On Saturday, we drove to Aschaffenburg, a town about 45 minutes away from Frankfurt that has a very interesting history. We spent the afternoon walking through the Johannisburg Castle, which was ginormous! We also saw the Basilica Church of Saint Peter and Saint Alexander.
Johannisburg Castle
After Aschaffensburg, we drove to this restaurant in the middle of the countryside called the Brathanchen Farm, or the Chicken Farm. I can't believe I forgot to take pictures, because this place was awesome. As we were driving there, Brian kept asking, "Now, who told you about this place?" because it felt like we were driving out to the middle of nowhere. Once we arrived, we decided to sit outside in their garden since it was such a nice evening. We, of course, ordered the chicken - can't go to a chicken farm and not order the chicken! It was delivered to our table on this huge skewer-type rod that they had used to cook it over a fire. It was perfectly tender and smokey and delicious!
On Sunday, we went to Mainfest, a festival in Frankfurt on the river (the Main). Leave it to the Germans to come up with such a clever name for their celebration :) We walked through all of the typical German-festival booths, and we introduced Nita and Donnie to a few of our favorite German treats: candied nuts, freshly-grilled bratwurst, and crepes! And naturally we had German beers to wash it all down. Once again, I unfortunately forgot my camera!
Brian and I had to go to work on Monday, but we left early enough to take Nita and Donnie to the Kleinmarkthalle (small market hall) in downtown Frankfurt. After a long day of work, I was starving, so I thoroughly enjoyed the samples of food that the different vendors handed out! For our last dinner together, we ate Italian at a cute little restaurant called Girabaldi's.
We really enjoyed our time with Nita and Donnie and were so glad that they got to experience Germany!
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