Layover preferences: Brussels, Zurich or Frankfurt
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I would stick to English. I would not want to be speaking Flemish in a French area or v.v. Brussels is mainly French speaking, so attempting to speak Flemish might not be a good idea (not that I speak Flemish, but I do speak French but don't use it outside of Brussels or other French speaking parts of Belgium.)
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All options are doable and interesting. Language will not matter. It is up to you to decide:
Brussels has the old town and the Grand Place and a huge number of cafés and restaurants.
Frankfurt has an impressive array of museums of all kind (which is an option if you catch a rainy day) and an attractive riverfront (which is an option if you catch a sunny day). The museum row stretches along the riverfront.
Mainz has the Old Town, the Cathedral with Chagall windows, a lot of interesting buildings and museums and you can easily combine it with a trip to the Rhine (because you will have more than four hours).
Zürich has the Bahnhofstraße with (expensive) shopping options, the Old Town along the river Limmat, the lake, a church with Chagall and Giacometti windows and options for swimming in the river or in the lake.
Hard to decide which one to take. It is a matter of taste.
Brussels has the old town and the Grand Place and a huge number of cafés and restaurants.
Frankfurt has an impressive array of museums of all kind (which is an option if you catch a rainy day) and an attractive riverfront (which is an option if you catch a sunny day). The museum row stretches along the riverfront.
Mainz has the Old Town, the Cathedral with Chagall windows, a lot of interesting buildings and museums and you can easily combine it with a trip to the Rhine (because you will have more than four hours).
Zürich has the Bahnhofstraße with (expensive) shopping options, the Old Town along the river Limmat, the lake, a church with Chagall and Giacometti windows and options for swimming in the river or in the lake.
Hard to decide which one to take. It is a matter of taste.
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Right. It is Sankt Stephan. Chagall was a personal friend of the pastor Monsignore Klaus Mayer. Therefore he chose this church in order to create the windows as a sign of Jewish-German reconciliation.