To Frankfurt in a flash…

My sister Kim spent a couple of weeks this month traipsing through Italy with a couple of friends on Vespas. Although one of them almost met an early demise thanks to a less than gracious Italian driver, they had a blast. She managed to lay over for a day in Frankfurt (subject of a recent article on CNN.com) so we buzzed up there on a Sunday to see her.The weather didn’t cooperate so we didn’t spend much time in this great city. We met at the Römerplatz, had a quick lunch and headed back. The restaurant was a bit touristy (to say the least) but wasn’t half bad. I had a pork knuckle covered in pork rinds old school style. The others had various types of schnitzel that garnered no complaints that I heard. Maria da Penha was there too, getting her wine on. I love this picture of her.We walked over the bridge and I snapped this shot of a gaggle of seagulls resting on one of the bridge’s lighting booms.By the way, my parents and some of their friends spent a few days here before and after a week-long excursion in Italy. More on that later. They brought me an interesting contraption, pictured below. Can anyone guess what it is? The only hint I can give you is that I grew up in the Great American Southwest. On a final note, we made another trip to Frankfurt recently to renew the kids’ American passports. Will try to convey a few tips and tricks we learned during this bureaucratic sleigh ride in another post.