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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

2 days Impression on Germany

Okay, perhaps I should be more specific: impression on Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Wispertal.
Frankfurt is the capital of commerce of Germany situated in the federal state of Hesse. Frankfurt was practically flattened out during the second world war which shows from its (relatively) lacking-of-borjuis-style architecture that had been rampantly (in some parts) replaced by somewhat the so-called more modern style counterparts of architecture. A big euro building and the stock exchange are one of the few highlights in the financial department along with the old opera house in the more artsie fartsie department. Frankfurt is quite an international hub sheltering 40% of foreigners in its 700000 inhabitants. Heading West, Wiesbaden is the capital of Hesse where richer people live and reserved-heritage-of-old buildings are still existing. During the second world war the city was "lucky" enough to be considered (relatively) unimportant that it was not aggresively "flattened out" as the case of Frankfurt except for occasional missed-aim bombs which damaged relatively small parts of the city. It is a relatively rich residential area with facilities such as a Casino and century age old hotels.
Tomorrow I will be heading northwest to Paris.

PS: Pictures will be posted as soon as I arrive back in Zurich.

Monday, June 14, 2010

When the Sun is Out



Blue sky and it is time for bicycle riding feeling the warm breeze in the cool old town of Zurich.









I am in Frankfurt!!!!

Yeah. Finally, finally my internship came to an end (officially) this very Last Friday. The long due project had finally shown the expected result. In the mean time I am writing this blog from Frankfurt. Yea the capital of commerce of Germany.
The first impression is not so special or spectacular yet give me enough of a (good) break from Switzerland.

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