
A worker saws young twigs off a sycamore tree downtown Frankfurt, Jan.13. In a Sisyphean task hundreds of avenue trees are kept in shape by a few dozen workers througout the city every winter.

A worker saws young twigs off a sycamore tree downtown Frankfurt, Jan.13. In a Sisyphean task hundreds of avenue trees are kept in shape by a few dozen workers througout the city every winter.

A bare tree full of mistletoes at Frankfurt’s northern Seckbach district with its rather village-like atmosphere, Jan.12.

A model, left, and a designer, right, pose for the press before boarding a plane to Australia to take part in the German equivalent of British reality tv show “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” at Frankfurt’s airport, Jan.12.

The sun comes up over Frankfurt, Jan.10, in this view taken from the town of Kronberg , some 15 kms (9 mls) to the northwest.