Mainz Daily Photo

>Up in smoke – #111

>Mainz’s role as a focal point of trade continues undiminished.

It dates back to the 14th C, when it was granted the Right of Guests, forcing passing traffic on the Rhine to be trading partners.

It still has the best farmers’ market in the region. (People come in from as far away as Wiesbaden, Rüsselsheim and even Frankfurt)

And it has a flourishing port.

On the Rhine, of course.

But – containers being what they are – you’ll find logistics clusters all over the city.

And in the background, Mainz’s rubbish collection is magically converted to electricity.

And smoke.

07 Jun This entry was published on 7 June, 2007 at 07:17. It’s filed under Uncategorized and tagged . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.

2 thoughts on “>Up in smoke – #111”

  1. Unknown's avatarjb on said:

    >It really depends on how brave you are…!Water quality has certainly improved dramatically in recent years, but I’m still a liitle apprehensive, what with BASF, Hoechst and Here’s a UNESCO link that’s quite interesting.

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  2. Unknown's avatarAbraham Lincoln on said:

    >I like your photograph and your narrative too. This morning you mentioned the Rhine river again and I was wondering how polluted it is or is it clean enough so that people can eat the fish they catch?Abraham LincolnRemember “The World’s Ugliest Cat?” He got a haircut!Brookville Daily Photo

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