Saturday, November 23, 2013

My Mall Trip

I spent a couple of hours yesterday at the Main Taunus Centrum in Frankfurt.  If you are driving up A66, it's on the left of the road....opposite of the city.

I'd describe it as a mall....but slightly different.  You park, and take the elevator to the walking around....all outside....and survey roughly eighty stores and shops.

Gift shopping?  This is probably the type of mall where you will find what you want...from the strange to the practical.

Spending cash?   Well....it's slightly above upscale.

There's plenty of shops for coffee and cake, or an afternoon meal.

I'd allow myself at least four hours to make the walk.

Some notes.  This is not in Frankfurt....it's along the autobahn to the west of town.  No, you can't get there by S-Bahn....but the bus from the train station does run out there.  Most folks drive into it.

Parking?  It's a strange episode.  No massive parking lots.  Everyone parks on the roof of the mall....two levels.  So you enter a ramp and go up to the fourth floor, and park there.  You might want to remember the area of the roof where you parked for later reference.  No cost for parking.

Worth the trip?  My advice is if you need a couple of gifts.....you will find something for everyone in this mall.  Bring your walking shoes, and a jacket (it is mostly outdoors for the walking part of this).

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