Finals in Frankfurt

Back to Frankfurt we traveled. Matt's last night in Germany. The finals of the EM, Germany vs Spain. We headed to our favorite spot in the Sachsenhausen neighborhood. We were there twice on our last trip, and even watched the finals of the WM there. Ironically, we never wrote down either the name or the location of the place. But instinct carried us straight back.
We parked in the beer garden 2 1/2 hours ahead of game time to claim our spot. We enjoyed a local specialty, Handkäse mit Musik (hand cheese with music), some fries, and a few beers. Not too surprisingly, an older gentleman, a true regular at this restaurant, just like two years prior, sat down at his reserved seat right in front of the tv. Nice and nostalgic.
We had also met up with a friend of Kevin's from New York. He was in Germany, like Kev, to study in Kassel. He joined us to watch the finals. I think this was good for Kev. He had one friend representing 3 weeks of vacationing in Germany, and another representing the month of heads-down studying that was quickly approaching. Thus we provided for Kev a merging of the two worlds, and a soft cognitive transition between the two.
Walking back through Frankfurt at night after the game, we were reminded what a nice city Frankfurt is at night. They light up everything, but they do it very well. Like the whole city is a set for a play. From the skyscrapers, cathedrals, and bridges to the trees, walking paths, and even construction equipment. It appeared as if they had a lighting designer go after all of it.