Aka. "Destination Anywhere", "The Boy and Girl from County Bavaria"... After a very intense year in Würzburg (Germany), I'm back in Salamanca. I probably won't have that many experiences to write, but there's always an excuse to post a new entry!

Tall buildings, hectic traffic, crowded streets and some of the most important banks in the world... Some might think we're in New York, but no, we're in fact talking about Frankfurt Am Main, the only German city which has its own skyline.

Two international students who are quite involved in the activities of the AK Internationales planned this 'spontaneous trip' to Frankfurt. The main characteristic of a spontaneous trip is that you get to know about it in a short notice and there's no limit - the more people who take part in it, the better. Besides, there's no guided tour, which allows you more independence and it's quite cheaper than a normal trip, since you take advantage of the special offers for large groups. It was a very tiring day, but it was definitely worth it. We saw most of the main attractions and we had plenty of time to explore on our own. The first thing we visited was the House and Museum of Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the most famous writers of Germany and the main representant of the Romanticism. I personally didn't like the house too much (old houses and furniture look kind of creepy to me), so I didn't take many pics. Besides, my camera was running out of battery... yeah, I know, I am the paradigm of lack of organization... Making our way to the city centre, we also came across the Opera House, which is a very beautiful building. Apparently, they're representing 'Cats' at the moment, or at least they're having it soon. Once we had had lunch, we met the rest of the group next to the cathedral and visited it together before deciding what we were going to do.

While we were discussing it, an unknown woman recommended us the Museum of Modern Art. It was free on Saturdays and it was the last day of the exhibition they were showing, by someone called Murakami... it was not quite what we expected. I personally liked it, but most people (especially those who wanted to visit the Museum of History instead) complained about it. To give you an idea, it was very Anime-like... and a bit porn. Taking photos was not allowed, but a friend of mine (Tom, sorry for stealing your pics!) managed to do it without getting caught. This guy you can see there, who looks like he was having great fun, is Andrey (Bulgaria, 21). After visiting the museum, we left the rest of the group having a look at the Museum of History to go shopping... This is not really recommendable, since Frankfurt is a really big city and there's no possible way you can see all the shops in one single day. For those who enjoy it, the best thing is to go there specially for that purpose and spending the whole day in the city centre. Then we met part of the group again and went up one of the highest buildings, from which you can see the whole Frankfurt. It was already dark, so it looked truly beautiful... and my camera didn't take proper pics, so I've had to steal another one from Tom. As some of you may know, Germany has many Advent Traditions (Advent refers to the last weeks before Christmas), and one of the most popular ones are Christmas Markets. Every city has one, and they all claim to have the best Christmas Market in the whole of Germany. Of course, Frankfurt is no exception. It was cold and we desperately needed something to eat and drink, so we went there to have some Glühwein (post about German traditions coming soon). We didn't have much more time if we wanted to take the last train, so we started heading for the main station slowly. On the way, we stopped in a café to sit comfortably and have a little rest. And as a nice closing, here's a pic of the group we spent most time with. From left to right: Elvin (Azerbaijan), Andrey (Bulgaria), me (you already know me), Annuska (Finland, you already know her), Alexandra (Poland) and Tom (England, who organized the trip together with Andrey and took the best pics on this post)