FRANZISKA OUT AND ABOUT

We have to take a break in the reporting on Franzi’s weekend trip crossdressed for my three-year blog anniversary. And, incidentally, just eleven days ago, on October 20, I reached 100k clicks! I need your help! Being an engineer – as you know – three data points (after one, two, and three years) are sufficient for me to do a progression analysis, which yields that I will be reaching 1000k klicks in early 2034, hence, in 8.5 years. Let us all take it as a challenge to beat that forecast. Three-year blog statistics # of postings: 141 # of clicks overall: 101.082 # of comments (including my replies): 641 (good development!) # of followers: 30 here on Blogspot and 322 at Feedspot The most popular posts of my blog continue to be those on weekend trips crossdressed. And I am not surprised: why should you enjoy reading about Franzi's weekend trips crossdressed any less than my actually doing them. My #1 posting  “Weekend trip crossdressed: perfect weather, perfect dress, perfect day” ...

Let’s do some sightseeing in the historic center of Aachen. There are two central buildings in the city center, the “Dom St. Marien zu Aachen” (Cathedral Aachen), built around the year 800 and Aachen City Hall, built around 1350. Outside the Cathedral on “Münsterplatz” with some local farmers' market stands. Sitting pretty at “Vinzenzbrunnen” (St. Vincent fountain). I first had to wait for two ladies to vacate the spot and when they did, I asked them to take a photo of me. “Puppenbrunnen” (puppet fountain),  symbolizing the vibrancy of the city  at “Krämerstrasse,” which leads from the Cathedral up to city hall. Somewhat funny encounter, at least for me: You know those “stag parties,” what from German would translate as “bachelor farewell party” with their stupid exercises/challenges. Out of the corner of my eyes, I was seeing a group of young men already, one of whom was dressed to be recognizes as the future groom. He was sent off by his friends to, apparently, try one of hi...

Today is Thursday and while I finish writing this blog posting to send it off to you, I am sitting on the ICE high-speed train from Frankfurt to the fantastic city of Hamburg, for yet another weekend trip crossdressed, Franzi’s second one this year. This is Franzi’s weekend trip crossdressed # 6 in total and # 2 thereof with an extended length of three nights at the destination. With me on the train is the cerulean suitcase that you are familiar with already, filled with all you need for a variety of female dressing and a smaller second bag filled exclusively with shoes. As usual, I travel en femme and without any male backup clothes. Let’s get back to Franzi’s trip to Aachen in May 2025. This is day two of three in the city of my Alma Marter and I was going to visit the urban quarter where I lived at that time. But first things first – some shopping. Outfit of the day was a petrol-colored miniskirt, a while sleeveless blouse, white sandals, and 7 denier nylons. And as it was still a l...

Outfit #2 of this weekend trip crossdressed was a simply wonderful green flower-print satin dress that I have had for years and that I enjoy wearing anew every time. Leaving the hotel around 6 pm, Franzi headed towards Elisenbrunnen, the public tap of the city's hot spring and to a small park behind the hot spring with several bars and cafes around. This is where I enjoyed an Aperol Spritz. I had done my research and had found a great restaurant where I had reserved a table for one. The waitress greeted me nicely, brought me to my table, and complimented me on my dress. I hope you like fish, otherwise this is going to be no fun for you: Marinated mackerel, bass, and cod, in that order. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a photograph of the menu, so I cannot tell you of any details on the fixings anymore. I vow improvement for the next dinners. It started out with some bread. Fresh, still slightly warm, and some butter, followed by three amuse bouche. Attention! The white piece is a dr...

If you have read the reports on my previous weekend trips crossdressed, you know the sequence: Months ahead, I start to write down idea and concept, time and location, travel and accommodation, program and events, outfits, packing list, challenges. And then I go about to book and reserve, anything from vacation days, hotel room and train tickets, to evening entertainment.   If you have not read my previous posting from three days earlier, I strongly recommend to do so before reading on here. This posting today is about Franzi’s trip to Aachen by ICE high-speed train. It wasn’t so much a high-speed experience, due to an accident some weeks earlier that left quite a bit of damage, for which reason we had to use a regular-speed and longer train route.   The postings to follow within the next couple of weeks will then report on dinner on Friday evening and a visit to one of my former hangouts, on shopping and lunch on Saturday, on sightseeing in the historic parts of town in the a...

Meticulously planned weeks and months in advance, Franziska visited the city of Aachen – more precisely “Bad Aachen,” as the city is officially recognized as a “Heilbad” (bad = bath in German, spa town) – for yet another weekend trip crossdressed. As all regular readers of this blog know, Franziska’s most favorite en femme pastimes are enjoying food and wine at restaurants, hence the chosen by-name “The culinary crossdresser” and going on weekend trips. Stana, the host of “Femulate” had awarded me the honor in April 2025 to feature a short article on "Going places en femme.” Why Aachen? Most of you, unless historically inclined or interested in equitation, will likely never have heard of this city of some 250.000 inhabitants, close to the triple point of Germany, Belgium, and The Netherlands before. It is a beautiful city and with three hours on the ICE high-speed train from Frankfurt, it is not too far away for a weekend trip. But Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle, Aken, Aquisgrán, Aquisgr...