Previously in this series:

Part 1: A Fairytale Christmas

No matter where I am in Frankfurt, it feels like the Dom, the city?s Cathedral, looms over me. Officially called the Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew, the Roman Catholic Gothic church sits smack in the center of Frankfurt am Main.

The imposing red sandstone cathedral is as tall ? 95 meters- as she is old ? opened in 1550.

The Eiserner Steg is Frankfurt?s famous iron and concrete footbridge. Crossed daily by over 10,000 pedestrians, it connects the city center and Römerberg with Sachsenhausen on the southern banks of the Main River. This bridge, with its attached ?love locks? reminds me of a similar one in Paris.

Built in 1869, the neo-Gothic style bridge affords amazing views and vertigo, caused by my fear of heights.
Walking along the banks of the river, I?m astonished to find Christmas trees being sold. I touch one to be sure ?the ragged branches scratch my hands, the green pointed needles prick and poke — ow. These are REAL trees. A fairytale Christmas indeed!

Innenstadt, Frankfurt?s city center and all its hustle and bustle.

It?s a gorgeous, sunny day and I stand still soaking it all in while squinting up at the Mercedes Benz building.

Not too far away, the Old Opera House, built in the late 19th century. It?s majestic and awe-inspiring.

Around me, people hurry along bundled up against the biting cold.

A pocket of peace found in a side street not too far away from the corporate act...