Frankfurt for One Night

It is time again for a view of my room… After having a small room at Wombat’s in Munich and a large room at Hotel Lasserhof in Salzburg, I was not ready for the tiny room which was at the Ibis in Frankfurt. While it was clean and made efficient use of the space, it was INCREDIBLY SMALL! I could not stand sideways in front of the sink with my arms by my side… When I put my coat in the closet, it took up the entire closet.

the bed

the desk

the bath
the shower shot (again tilt your head to the left)

It was on 76€, for one night and on the river…
What a view?!?!

Need I remind of how tiny the bath is... Check out this video!

Final Full Day: From Salzburg to Frankfurt

So most of my day, I was in transit. I had about a 6 hour train ride from Salzburg to Frankfurt. The train ride was fun, but long! As I started my journey, I realized that I had not provided a photo of a train compartment so, here you go…
I was pretty much alone in my compartment from Salzburg to Munich because the heat was not operational. In Munich, two guys and a lady named Yvonne joined me. Yvonne was unlike any other person I have encountered during my visit. While most Germans and Austrians I found to be very nice, they are not eagerly friendly like Americans. For instance, when I am in a group of people I will walk up to everyone and say hello. Germans and Austrians will stand back and wait to be approached and if not will not say anything. Yvonne was very much like an American… We chatted in German and English during most of the ride from Munich to Heidelburg (her home) about my trip, my mom, yoga and life. She felt familiar… As she got off at her stop, we hugged good-bye, because that is how Americans do!
In Frankfurt, I went on a mini-tour of the city. I visited Römer and saw some of the Main River. It was night and Frankfurt is known for being a rough city so, I did not want to stay out long. From what I saw, Frankfurt is quite lovely, but more of a place for business and residing and not vacationing.

Munich Housing...Check! Frankfurt Housing...Check!

Yesterday, I took another step in preparing for my trip. I was finally able to book my housing for my stay in Munich and Frankfurt.
It has been taking awhile for me to have access to my Munich housing because I am staying at a hostel. I had e-mailed them a month or so ago and was told that housing for January 2008 would not be available until November. I was not too happy with having to wait that close to the day to book, but Europeans tend to be a bit more laid back than Americans. Actually, everywhere people tend to be more laid back than the US. So, something last night told me to try to book my lodging on their site.... Low and behold, I could do it!
Then, I was thinking since I am having all of this luck, let me try Salzburg and Frankfurt. Salzburg was a no go...for now. In Frankfurt, I had planned on staying in an actual hotel due to my early departure for the train station then to the airport.