Eight participants and many guests – in total, more than 20 people from Austria, Romania, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Iran, the Ukraine etc. Why did they all come to Frankfurt? They all followed our invitation to the Frankfurt Spectacular Art and Culture Festival, taking place every summer in late August, to celebrate diversity, culture, art and party.
Our guests arrived on Thursday or Friday, 23/24 August, and stayed for the weekend. We had an intensive programme with a lot of activities and fun in Frankfurt. Frankfurt is known as the airport hub, but we were able to also explore the city beyond the airport – besides the Roman ruins, the cathedral and the romantic Main river, we also saw the huge Skyline with the skyscrapers of the innumerable banks, reason why Frankfurt am Main is also called “Mainhattan”.
Besides a city tour, we also visited quite a few museums, as Frankfurt is famous for its museums along the shore – “Museumsufer” – and has one of the highest densities of museums in Europe: Modern Art, Communication, Sculptures, Architecture, World Cultures and many more. The museums are very interactive and open until late, so this is not boring as you may think. And if you need a break, you can just walk along the stands on the riverside, enjoy the music, the art exhibitions, the food stands and the party areas – until very late at night.
On Saturday night, we of course had our European cooking night at the river where everybody brought not only some drinks but also some food – we enjoyed many diverse specialties, topped by the Austrian Sacher Torte!
After a short Vodka Ahoi interim party at the place of one of the organisers, we went to famous Alt-Sachsenhausen – a romantic part of the city full of restaurants, bars and clubs. We went to some bars and after that none of the reporters can tell you exactly what happened… It is still unknown why some organisers/participants were running late for the planned brunch the next morning… The afternoon was a bit more relaxed, before most of the participants left; for those staying until the very end, a nice firework completed the Frankfurt experience.
And for everybody who did not attend out event: How about joining us next year?
Written by Oliver Genkin, AEGEE-Frankfurt