Frankfurt

For the last two days, Melanie and I have been exploring Frankfurt. By exploring, I mostly mean that we’ve been walking around the old city taking in the sights and people watching. Frankfurt is museum city, with a large number of museums. We only went to the Goethe House and Museum though. We considered going to some of the others but never made it. Instead, we went to the zoo as I’d never been to a zoo before…

This morning, I woke up early and took a taxi to the airport with Melanie. Her flight was around 8:00 a.m. I left my luggage in storage and took the train to visit the Baha’i House of Worship in Langenhain-Hofheim. I arrived there around 8:30, when the temple is completely isolated. I took time to walk around the gardens, enjoying the views, before entering the House of Worship to prayer and meditate. The location is very peaceful. At the time that I was there, no sound disturbed the morning. The singing of the birds contributed to the atmosphere of peace and tranquility. From the House of Worship, I visited the bookstore and purchased some prayer books. The husband and wife who work in the bookstore was very welcoming; the husband brought me tea and shared scenes from Building Momentum with me. His wife translated the portions that were not in English. It was a beautiful experience.