>This is the Theodor Heuss bridge, named after the first President – from 1949 to 1959 of the Federal Republic of Germany.

And that’s Wiesbaden over there.

Wiesbaden’s the capital of the state of Hesse,

Wiesbaden’s a bit – forget that – a lot more elegant than Mainz. Which you’d expect for a spa town.
They twin with Royal Tunbridge Wells, Mainz twins with Watford….

At the beginning of the 20th century, there were more millionaires in residence in Wiesbaden than in any other German city. Tons of Russians.
What goes around, comes around, as they say.

So sibling rivalry’s to be expected.
Wiesbaden studiously ignores Mainz, but the locals here harp on about the parts of the city that got nicked after the war and take huge pleasure in cackling at any misfortune across the river.

Such as when one of the main political parties neglected to lodge the documents in time for their candidate for the mayoral election.

I had a quiet chuckle, too.

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