r/germany • u/shreeisforu • 12h ago
Tourism Frankfurt
Hey everyone! I recently visited Frankfurt and wanted to share my experience and favorite spots. Before going, I heard mixed reviews about it being "just a financial center," but I was pleasantly surprised by how much character, history, and vibrant food culture the city actually has.
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u/diamanthaende 11h ago
You have black hair!
Nice pics. Frankfurt is hated so much by so many people that it's actually underrated. It has some serious strengths.
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u/RelationshipIcy7680 11h ago
If you stay away from the Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt is actually a nice place to visit
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u/vocedelverbogp_ 1h ago
I went there recently and I liked it, but I prefer Koblenz, which I have also recently visited.
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u/rewboss Dual German/British citizen 1h ago
The impression I have about Frankfurt is that it's generally overrated by tourists and underrated by Germans -- although according to some studies, the most negative opinions come from people who have never, or rarely, been there. And then there are, of course, the reactionary trolls who say all Germans hate the city because of its high migrant population.
Part of the problem the city has is that it has problems with homelessness and drug addiction, and those problems are concentrated in a few blocks around the main central station, with a red light district close by. So most people's first impressions are very unfavourable. Personally, I also don't care for the dark, claustrophobic glass canyons in the finance district, and the traffic is horrendous. But it also has some very nice spots and enough history, culture and innovation to make up for that.
British English has a word for this: it's a curate's egg. It goes back to a very old cartoon of a young curate -- a low-ranking official in the Church of England -- sitting down to breakfast with his vicar. The vicar says, "I'm very sorry, your egg seems to be bad." The curate, trying to ingratiate himself with his new boss, replies, "Oh no, I assure you, parts of it are excellent."
Well, that's how I see Frankfurt: a curate's egg. Parts of it are excellent.
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u/MAD_MrT 11h ago
Frankfurt is such a weird place for me. Every time I arrive at the city I instantly hate it but the more time I actually spend in the city I start to hate less and even enjoy some parts of it