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23 Dec

>Worried about the economic cycle? – #651

> Worried about deflation? YOU’RE worried about deflation….?
23 December, 2008 at 12:00 6 Comments
22 Dec

>They also serve….#650

> ..who only stand and wait. If you have shutters on an older property around here, you’ll also have these little chappies lurking around your windows Quite self-explanatory, really….
22 December, 2008 at 12:00 2 Comments
21 Dec

>Saturday morning treat – #649

> Living in Mainz can be really quite cool. In the run-up to Christmas, the cathedral hosts a series of midday concerts each Saturday – 30 minutes of choral and…
21 December, 2008 at 12:00 4 Comments
20 Dec

>Don’t be a boar – #648

> Unless you want to end up as a sausage on the market in Mainz. At least you get your likeness on their stand….
20 December, 2008 at 12:00 Leave a comment
19 Dec

>Butterfly of the Year – #647

> Seriously. Over here they have Tree of the Year Bird of the Year Animal of the Year Word of the Year (“Financial Crisis” – duh…) Un-word of the Year…
19 December, 2008 at 06:56 3 Comments
18 Dec

>Branching out – #646

> Just looking at bare trees makes me feel cold…. On the Rhine flood meadows
18 December, 2008 at 12:00 2 Comments
17 Dec

>Mountains and molehills – #645

> The flood meadows along the Rhine look as if everyone’s been out, taking Great Danes for walkies and not using their plastic bags. On closer inspection, it appears to…
17 December, 2008 at 12:00 Leave a comment
16 Dec

>Make no waves – #644

> If I’m reading this correctly, they’re cool with water-skiing as long as you stay under 60km/h and don’t make waves. If it just wasn’t so darn cold, I might…
16 December, 2008 at 12:36 1 Comment
15 Dec

>Global warming – #643

> They must know something that I don’t…. Orage juice vines seem to be replacing grapes around here. I mean, I know it’s got Vitamin C and all that good…
15 December, 2008 at 12:00 1 Comment
14 Dec

>Life’s a beach – #642

> Just downriver from Mainz, believe it or not. Not many bikinis on display today (4ºC and a keen breeze) and not a lot of folk swimming. None, in fact…..
14 December, 2008 at 15:45 4 Comments
13 Dec

>It’s a sign of the times…..#641

> …when the stonemason engraves his URL on his work. On the corner of the newly opened Markthäuser on the cathedral square
13 December, 2008 at 14:11 3 Comments
12 Dec

>Facing reality – #640

> They’re not even flying the flags at halfmast these days at the Deutsche Bank. The financial sector hasn’t been hit as badly as their US and UK counterparts (no…
12 December, 2008 at 16:13 Leave a comment
11 Dec

>The 7 second rule – #639

> Going back to the Burgundy market. This chappy was doing a roaring trade, pouring a cup of batter onto his gridle and – with a flick of the hand…
11 December, 2008 at 14:26 2 Comments
10 Dec

>Out of the darkness…#638

> Back in the days when the sun used to shine……
10 December, 2008 at 10:43 5 Comments
09 Dec

>The best 4x4xfar – #637

> I have a soft spot for Landrovers. I learnt to drive on one quite similar to this way back in the Dark Ages and Dad and Snow Prouse used…
9 December, 2008 at 14:18 1 Comment
08 Dec

>Pruning – #636

> Well, there’s pruning. And then there’s PRUNING. With a capital “P” and writ large. These ones are on their way to the Great Vineyard in the Sky by the…
8 December, 2008 at 13:53 1 Comment
07 Dec

>Jewel in the crown – #635

>   Mollers restaurant perched atop the Staatstheater is an eyecatcher at the best of times, but never better than on a cloudless day. Which is what today isn’t. Nor…
7 December, 2008 at 09:00 3 Comments
06 Dec

>Run it up the flagpole…#634

>…in order to state the obvious.
6 December, 2008 at 14:42 Leave a comment
05 Dec

>Colour my world…#633

>This is one of my favourite signs in Mainz – properly old school. I also like the irony of a sign that says “colour”, but is so faded that its…
5 December, 2008 at 15:09 2 Comments
04 Dec

>Baubles…#632

>Who knew you weren’t supposed to take photos in the department store? I didn’t, but I do now.
4 December, 2008 at 18:33 3 Comments
03 Dec

>In the belly of the beast…#631

>I’ve been doing a fair bit of looking up recently. I’m amazed I don’t have a sore neck. The new buildings at the back of the Market Houses are finished…
3 December, 2008 at 15:42 4 Comments
02 Dec

>Circles everywhere…#630

>Once I started looking for circles for theme day, I just couldn’t stop! They are everywhere. This porthole window belongs to the cafe attached to the Rhinegoldhalle, a performance space…
2 December, 2008 at 14:20 Leave a comment
01 Dec

>Theme Day – Spheres/Circles…#629

>Public art on the Rhein – this sculpture is called “Zirkulationen im Raum II” by Vojin Bakic. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
1 December, 2008 at 08:00 10 Comments
30 Nov

>Ground level…#628

>As a contrast to yesterday’s ‘looking up’ photo, here’s what’s happening at ground level outside the Tourist Information Centre.
30 November, 2008 at 13:20 4 Comments
29 Nov

>Pollard…#627

>Pollard trees along the Rhine Promenade in Mainz. At the moment they look dead, but in summer they provide fabulous shade.
29 November, 2008 at 15:00 1 Comment
28 Nov

>Rathaus…#626

>..or town hall. Boxy, but somehow interesting.
28 November, 2008 at 15:27 Leave a comment
27 Nov

>Christmas Markets Reloaded…#625

>Lights, Camera, Gluhwein. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are off and racing. The Christmas Markets were heaving with people this evening.
27 November, 2008 at 19:52 3 Comments
26 Nov

>On the vine…#624

>The houses that are covered in vines in Summer are looking very naked now. This is all that’s left.
26 November, 2008 at 16:07 2 Comments
25 Nov

>Christmas Market…#623

>Marktplatz was a veritable hive of activity yesterday and it appears that preparations for the Christmas Market are in full swing. I think it opens on Thursday. I’ll be first…
25 November, 2008 at 16:03 1 Comment
24 Nov

>After the snow…#622

>This was the scene this morning at the tram stop. It snowed quite a bit last night (the kids next door built a snowman). Unfortunately, the snow didn’t hang around…
24 November, 2008 at 16:08 2 Comments
23 Nov

>Straßenbahn…#621

>Mainz has a pretty good public transport system – mostly buses, but also 3 tram lines as well. Having lived in Melbourne for the last 6 or so years, I…
23 November, 2008 at 16:10 4 Comments