Land of Lebkuchen

I spent a lovely weekend in Nuernberg, a city 4.5 hours (via train) south of Hamburg that's famous for its delicious Lebkuchen (similar to gingerbread) and annual Christmas market.


On the way back on Sunday we made a slight detour to Frankfurt, where Ajay had just arrived that morning. We met at the train station in "Mainhatten" -- Frankfurt is nicknamed as such because of its status as Germany's financial capital and for the fact that it is one of only four European cities with a significant number of skyscrapers (and the Main is the river that runs through it). We spent a few hours at local cafes/restaurants, with plenty of time for a cold Hefeweizen and a Wiener Schnitzel.