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24 Nov

Irish Pub. Mainz.

Rugby. Ireland vs New Zealand. 1 New Zealander. 6 Irish. 1 German, rooting for NZ. NZ wins 24:22 in overtime. Bloody hell….
24 November, 2013 at 18:36 Leave a comment
23 Nov

Why I like “Portobello”

“Portobello” is our local Italian restaurant. We’ve been going there since before Barbara and Giovanni’s kids were born (and they’re now 18 and 20…). We can pop in most anytime…
23 November, 2013 at 08:18 1 Comment
22 Nov

Fiat Lux

In the Gaustrasse
22 November, 2013 at 08:11 1 Comment
21 Nov

Interieur No 253

The bistro attached to the Arp Museum at NQM Rolandseck station
21 November, 2013 at 09:46 1 Comment
20 Nov

Harvested

20 November, 2013 at 08:45 1 Comment
19 Nov

The Good Oil (chen)

Just what the doctor ordered – a pop-up bar selling decent beer. Leonidas Lazaridis und Philip Vogel, design students at the University for Applied Sciences in Mainz came up with…
19 November, 2013 at 08:29 Leave a comment
18 Nov

Gas, food and…..

…sleep in your car. Motorway rest area A61
18 November, 2013 at 11:40 1 Comment
17 Nov

Not too sure……

…about the space blanket suit, though. Mind you, if you’ve been hitting the boards for 50 years, you’re probably entitled to wear anything you want. Must be a bugger to…
17 November, 2013 at 08:47 1 Comment
16 Nov

Half century. Not out.

Martin Kijaszek is a successful graphic designer. He’s also Billy Crash, a singer of blues, rock and country in the local Rhoihessisch dialect. He marked his 50th stage anniversary with…
16 November, 2013 at 08:37 1 Comment
15 Nov

Let there be light

Frankfurter Hof, Mainz
15 November, 2013 at 06:28 Leave a comment
14 Nov

Curtain up in 7 minutes

Oh. No curtain. Never mind…. Billy Crash @ Frankfurter Hof, Mainz
14 November, 2013 at 19:54 Leave a comment
13 Nov

Some places are really scary….

… but I feel quite safe here…
13 November, 2013 at 13:49 Leave a comment
12 Nov

That time of year again….

12 November, 2013 at 12:40 1 Comment
11 Nov

Executive Board

Another installation from the “The Figure, Sculpture in ceramics” at the Ceramic Museum in Höhr-Grenzhausen. Bearing absolutely no resemblance to my ex-boss and friend Gunter, I flipped the image and…
11 November, 2013 at 09:00 1 Comment
10 Nov

Monochromatically speaking…

At the “The figure, sculpture in ceramics” exhibition in Höhr-Grenzhausen. OK, it’s not strictly Mainz, but not everything’s black and white….
10 November, 2013 at 21:06 Leave a comment
09 Nov

Waaay off

First of all, that would be Rheinhessen, not Pfalz. And per minute. At my discounted consultancy rate. For which you get one Kiwi
9 November, 2013 at 16:24 1 Comment
07 Nov

Ennertainment at LAX

Departure lounge, Tom Bradley Terminal
7 November, 2013 at 22:34 1 Comment
06 Nov

Well, I’ll be buggered….

Look who I stumbled on by – ahem – pure chance at the Hardware Cafe in Titirangi on the way to the airport – Paul of Auckland West fame and…
6 November, 2013 at 05:38 1 Comment
25 Sep

Mainz now-and-again Photo

Mainz Daily Photo’s taking a break until time and inspiration become less of a scarce commodity. There’s always YMBFA.
25 September, 2013 at 12:00 1 Comment
24 Sep

Oh, what a tangled web we weave…#2014

24 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
23 Sep

Not that we have any mountains around here, of course….#2014

Mountain ash or rowan. Aka “Vogelbeere” = bird berry. (Avians eat the berries, don’t digest the seeds and deposit them on your car
23 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
22 Sep

It’s now official #2013

If Gudrun Klag says it’s autumn, it’s autumn. She should know…..
22 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
21 Sep

Saving money #2012

This thingie would have cost between €40 and €50 on the market in Mainz. The combination of a green thumb and a talented Ms jb. Such a pity that she…
21 September, 2013 at 09:06 1 Comment
20 Sep

A waste of perfectly good hops #2011

There should be a law against this. It’s OK to make wreaths out of grape vine prunings or hydrangea flowers, but taking something as sacred as HOPS and wasting them…
20 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
19 Sep

Google Translate? #2010

A big fail. You’ll need to have lived in Rhoihesse for a few years to master this stuff.
19 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
18 Sep

It’s that time of year again #2009

The new wine’s on the market already. Haven’t finished the old stuff yet. Need to get cracking, then….
18 September, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
17 Sep

Light and shadow #2008

Details in the cloisters at St Stephans
17 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
16 Sep

The Last Chance Saloon #2007

“The last Bitburger bowser before the Chagall church” You have been warned…
16 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
15 Sep

“And then there was this big BANG….” #2006

Article in the local newspaper about this Hindenburg-type disaster the other week. Hildegard Eckert, eyewitness: “I was sitting at the Piccin icecream parlour in Nieder-Olm when the sky darkened, the…
15 September, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
14 Sep

In the pink #2005

You wouldn’t want to be a Green these days – their star is definitely on the wane. A mere 2 weeks until the elections and they’re into single digit territory….
14 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
13 Sep

The Russians are coming #2004

You’d think you were somewhere in the forests around Moscow to look at this dacha-looking place slap in the middle of Gonsenheim
13 September, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment