Day 15 - Fri. June 24, 2011: Frankfurt

Our morning appointment was with Deutsche Bank, one of the trip sponsors. They have recently moved into their renovated headquarters in Frankfurt, which has been certified platinum by LEED for being an environmentally friendly/efficient skyscraper. The windows automatically open and close to adjust the temperature in the building and the lights automatically dim and brighten depending on the position of the sun.
Our farewell dinner was at a wine tasting in a winery near Weisbaden outside of Frankfurt. We had an excellent time eating, tasting wine, and socializing on our last night together as a group. I will be taking an early morning train to Brussels to visit my cousins living there. I will spend about 10 hours with them before taking another train to Paris in the evening.

Above: The outside of the Deutsche Bank building in Frankfurt.

Above: The lobby of the Deutsche Bank building.

Above: The view Frankfurt from the top floor of the Deutsche Bank building.

Above: Wine tasting and our farewell dinner.