My final Destination Challenge in Germany transformed me into Goethe for a day and that was the start of a wonderful adventure around his hometown Frankfurt.
You probably know Goethe, as a passionate writer (and lover) :-). His most famous work would be FAUST. 😈
It was such a pleasure to follow into his footsteps from his birthplace 'The Goethe House' to places where he fell in love, got inspired and wrote.
Let 'Goethe' show you around... 😉
Goethe in the old town of Frankfurt
My journey as Goethe started on the lovely main square of the Frankfurt old town. There I discovered that I had to find my way home. I reached out on Facebook & Instagram and it didn't take long to figure out that I had to make my way to the Goethe House.
Goethe House
Turns out they turned my home into a museum! So much fun visiting all the different rooms with so many different memories. The windows I escaped from to dive into the nights of Frankfurt, the library with so many inspiring books, my old room where I wrote my books standing up and of course the ball room that only opened up for special occasions.
Goethe House - Großer Hirschgraben 23-25, 60311 Frankfurt am Main
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| Welcome to my humble abode |
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| My crib ;-) |
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| Ballroom mirror selfie. As you do. |
To the Stadel museum!
Next I had to find on original painting of mine chilling in the countryside. So from my home I got picked up by a Velotaxi, a modern day charriot, which took me to the Stadel Museum.
Here's how I got form A to B with Velotaxi
Once I got to the museum it didn't take me very long to find my painting! It had a prominent place in one of the main exhibition halls which made me of course very proud.
Bridging time
From the museum I went for a stroll along the river to find a boat that could take me to that very special place where I fell in love.
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| Wow Frankfurt! How you've changed. |
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| Apparently the buildings behind me are called sky scrapers. I can see why! |
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| Full speed ahead! |
The Gerbermühle
It's here that I found love again in the winter of my life, at age 65. I fell in love with the much younger Marianne von Willemer and she became my muse. A true love story alright!
Today it's a lovely restaurant where I tried my favorite dish 'Green sauce'! A typical Frankfurt meal. You should try it once ;-)
The Gerbermühle, Gerbermühlstraße 105, 60594 Frankfurt am Main
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| Chilling like Goethe |
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| Had to be done! |
Goethe Tower
From the Gerbermuehle I went to check out a view tower right outside the city that was named after me. It really offers an amazing view over Frankfurt and it's surprisingly green around there.
Unfortunately I heard that the tower burned down only a few weeks after my visit. I truly hope they'll restore it to its original state.
Goethe Turm, Zum Goetheturm 1, 60599 Frankfurt am Main
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| Such a stunning skyline. It's one of the only cities in Germany that has a skyline with sky scrapers btw. |
Goethe downtown Frankfurt
My journey ended downtown Frankfurt where I went to visit the Goethe platz taking the Goethestrasse of course.
Man, am I famous here! ;-)
Goethe platz, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
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| My own street name!!! |
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| Recognize the book this depiction is from? |
Practical info
I stayed at the Moxy Frankfurt East.
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