And I made it to Frankfurt!
All in all, a 6.5 hour journey, though I did take a break in order to dump my bags at my lodging.
(CW: selfie, eye contact)
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On the rails again…Berlin Südkreuz seems designed to maximise confusion with weird signage that only makes sense when you realise you’re crossing the ringbahn platforms in order to get down to the other platforms
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On the rails again…“Your Tickets Please”
scans barcode
“But this is your Bahncard… Oh, Gold! Ja OK” -
On the rails again…@siegeavecvue Let me zoom,
Far away from here,
Nice Nice Nice
In the ICE, ICE, ICE… -
On the rails again…It’s cold outside, there’s a snow kind of atmosphere.
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On the rails again…@pozorvlak Frankfurt(Hlavní) Nádraží
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On the rails again…@q Frankfurt (The Oder one)
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On the rails again…And how did they decide which was the Main Frankfurt and which was the Other one?
It has nothing to do with preference or importance, it has everything to do with the river they're on. Frankfurt am Main is on the river Main, which is the longest tributary of the Rhine.
On the Oder hand, Frankfurt an der Oder is on the river Oder, also known as the Odra. It rises in Czechia and flows down through Germany and Poland to the Baltic sea. Where Frankfurt is, it actually defines the post-WWII border with Poland. In fact, on the eastern side of the rive is the polish city of Słubice, which used to be a part of Frankfurt until 1945.
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On the rails again…On the rails again…
Today I am going from Frankfurt to… Frankfurt
If you look at any railway timetable, or signage, you’ll see that Germany’s 2nd busiest railway station is referred to as Frankfurt(Main) Hbf. The brackets imply there are in fact two, the Main one and… the other one
The Main Frankfurt has over 750,000 people living it. The other one has a comfy 58,000
The Main Frankfurt has a huge train station, with 31 platforms serving the needs of 493,000 daily passengers. The other one has a more modest station with 6 platforms.
The Main Frankfurt is a financial hub, and hosts the headquarters of European Central Bank. The other Frankfurt hosts the headquarters of a Sparkasse.
The Main Frankfurt was where Holy Roman Emperors were crowned. The other Frankfurt was a bustling hub of the Hanseatic league
The Main Frankfurt is where I am starting today, the other one is where I will finish… Frankfurt(Oder)
Today’s itinerary: https://moof.space/trip/frankfurt-to-frankfurt
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Right!@bodhipaksa @drmikepj I encountered it at my grandparents’ place in England. It was terrifying