Thanks a lot! I'll look into it and come back if I have more questions.

Any recommendations on what to do while we are there?

FRA is located between Frankfurt and Mainz, a smaller city on the Rhine river to the west and a pleasant place to stroll for a few hours. It's a 22-minute train ride (3.90€) to the Mainz Römisches Theater (Roman Theater) train station, which lies just south of Mainz's old town center. There's an Ibis hotel one block from this station, and from the hotel, you can walk a few blocks north into the heart of town, a compact area with a handsome Romanesque cathedral surrounded by a pedestrians-only zone with nice cafes and attractive pre-war buildings. A more modern shopping zone, also pedestrians only, lies just to the north of this area.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/MzKirschgarten.jpg/300px-MzKirschgarten.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mainzer_Dom_nw.jpg/250px-Mainzer_Dom_nw.jpg

http://www.mainzer-marktplatz.de/image/marktplatz-500.JPG

http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-1084-ibis-mainz/index.shtml

Mainz is also known for the Gutenberg Museum and the Chagall windows at the Stefanskirche (church.)

Trains to FRA run from the Mainz RT station beginning at 4 a.m.

The Mainz Römisches Theater station was once called the Mainz South station but got a new name a few years ago when a Roman Theater that has been buried for centuries near the rear platform of the station began to undergo excavation.

http://www.theatrum.de/uploads/pics/Mainz_Theater_Luftbild_800.jpg

Wow. Thanks for the load of info.

But...is there a possibility to leave the luggage somewhere at the airport? Not too keen on booking a hotel and want to roam light.

If you stay close to the train station, I recommend walking an extra 5-10 minutes north into the Westend. Lots of nice, small hotels in a better, quieter neighborhood. The Bahnhofvertel (area near the train station) has improved but is still sort of raunchy.

> But...is there a possibility to leave the luggage somewhere at the airport?

http://www.frankfurt-airport.com/content/frankfurt_airport/en/checkin_luggage/luggage_neu/storage.html

The Bahnhof Quarter is only raunchy if you walk down the streets where the Red Light district is located, so over on Taunus Str. / Mosel Str. The rest is no more raunchy than any other place, and is filled with all kinds of ethnic markets, restaurants, small hotels, etc.

If you want a place with a view though, try the Ibis on the Friedensbrucke, which gives you a view of the river, cheap rooms, and it is about a 5-10 min. walk from the station.

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