Looking over Rheinhessen’s vineyards towards renewable power generation on the distant ridge. Ugly as shit, but hey, they’re subsidised….
Either that, or the Nestles factory in Mombach is assaulting our olefactory glands again…..
A springtime and autumn ritual. (Seen at Euromaster in Mombach) Shedding summer/winter tires (as appropriate) and donning the reverse. Back in the day, it was common sense to have tires…
This is Tony, newest addition to Paul Bonna’s galaxy of stars at kaffeekommune 2 Born in Mönchengladbach to British parents (Dad was in the BAOR – British Army of the…
(-ray) marks the spot. You’d be surprised at all the things that the locals have invented over time- X-Ray by Wilhelm Röntgen Refrigeration by Gottfried Linde The theory of…
Free range eggs, natural dyes, wood wool from pedigree trees. All gluten-free and the vegans among us can snack on the wood wool…
I’ve become accustomed to the affectionate and overly generous gifts of our neighbours across the way, but I’m at a loss to explain the second-hand chocolate easter bunny and the…
Didn’t know that I’d missed the Chagall windows in the Stephanskirche that much. (That, and making Kate‘s day…)
Glad I’ve quit commuting….
The tour guide’s spiel went like this: “OK, this is the meeting point” (Neglecting to mention that the “meeting point” aka the Market Well is one of the oldest architectural…
…clearing tomorrow.
Which translates into Cafe Indulgence, and they’re not far off with the name. If you go anywhere for a continental breakfast in these parts, you’ll normally get Butter packaged in…
….the district military recruiting office in the Kapellenstrasse in Gonsenheim is now a medical centre, healing everything from ingrowing toenails to ER stuff. Also the offices of Theo Plod…er Braunshausen,…
…the fantastic costumes in “Midsummer Night’s Dream” the other evening
They could have organised the meteorological side of things a bit better and Ms jb could have not been suffering from TFA (Totally F@#&ed Ankle) Syndrome, but apart from that,…
Isn’t it always the way that the herb (or “erb” for our colonial cousins) that you use least grows like a weed? Oregano officinalis. Pizza. Tick. Homemade tomato sauce. Tick.…
…who only sit and wait. Radiologist.
Part of the flood defences along the Rhine. (It’ll cost you €5 to access the viewing platform, €10 if there’s a flood)
The storm begins; poor wretch, That for thy mother’s fault art thus exposed To loss and what may follow! Weep I cannot, But my heart bleeds; and most accursed am…
Rotes Tor, Rheinpromenade, Mainz
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, a highly regarded weekly sister publication to the quality national daily FAZ, isn’t too positive about Mainz 05’s chances in the Bundesliga/First Diviso=ion this year. OK,…
Prince Electors’ palace
Prince Electors’ palance, Mainz
Discreet beer crates
One of Shakespeare’s most famous stage directions: “Exit, pursued by a bear.” “The Winter’s Tale” as performed by Zettels Theater in the Geromont vineyard’s courtyard the other week Antigonus. Come,…
“Well, if Putin can orchestrate the Winter Olympics in sub-tropical Sochi,, I don’t see any paradox at all…” said the lead actor/producer/ticket collector of Zettels Theatre. Winery courtyard in the…
If you balance your espresso cup on your knee and lean back a bit, this is what you’ll see from Paul Bonna’s kaffee kommune zwei in the Breidenbachstrasse.
You know how much we hate to ask for directions….
n in a series of n Corner Martinstrasse/Kästrich
The Prince Electors’ palace converts its courtyard in summer to quite a fine biergarten. Good food, good beer and exceptionally good wines from the upper echelon of young vintners from…
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