In 2015, I visited Frankfurt by myself because John was too busy with his company. I really wanted to go right at that time, early September because that would allow me to help celebrate my sister’s 50th birthday and my mother’s 80th birthday at the annual family reunion hosted by Klaus’ family. I would only stay a little over a week and managed to see different family members every day. My calendar was packed! Unfortunately, I didn’t take any notes, and some of my photos were lost along with my phone (always back up your phone!!!), so it is difficult to fill in these entries so much later with so little to work with. 

On my second morning in Frankfurt, I headed to my mother’s again for a visit. This time, I decided to take a stroll down to the Main and across the Eiserne Steg.

This was my best attempt at a selfie. The weather was nice enough not to need a sweater, even though it was early.

I then walked across the Romerberg, back towards Zeil and Konstablerwache.

I remember looking for a mailbox and finding one here at Liebfrauenberg.

This is the view from upstairs in Zeil Gallerie, a shopping mall on Zeil, looking West. This was one of the few places I found in Frankfurt that had free WIFI and I stopped here a lot to chat with John.

Later that day, while visiting my mother, it turned out that her eye infection was getting much worse. Stephanie and I decided to bring her to the emergency room at the eye clinic and they admitted her. This took most of the rest of the day because the waiting room was packed.