"Eschborn - "travel a head"" Eschborn by MichaelFalk1969

Eschborn Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 4 photos

Well, well. Eschborn happens to be the suburb of Frankfurt where I live. A place best seen disappearing in in the rear window of your car. It is a typical unspectacular suburb with nothing to see - with one exception: The sculpture "travel a head" from contemporary artist Florian Borkenhagen. It is a metre-sized head sculpture that actually travelled round the world from 1998 to 2002 in container ships. I always drove past the sculpture not knowing about its significance until I saw a photo in "National Geographic" with the background story. Now, whenever I drive past this sculpture I wonder what this piece of stone has seen and to what places it has been. No reason for a detour to visit Eschborn, but an interesting travel-related fact nonetheless.

Pros and Cons

Pros:an inspiring work of art
Cons:no reason for a detour
In a nutshell:Get in, get out, and nobody gets hurt.

Intro Updated Nov 9, 2007
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Nemorino Mar 25, 2011 at 7:47 AM Report Abuse

I've been living in Frankfurt for forty years but still haven't been to Eschborn, I don't think. Unless I rode through on my bicycle and didn't realize I had left Sulzbach. My daughter used to work in Eschborn, however.
hunterV Nov 19, 2009 at 4:31 AM Report Abuse

Live and learn! There are always interesting places everywhere....