Well, Frankfurt where do I begin? I've always imagined this huge city full of shopping malls and plenty going on. I was very much mistaken. Frankfurt really isn't a tourist attraction.
Even though I was disappointed, it was another city to explore. We came across the finance district, home of the Eurobank and a huge Euro sign. As amazing as it was I couldn't help but notice a man sleeping under a bush, the irony of it.
What better way to get around Germany than driving as fast as you dare down the autobahn, but of all the cars to do it in, we ended up in a Fiat 500X.
As we had the weekend to explore, we decided to stop off in Cologne for a couple of hours. Cologne is home to the Koln Dom cathedral. I'm not a religious man, but walking into the cathedral during mass was a real amazing experience. I even lit a candle saying a small prayer for all the family and friends that have passed.
While walking around Cologne, we stumbled across some street performers called the Wooden Street Syndicate. Who really are amazing and suggest taking a look on Youtube or iTunes.
Ratingen is my first stop on a month-long tour around Germany, It really is a beautiful little town in the district of Mettmann, 12KM from Dusseldorf city. I don't actually know what this means, but the town is actually twinned with Cramlington, back home in the UK.
There wasn't a great deal to see or do, so we found ourselves wondering around looking for new places to get something to eat. We stumbled across an Irish pub so decided to give it a try.
The food was delicious when it finally arrived after a long wait, just a shame the same could not have been said about my Guinness. I was actually told by my Irish colleague that If that was to be served in Ireland, It would've ended up being thrown back at the bar tender. It was cold and wet so I ended up finishing it.
