit, we had dropped off our luggage at the hostel and had to wonder around town till 3pm's check-in. Talk about jet lag. We found this lovely cafe along Weißfrauenstraße, after exploring the archeological museum which is on the same street. Besides serving it's own house beer (a cloudy, slightly bitter, unfiltered brew), they serve a really mean spicy beef goulash and salmon rosti. The staff are an odd mix of eccentric people, friendly and very likable. They also taught us that tomato juice is nothing without a few shots of tobasco sauce, something that came in useful in the later parts of the trip. Klosterhof's prices are wallet-friendly and the alfresco-style dining; under grape vines and the warm sun, is really quite lovely :) Needless to say, we returned to the restaurant just before our departure.

Salivating already? I'd let the pictures do the rest of the talking.