Today we did two christmas markets in just one day. The first in Frankfurt and the second in Neu-Anspach.
A late autumn visit to the Palmengarten Frankfurt.
The feast for the opening of the new oldtown in Frankfurt happened on a beatiful sunny day.
A day at the zoo in Frankfurt.
Best summer weather made this years Laternenfest a great experience.
Visiting Flora, a botanical garden, and the cathedral.
The second part of our summer vacation was a river cruise on the Danube. The cruise started in Passau and stops were in Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava and Dürnstein before reaching Passau again. On the way back home we stopped in Ulm, which is another town along the Danube river.
Our summer vacation started with some days in Munich.
In June summer started and created a lot of blooming.
In June this years Rose and Lights Festival in the Palmengarten was celebrated. Of cause the Palmengarten has to offer much more flowers than roses.
In May very cute Lion cubs were born at the Frankfurt Zoo. At our first attempt to see them they were not ready for the public but we had some nice action from the tiger. A day or so after the lion cubs wer able to stay the crowds we very lucky to see them at our second attempt.
In May we did our yearly visit to the Zoo of Cologne as they have a nice Hippo pool.
Spring is here and came with a lot of flowers. To spice it up a bit we also visited the Palmengarten, one of the two botanical gardens in Frankfurt and had some fun at the night of the museums.
Spring is here and flowers are everywhere. The Kurpark in Bad Homburg showcases some of them.
A sunny day at the zoo.
In winter the nights are long and the Palmengarten starts the year with illuminating the botanical garden during night time. A bit later the Luminale illuminates the city with several projects.
Palms are usually located at warm regions. In March we had snow and it covered the palms at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt. The orchid exhibition was affected but the part in the glass house could be visited.
Silver Wedding Anniversary! 25 years!
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