I had a sneak peak of these locks when I went for a run a couple nights prior, but I needed to come back for another look in the daylight… and it was a LOT more impressive! Thousands of locks attached to bridge all the way across!

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The Frankfurt City Ring is a beautiful ribbon of parks & greenways that surround the old city. Along the way you find sculptures, parks, gardens and wonderful old architecture. At one point we stumbled upon the Chinese Garden… which was unfortunately closed for the season, but that didn’t stop me from getting a few good pictures!

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While walking around the Frankfurt City Ring, we ran across this beautiful old church… but I was more intrigued by the surrounding walls, tombstones & columbarium. Many of them dating back a long, LONG time ago!!!

And while most of the buildings are more classical…
you’ve got to appreciate those that aren’t!!!

One of the most beautiful examples of old architecture in Frankfurt is the original Opera House. A beautiful building with great details & craftsmanship. Just one of the many sights along my journey touring around the City Ring.

I even met this adorable couple while taking pictures – and he showed me this great trick for shooting water reflection photos with the camera on my phone.

My final day in Frankfurt, and I got to spend the day exploring. No better way to see the sights, hear the sounds and smell the aromas. Loved seeing all of the great architecture throughout the City.

It’s always fun to see how a City comes to life and lights up at night.
Beautiful display at the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof train station.
I love when classic architecture gets a facelift with lighting to bring it to life.

Part of the fun of traveling abroad and letting yourself explore past the major tourist attractions is turning a corner and finding little gems like this. Go out…. explore… find the hidden treasures!

After my first day of walking all over Frankfurt, I came back to the hotel,
took a much deserved nap, and then got back up and decided to go for a run.

I got all ready to go and started jogging…
only to find that I was stopping far too often to see the views & take more pictures…
so it really didn’t count as a RUN!!! More like a quick paced walk with a LOT of stops…
much of it the same route as earlier, plus a great old church and a cool bridge
covered with old padlocks!!!

So here’s part of the riverside running path I want to jog on…
as you can see I’m above it taking pictures… and NOT RUNNING!!!   Ha!!!

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Okay, so I’ve never seen one of these in the States.
And there were no signs or explanations. It was out front of the train station.
I’m pretty sure what it is… but please… go ahead… DISCUSS!!!

Oh, the “entertainment” of traveling abroad…  Ha-Ha!!!