Sat 29 Apr
After an in-house breakfast, we walked down to Konstablerwache where there was an open-air market selling local produce, fruit, veg, etc, and cheeses of course. But also included wine, cider and apfelwein. Many people were sampling, so we tried a local sparkling wine too - at 11:00 am.
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| 11am here but 5pm somewhere |
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| Found these Black Forest cuckoo clock in a nearby shop |
We then took some pedestrian malls towards the river Main and crossed on the Eiserner Steg bridge which was covered in padlocks of people expressing their love for each other. The local shopping district was an attraction for some and on a local recommendation, we tried lunch at Apfelwein Wagner, a cider house and restaurant. Steph had the special stew of the day with meat and lentils and I tried the Schnitzel Wagner. It was filled with sauerkraut, onions and cream and was huge. (I didn't mention the gravy and mash on the side and the side salad - didn't finish.)
Back over the bridge to the Schirn Kunsthalle to see an exhibition of paintings by Belgian artist, René Magritte that were on loan from the Paris Museum of Art.
Outside in the Römberg Plaza, there were thousands of people gathered and it took us a while to work out why. Every two years the local sporting shooters organise a parade around the plaza. They are accompanied by a great number of marching brass bands. The band members are all in their uniforms and play enthusiastically while the shooting club members march behind in their club regalia, displaying proficiency medals and banners. All quite bizarre.
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