Hallo Freunds!
Rashawn & I were fortunate to be visited by Altovise & Tabbetha during their Spring Break from the states. We decided to spend Ostern (Easter) weekend in Frankfurt, the main city of Germany. Frankfurt is a.k.a. "Main-Hattan" because of it large urban similarity to that of a U.S. city. After the II World War, most of Frankfurt, and most of Germany! was destroyed. The city of Frankfurt decided to take a different approach involving modernity versus the recreation of its once "old & historic" city.
While in Frankfurt, we all took part in our first ever Opera, The Rape of Lucretia, yes Lucretia!. And while this was the English version of the opera, we all still feel that translation was needed. This particular Opera takes place at the time of the tyrant Tarquinius, yes Tarquinius! Talk is amidst about roman wives infidelities and Tarquinius decides he will attempt to seduce Lucretia, the wife of General Collatinus, as it is said that she alone is resistant to mens advances. So begins a tragedy...Lucretia is unable to live with herself after Tarquinius rapes her and takes her life in the presence of her husband. Intersestingly mournful. Nice experience. Will go it again...an opera.
Enjoy the pictures we have posted for you. Also, make note of the lovely & contemporarily stylish hotel we stayed in. I must mention that the junkies DO come out at night everywhere, Frankfurt included! Being the nurse that I am, I spotted a syringe...and a few feet down an empty needle package...and a few feet down, another needle! Hmpf...You will find it interesting to know that Frankfurt was among one of the first cities to establish a Needle Exchange Program. This program allows for druggies to get nice clean needles before they shoot up! Interested? Read more here...
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2000/05/byo_heroin.html
Rashawn & I were fortunate to be visited by Altovise & Tabbetha during their Spring Break from the states. We decided to spend Ostern (Easter) weekend in Frankfurt, the main city of Germany. Frankfurt is a.k.a. "Main-Hattan" because of it large urban similarity to that of a U.S. city. After the II World War, most of Frankfurt, and most of Germany! was destroyed. The city of Frankfurt decided to take a different approach involving modernity versus the recreation of its once "old & historic" city.
While in Frankfurt, we all took part in our first ever Opera, The Rape of Lucretia, yes Lucretia!. And while this was the English version of the opera, we all still feel that translation was needed. This particular Opera takes place at the time of the tyrant Tarquinius, yes Tarquinius! Talk is amidst about roman wives infidelities and Tarquinius decides he will attempt to seduce Lucretia, the wife of General Collatinus, as it is said that she alone is resistant to mens advances. So begins a tragedy...Lucretia is unable to live with herself after Tarquinius rapes her and takes her life in the presence of her husband. Intersestingly mournful. Nice experience. Will go it again...an opera.
Enjoy the pictures we have posted for you. Also, make note of the lovely & contemporarily stylish hotel we stayed in. I must mention that the junkies DO come out at night everywhere, Frankfurt included! Being the nurse that I am, I spotted a syringe...and a few feet down an empty needle package...and a few feet down, another needle! Hmpf...You will find it interesting to know that Frankfurt was among one of the first cities to establish a Needle Exchange Program. This program allows for druggies to get nice clean needles before they shoot up! Interested? Read more here...
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2000/05/byo_heroin.html
3 comments:
First of all Cynthia, this pic of you is hot! Secondly, I love the Concorde hotel! It's so stylish. The Opera sounds interesting, granted weird and ghetto, but interesting nonetheless. And yes those trees were a bit creepy in a Wizard of Oz sort of way. Alto the boots on the weird tree pic were cute..."shawty got dem apple bottom jeans, boots wit da fur..." lol And I saw Alex geared up in his Addidas suit to play table tennis. I'm sure you guys had fun. Tell him I said Hallo!
Oh sorry that first comment was from Steph
Once again you have taken great photos...and I'm s'pose to be the photographer of the family.....so pleeze gimme some tips....... pulleeeze ! that's my James Brown kinda please ! anyway...I can;t wait to come I am REALLY getting excited.....you all are so funneeey ! love you both Mom
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