All about 30 minutes away from my home town

45 minutes to an hour....

Beautiful! I'd love to be able to go to Germany and search out any of my Mother's family and see where they live. Maybe one day. Ya never know, since who'd a thunk I'd end up in Canada?

The Free State of Bavaria?

Correct!

So you're Bavarian first, eh?

Born and pork-fed raised. Not much sauerkraut, though.

I spent more time to the north and west in Germany and little if any in the Bavarian region. Are Bavarian cafe's really like this?

This is where I stayed 90% of the time I was in Frankfurt. It was right up the hill from sachsenhausen. You passed a brewery on the way. Always put you in the mood for a great evening of ..... well, you can imagine!

Why, of course they are! The throw out the window seems a little exaggerated. The door is more traditional.