FRANZISKA OUT AND ABOUT

The day started out on bad note. I kind of had to push my wife out the door in the morning, as my train was leaving at 1 p.m. from Frankfurt Central Station and I had to make sure to leave home by noon the latest. It simply is easier, both practically and emotionally, to not have anybody around when I get ready, especially when things may get tight, and I run the risk of getting nervous. Everything is geared towards one goal on departure day: to sit on the ICE high-speed train on time, to be fully made up and properly dressed, and to have packed everything I need for my days en femme without fail. “I hate being forced to go to work in the middle of the night” she said when she stepped through the door of our apartment at 8:15 a.m. Portraits of the day What makes elevator shots so interesting? I guess they symbolize a moment of transition. The elevator brings you from private space to public space. Stepping inside the elevator, pressing the ground floor button, the door closing – your f...

Travelling en femme is an absolute thrill. And the great city of Hamburg was Franzi's newest target. Granted, weekend trip number six wasn’t as nerve wrecking anymore as weekend trips number one and two were, but nonetheless, travelling en femme has lost nothing of its excitement, especially as I continue to pick new places to visit en femme and new venues to attend. This was the second weekend trip crossdressed that I was able to extend to four days, leaving before noon on Thursday (photo on the left) and returning in the late afternoon on Sunday (photo on the right). And this is what happened in between – entirely and exclusively en femme! B us ride to the local train station Subway ride to Frankfurt central station A 400 km / 250 miles ICE high-speed train ride to Hamburg Subway ride and short walk to the hotel Check-in at hotel Dinner at Thai restaurant Visit to a hip cocktail bar Shopping and sightseeing Lunch at “Passagenviertel” Classical concert at “Elbphilharmonie” Wine an...

Some more historic pictures, my dear readers. Please check my previous posting for some explanations and placement. This posting provides pictures and some short descriptions from three weekday evening outings in May 2017. Portraits of the evening At a restaurant. Unfortunately, I cannot recall which one. Typically, something in the picture or the dishes themselves (looks like Salmon carpaccio and a shrimp) trigger my memory, but I am at a loss here. If you are a regular reader of my blog and happened to of the observant type, you might notice that this green drinking water bottle has been a staple in my dinners for many years. Obviously, some people are more skilled and others are less skilled at taking pictures. With that finding in mind, I nowadays try to instruct my chosen photographers quite accurately, as to what I want to see in the picture, e.g. my entire head or my feet. This was at one of my favorite former wine bars and most likely, I have an Australian Shiraz (or Syrah, as ...

Regular readers of my blog will know that I occasionally dip into my achieves. I am sure that I told you somewhere in my blog that I have been going out en femme since early 2013 – not talking about the embarrassing half-hearted attempts at passing as a woman during my college years. Since 2013, I have spent 135 days out-and-about, be it a full day or half-a-day or an evening. Why do I know that: Because I have taken pictures from the first day on and they sit nicely organized on my flash drive. Previous postings covering the year 2017 can be found at  Looking back and reminiscing: the year 2017 – Black and white dress Looking back and reminiscing: the year 2017 – Lessons learned   Looking back and reminiscing: the year 2017 – Skirt and pullover during the day … … LBD in the evening I’ve told you that I worked in a different city for a few years, where I spent my weekdays. That provided me with the opportunity to go out during the week. This is how I got to spend a total of 2...

After a relaxed day out-and-about in her new Skinny Jeans, Franzi went home to change into an outfit suitable for the opera. Today’s performance at Opera Frankfurt was “Tosca,” which I hadn’t seen yet, I think. After a day in blue and black, I was in the mood for some color. “Tosca” is an opera in three acts – based on the drama “La Tosca” from Victorien Sardou – which was written and composed by Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini. Its premiere was in 1900 in Rome. The story is about love, political intrigue, and betrayal. The singer Tosca tries to save her lover Cavaradossi from the corrupt police chief Scarpia, but deception leads to tragedy and the deaths of all three. Is it culturally particularly valuable? I don’t think so. Was it entertaining? Very few parts were. Nonetheless, it provided a very welcome opportunity for Franzi to dress up and to go out. The outfit of the evening was a lovely LBD that I have had for easily 10 years. You have seen it in previous ...

Have you worn Jeans out en femme? Granted, wearing Jeans is something I do in DRAB very, very regularly. And, obviously, Jeans do not provide that flowing, silky feeling of a dress or skirt that most crossdressers enjoy so much. But, nonetheless, it is (or can be) a decidedly feminine appearance. For the look on that day in late September, I combined a new pair of 31/30 Skinny Jeans and black belt with a tight semi see-through flower-pattern black top (with a black cotton body underneath), a short black leather jacket, hose, and black ankle boots. It was a regular day out-and-about, the ones you have read about many times here on my blog. I got ready in the late morning and headed out around 12 noon. As it was nice weather, I walked the 25 minutes along the river “Main” to downtown Frankfurt, with some photo ops taken on the way. Thereafter, I headed straight to “Kleinmarkthalle,” that temple for food lovers in the heart of the city. Don’t miss it if you ever come to Frankfurt. I visit...