The Wandering Scot

An occasional travel journal

Tag: Germany

  • Frankfurt: Paternoster

    If you find yourself with some free time in Frankfurt, I recommend hunting down one of their paternosters, a kind of continuously moving step-on-step-off elevator.  They are a fine cheap amusement!

    This time, I snuck in to the library at the University of Frankfurt to visit their two paternosters.  These seem to be much beloved by the students.  There are lots of warnings, including that you shouldn’t ride over the top, which I’m sure all the students take very seriously. 😊

    P.S. If you do visit, please be discreet.  The library staff quietly tolerate the occasional joy riding visitor, but they would probably have to close off access if there were too many, which would be sad.

    P.P.S. Riding over the top is (sadly) less exciting than it first sounds.  The paternoster consists of little cabins hanging from a chain and it is designed so that the cabins stay vertical while going over the top or around the bottom.  Not that I’d know, of course.

  • Berlin: Ritter Sport World of Chocolate

    Beautiful Berlin!  City of Culture, Museums, Galleries, and … “Ritter Sport Colorful World of Chocolate“!

    This is the flagship store of the Ritter Sport Chocolate Empire.  Unlike the Lindt Home of Chocolate in Zurich, it doesn’t have a museum, but it does have a delicious all-you-can eat chocolate fountain.  And the store sells the full range of Ritter Sport delicacies including some specials that aren’t widely available yet, such as the yummy new “Crispy Banana” flavor.

    You can also design your own custom chocolate mix, with your own cover art.  I did some quick jpeg wrangling and created the Baby Wombat Special Blend.  (Chocolate with extra added chocolate droplets.)