sight seeing at frankfurt

what all can v see in frankfurt if we stay there for 2 days

what are the nearby places

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I see from your other post that you might be here in late Nov. That means the Frankfurt Christmas Market my be started, but since I don%26#39;t have your exact dates of arrrival, then I cannot tell you this for sure.

What can you see in Frankfurt? Lots of stuff, but if you give me some sort of idea of your interests, I can make better suggestions. Music, cultural things, museums, art galleries, churches, history, architecture, markets, shopping, etc.

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Frankfurt Tourism

frankfurt-tourismus.de/cms/…home.html

Mainz Tourism

mainz.de/WGAPublisher/…hpkr-5nkgnz.en.html

Frankfurt Airport is between Frankfurt and Mainz. Mainz has more %26quot;old world charm%26quot; than Frankfurt.

Next to Mainz across the Rhine: Wiesbaden

http://english.wiesbaden.de

Possible day trips:

- Middle Rhine Valley

http://www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/

- Heidelberg

heidelberg-marketing.de/content/index_eng.ht…

schloss-heidelberg.de/en/…267923.html

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thanx for your reply

i am planning to be there on 26,27,28 November

we are just tourist, who are making use of the in between stop between two connecting flights

just want to see another country and another city

to geet the feel of another culture

i am only worried about the rains part of my trip

suppose it rains then?

we would like to do maximum sight seeing in two days

please advice, what to see and how to go about it?

should i do all the booking online or come there and then do it?

moreover how to go from the airport to the hotel which i will select%26gt;

can you suggest some centrally located economical budget hotel which can be accessed easily

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You can come into Frankfurt with the S-8, S-9 subway. It takes just 11-15 min. depending on which stop you get off at. Public transportation is easy and accessable all through the city, so pick out what ever hotel you like and that fits your budget. The nicest neighborhoods are Westend, Sachsenhausen, and Bornheim.

I like using www.hrs.com to find hotels. The hotel neares the Christmas market would be the Mirimar, Hotel Kraemer, Hotel am Dom, Ibis on the Friedensbrucke, as well as the Jugendherberge along the river, which also has private rooms.

If it rains, there are 46 museums to pick from as well as several beautiful, historic churches. For museums, I recommend the Museum of Modern Art, the Schirn, the Architecture Museum, the Staedel Art Institute, the Liebiebig Haus sculpture museum, the Museum of Applied Arts, the Judengasse and the Jewish Museum, the Communication Museum, and the Archeology Museum.

For churches to visit - St. Leonhards, built in 1219, Deutsche Ordens church built in 1309, Alte Nikolai built in 1270, and the Kaiserdom where the Holy Roman Emperors were elected and crowned, built in 1409.

The Christmas market opens the 27th I believe.

The Alte Oper has concerts and shows all the time and most of the churches have organ concerts throughout the year, but especially during the Christmas season.

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%26gt;i am only worried about the rains part of my trip

suppose it rains then?

...then you use an umbrella, or go into one of the numerous museums as suggested...

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After arriving in Frankfurt from an overnight flight, we did some sightseeing in Mainz. The city has a very nice websight with some do-it-yourself walks around the old area of town. The cathedral is magnificent. Here%26#39;s a link to the website:

mainz.de/WGAPublisher/…akah-67wd32.en.html

Getting around by train is very easy and each larger city%26#39;s train station has a Reisen Zentrum (Travel Center) where the agents can help you with tickets.

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Germany in November can be wet and cold so dress accordingly. Gloves, hat and umbrella are a must. Even if it is dry, it will be cold.

To get the most out of your brief stay and to take in the culture and sites perhaps you could take a walking tour around town. I have seen somewhere on here a thing called Frankfurt on foot who do them.

Almost forgot - be sure to try the Frankfurters :-)

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Definitely come prepared for cold weather, bring thermal vests if you can, as well as scarves, gloves, hats and jackets. Keeping warm is more likely to be a problem than getting wet, which can easily be avoided by holding an umbrella or spending longer in a museum or one of the city%26#39;s several churches, as already suggested.

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Can you tell me what is the average winter temp, everyone says cold hats scarfs toques, gloves, but if its rainning is it not above zero centigrade...

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If it%26#39;s raining, it%26#39;s most definitely above 0C - otherwise it%26#39;d be sleeting/snowing!

You can expect temperatures around 5C. In my experience, that part of Germany is less rainy in winter than in spring/summer, so I wouldn%26#39;t worry too much about the rain, but more about the chill factor. It can be sunny and 10C but because the wind is cold, it feels more like 5-7C.