Today, the alarm went off at 7:00 and after showers and breakfast, we made the 8:00 train to Frankfurt. This brought us to the doors of the show under an hour after they opened. We didn't know how important this was until later in the day. Hailed as one of the largest and most important auto shows in the world, the Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA) takes places on a huge campus of 10 halls. Not even these halls can contain the chaos that takes place daily for almost two weeks in September.
We spent all day walking methodically from one building to the next, snapping a combined total of nearly 1,000 photos. As the day went on, the halls got more and more crowded and uncomfotably hot. Luckily the size of the show forced more than a few trips outside.
Around 3:00, we stopped and had some food and then continued on. After becoming sufficiently lost in this complex of buildings (mapless, of course), we made our way to the exit only to find the single hall we hadn't visited. After convincing ourselves that we hadn't come all this way to leave after seeing almost everything, we entered. As it turned out, we had left the best for last. Already incredible cars, tuned by the worlds leading companies lined the walls and halls.
The train back went fast and after the bike ride back to the apt, we left with empty backpacks for the supermarket. This ride went quickly (all down hill), but the ride back was a bit longer. Leaving the supermarket, we quickly realized the two things had happened. The sun went down, and it started pouring. Oh well, we made it. Dinner time now.
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