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gopiscrap

(23,733 posts)
Sun Dec 23, 2018, 05:37 PM Dec 2018

We have made it to my hometown of Frankfurt am Main

it never ceases to amaze me, every time I come back, there is more and more building going on. The airport is just massive now! So many immigrants and refugees. The sad part about Frankfurt it has become the most "Americanized" town in Europe. It is very money oriented because of all the banks that do business here and because of being the center of the European Banking system.

Still all that said, I went for a walk in my old neighborhood, near the main railroad station and told my wife of memories of when me and a pack of other young teenagers used roam the neighborhood, used to make pests of ourselves at the main railroad station and also would go sneak kin swims in the river.

Listening to the Cathedral bells brought back so many memories. Tomorrow evening we will be attending midnight Christmas Mass at the Cathedral.

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We have made it to my hometown of Frankfurt am Main (Original Post) gopiscrap Dec 2018 OP
How I would love to be in your shoes Ohiogal Dec 2018 #1
Flew into and out of Frankfurt many times but I lived in KCDebbie Dec 2018 #2
I wish my family hadn't moved so much when I was young. Codeine Dec 2018 #3
Enjoy malaise Dec 2018 #4

Ohiogal

(31,956 posts)
1. How I would love to be in your shoes
Sun Dec 23, 2018, 05:42 PM
Dec 2018

Amazing how a city changes from what we remember in our youth.

Enjoy your trip and thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

 

KCDebbie

(664 posts)
2. Flew into and out of Frankfurt many times but I lived in
Sun Dec 23, 2018, 08:13 PM
Dec 2018

Wurzburg for 2 years while in the Army in the late 80s. Beautiful town and Germany is a beautiful country... Anytime of the year!

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
3. I wish my family hadn't moved so much when I was young.
Sun Dec 23, 2018, 08:49 PM
Dec 2018

There’s really no place I can go and have an experience like that. I’ve always felt a bit rootless and somewhat envious of people who have a hometown they know like the backs of their hands.

Thank you for sharing your experience!

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