I should start with the travel day on Day Zero! Uneventful day, long day (left Boise Friday morning about 10 AM MDT, arrived Frankfort Saturday morning about 9 AM local time), excellent day due to how we were treated in flight. We had decided to pay extra for the ability to sleep flat on the trans-Atlantic flight, and boy were we pampered. It would be hard to go back to coach seats.

Once at the Frankfort airport we connected with our transfer to the hotel, then were pleasantly surprised to be able to check in to our room. We got our bags settled, then headed to the subway for a ride into town. Saturday was the one day of the trip that we had on our own, the tour doesn’t start until Sunday afternoon, so we spent the day wandering around.

Well, we did have one task in mind…Leila wanted to go by the Stieff Teddy Bear store, where she found a cuddly travel companion (Greg says he’s cuddly too). We spent the rest of the morning exploring the area around the old city hall.

It was then back to the hotel for a walk along the Main River. It’s a busy river, we saw several rowing teams in races and a number of commercial barges hauling freight. We had dinner at the hotel, then collapsed into bed to catch up on our sleep. Sunday morning will find us on a walking tour in Frankfort, then in the afternoon we get to meet our tour group. More then…