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Category Archive: Mainz

03 Nov

>Sibling rivalry – #782

> Deja vu all over again “Mainz is nicer than Wiesbaden” Goes without saying
3 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
02 Nov

>Sweet or sour #781

>   You could be excused for thinking you were in a Chinese restaurant… “Susses oder saures”, they chimed unisono, with a bit of prompting from the accompanying Yummy Mummies.…
2 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
31 Oct

>Witch ever way you look at it…#779

> .. Halloween’s alive and thriving in Mainz. A veritable coven at work at one of the flower stands today. Probably making brooms for a quick getaway….
31 October, 2009 at 11:02 2 Comments
30 Oct

>The Little Drummer Boy – #778

> Er. More like “The Drumming Geriatric“. Pa rum pum pum pum
30 October, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
29 Oct

>Unreconstructed – #777

> This electrical store in the Gaustrasse is just soooo retro. “Dual” and “Saba” are hifi brands that haven’t been on the German market for decades. And he doesn’t have…
29 October, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
28 Oct

>This can only mean one thing…..#776

> There’s nothing to tide one over  – festivity-wise, at least – between Easter and Christmas over here The Day of German Unity doesn’t really have much zing to it…
28 October, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
26 Oct

>Mantelsonntag – #774

> Reece and Alicia, an exceptionally pleasant (despite his being a Corporate Lawyer – the Devil Incarnate, no less. Boo, hiss, where’s the garlic?) couple of Americans living Frankfurt, turned…
26 October, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
25 Oct

>Pachelbel’s cannon.. – #773

> ..it’s not. It’s a bird banger and pretty effective in keeping the birds away from the ripe grapes. See any birds in the picture? No? Appears to work, then…
25 October, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
24 Oct

>Capitulation – #772

> Federweisser –  “white of the feather” from the suspended yeast particles and assorted gunk in the freshly-pressed-and-just-starting-to-ferment wine. I surrender to its irresistible charms. Give me more….!
24 October, 2009 at 11:00 3 Comments
23 Oct

>Sign of the Cross – #771

> The Cathedral in the crosswires. Leichhof, coming up from the Augustinerstrasse
23 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
22 Oct

>It’s that time of year again…#770

> It’s Kerb in the village again. Used to be the celebration at the time of the consecration of a church, but people appear to have enjoyed themselves so much…
22 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
21 Oct

>Meanwhile….#769

>  …on the other side of the field, this MONSTER is devouring sugarbeets. My father-in-law used to dig them out individually with a spade just after the war, and it’s…
21 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
20 Oct

>The Tetris House – #768

>   This house went up so quickly that if you blinked, you’d miss a wall being slotted in place. Done and dusted in 8 hours. I kid you not.…
20 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
19 Oct

>First….#767

> you dig a hole. This is “Building Houses in Germany 101” at the new subdivision at the top of the hill. Given the horrendous price of the section, you…
19 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
18 Oct

>"Well, I’ll be blowed" – #766

> …said one leaf to the other. Yep, that time of year again….
18 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
17 Oct

>Have a nice…..#765

> …dahlia. Unless, of course, you pronounce it “DAR-lia” In which case it isn’t funny. Take a good look – frost forecast for tonight….
17 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
16 Oct

>A Day at Caffea Moguntia – reloaded #764

>    And once the roaster’s really ripping along, you’ll need to keep pulling out samples with this thingy to make sure that you’re actually roasting the beans. And not…
16 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
15 Oct

>Different drum – #763

> Detail from the Gardetrommler statue of a drummer from the Prinzengarde, one of the innumerable Karneval clubs around here. Schillerplatz, if you’re looking for itBut I can’t help thinking…
15 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
14 Oct

>The New Wine and Onion Flan Triathlon – #762

> The New Wine and Onion Flan Triathlon goes something like this: Biking 11km through muddy farm tracks (think: Flanders without the barbed wire and bodies) to the starting point…
14 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
13 Oct

>Walking on water – #761

> Not wanting to drift into blasphemy territory or anything, but those 2 folks walking from the bank of the Rhine across to the island certainly appear to have powers…
13 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
11 Oct

>Get them while they’re young – #759

> Seen at the Liberal Party’s election thingy last month with Guido Westerwelle, the new deputy Chancellor and incipient Foreign Minister Little bloke looks a bit cheesed off by all…
11 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
10 Oct

>Sausage….#758

> …sizzle
10 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
09 Oct

>Grafitti – #757

> It certainly didn’t take long for the graffiti artists to get to work on Castel Vintaro. My Latin’s a bit rusty (and to say that it was ever shiningly…
9 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
08 Oct

>Show me a good loser..#756

> ..and I’ll show you a loser. Defaced face in Mainz after the Federal election. Does remind me of this, though
8 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
07 Oct

>What was that about….#755

> ..”rose to the occasion”? Market.
7 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
05 Oct

>Fairy tales do come true – #753

> Uschi and Christoph Niklas are just the finest people. They’ve worked all their lives to put their kids through school and into good jobs, they’re 5-fold grandparents (with another…
5 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
04 Oct

>Praying might have helped – #752

>   The SPD, Germany’s centre-left party, has its Mainz electorate headquarters right next to St Antonius. He’s the patron saint of all matter of things and people: American Indians,…
4 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
03 Oct

>Castel Vintaro – #751

> It’s quite amazing. You can live here for decades and overlook something that’s right under your nose. Research tells me that this is the western defensive perimeter of the…
3 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
02 Oct

>Am I nuts…#750

> ..to think that I’m the only person out there scavenging/harvesting? Having cleaned out the hedgerows of blackberries, mirabelles, Morello cherries and grapes that are left on the vines after…
2 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
01 Oct

>Monthly Theme Day – Contrast – #749

> Now, this is a tricky one. Black and white has the highest colour contrast Yellow and black has the highest hue contrast (Trivial Pursuit sides with the latter, and…
1 October, 2009 at 07:00 3 Comments
30 Sep

>Gasometer – #748

> This is the Church of the Holy Cross (Heilig Kreuz) in the Silesian Quarter, one of the flasher bits of Mainz. Stunningly bold, given that it dates back to…
30 September, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment