This weekend I met three new friends (Ben, Caitie, and Taylor), also au pairs who are ALL from different parts of Australia. We visited Frankfurt by a 15 minute train ride (so cheap and efficient) to attend my first German festival. This particular one was Museum Fest, dedicated to all the different museums that Frankfurt has. The festival was set up on both sides of the Main River. I had my first official bratwurst and got to sample a regional specialty: apple wine or "apfelwine."
Apple wine tastes like a dry apple cider, so to call it wine is only indicative of the process by which it's made. Production of this thirst-quenching drink dates back to1st Century A.D. to the Romans. It eventually made its way up to the state of Hessen (the region where Frankfurt is located) when a cold winter damaged the vineyard, forcing the wine makers to find an alternative. Apple fields began to spring up all over Hessen and are still widespread today. It is that fervor for success and hard work that makes German culture so interesting to me.
Caitie, Taylor, and I ended up staying in Frankfurt after dark walking around, enjoying the food and drinks and soaking up the live music. At the end of the night, we decided we were ready for a cocktail, found a nice place on the river, and we ordered a Sex on the Beach. We settled down to a table close to the dance floor and began to read the flyers (in German) that were on the table. It was then that we realized we ordered a sex on the beach at a lesbian bar and we all just laughed, shrugged our shoulders, and danced the night away.
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