Frankfurt
February 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm | Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | 1 CommentTags: Frankfurt, Germany, Museums, Travel
Went to Frankfurt in 2011. It was pleasant but hot and I just missed out on their MuseumFest. This is from 2011 so hopefully has improved but from my stay I would not recommend the Mercure Hotel Kaiserhof as the description they provided on Expedia didn’t match what was present. I do appreciate Expedia providing swift feedback on this. For example it lists air conditioning in the room but there was only an upright fan.
Other than that I enjoyed walking around the riverfront and modern and historic city centres with its town hall. It may have been that the venues were getting ready for the Fest or I chose the wrong days but several others that I wanted to go to were closed, luckily there were plenty of others.
- Museum for Moderne Kunst* – Modern art, that’s about it.
- Goethe-Haus – museum house about Goethe, need I say more? I hope not…
- Jewish Museum – tells the story of the Jews in Frankfurt over the centuries
- Sculpture Museum – weirdly this museum covers sculpture, primarily European but also others from around the world
- Museum of Applied Art* – art from various regions including some modern
- Museum of Communication – very interesting and much larger than anticipated but covering, as you’d expect communication throughout the centuries. Quite a lot in English too.
- Caricature Museum – comics and caricatures good to wander around if that’s your thing
- Judengasse Museum – an archaeological dig from a Jewish settlement
(* Note: I know I went to a few art galleries but I’m not 100% which ones, think it was those above but Stadel Museum might have been one as well)
I believe I went to a few other museums and churches around town but unfortunately I don’t recall their names. Guess I shouldn’t procrastinate on these things.
As you can see there were plenty of places to go and make sure you plan accordingly.
Bonn
February 19, 2012 at 1:59 pm | Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | 1 CommentTags: Bonn, Germany, Travel
In 2011 I visited Bonn in Germany. It’s small but pleasant to walk around, both the small town centre and along the river front.
Kunstmuseum – have a walk around the art gallery particularly the rotating modern ehibits
Beethoven House – birthplace of Beethoven with a large collection, if you’re a fan and/or would like to learn more come here
Bonn Minster – central cathedral with the usual impressive religious interior
‘Haus der Geschichte’ of the Federal Republic of Germany – Bonn was the capital of West Germany and this museum covers the history of Germany since WW2 to today. Plenty of English and a variety of exhibits to keep you interested.
I may have been to other things but between Flickr and two years after the fact I think these are the main attractions I went to.
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