Damsel in nautical distress by Beate Thiesmeyer
… this is the classiest place I know to micturate. Or even take a leak… The Gents at the Rolandseck Station/Arp Museum/Interieur 253 restaurant
The earth’s curvature is quite pronounced around these parts. In fact, you’ll be lucky to see the other side of the road in places…
The Schillerplatz’s mass-planting of Impatiens hawkeri aka New Guinea Impatiens – basically a Busy Lizzie with a college education
…withe Canaletto, then I’d say that was very perspective..er.. perceptive of you.. Emmerich-Josef-Strasse from ground level
He’s back, if only in spirit, having fallen off the perch in 2011… A new James Rizzi (I always thought that the pronunciation would be italianate, but it’s not –…
That’s shadow castle to you. Taken in Acker, a narrow dead-end street that leads to the Breitenbachstrasse (and Kaffee Kommune II) and keeps me away from the murderous Gaustrasse traffic
Bought 6 zucchini flowers on the market on Friday (€4, dip them in tempura batter, fry them in hot oil until they’re crisp, serve with pureed roasted red peppers) and…
…let there be skylights This is what goes for aircon in these parts….
…has surely come. Not this year – they’re looking for an average harvest on account of the dry spring and early summer – and at the moment, they’re scampering to…
The first St Stephan zu Mainz was built in 991 as a side project to the building of the cathedral. (Willigis, the first bishop of Mainz, had a hand in…
…will stop you right in your tracks… KM 2.83. Got out my chainsaw, lopped off a few branches, off we went…
The cycle track along the Rhein takes you past some interesting stuff, but none more impressive than the massive floodgates (fish belly flap gates, if you want precision…) set into…
A motley collection of geriatrics kicking up a fuss in front of the cathedral this morning and demanding an uninterrupted view of cathedral in Worms. Eh? Worms is 48km from…
Bugger Bastille Day. (Even if Mayence is still a bit French) Even the normally-so-staid-not-to-mention-boring Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung let yesterday’s HISTORIC and WELL-DESERVED win in the World Cup final go to…
St Stephan
Or up. Ingelheim
And while we’re on the subject.. “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no…
…..stuff like this doesn’t turn up at our place? I’m not too keen on the colour nor the pattern, but I DO like the price……
..at the Mirror Garden on Bingen’s Kulturufer
…marks the spot. The Kulturufer (Culture Foreshore) in NQM Bingen is a highly successful conversion from a dire railway shunting yard to the stunning location for the State Horticultural Show…
…done that going there. This is the view from the cycle/vineyard track that runs from Lörzweiler (where my tame Saab mechanic Roland has his workshop) before you head down to…
….at H&L This is a lampshade in a parallel universe…..
The neighbours have the right idea. Hope it helps, but that was a pretty dodgy performance against Algeria the other night and those Froggies…er.. the French national team is looking…
…is what you Americans (depending on which state/state of mind) reckon is good to carry openly when you go to Walmart or to your local church. Over here, it’s the…
This is Jürgen Hofmann’s 2013 Eselspfad white burgundy Prune the vines to focus on one shoot, manage the canopy to let the grapes breath freely and get good sunlight, cut…
This is the Eisberger. Take: 1 large ice cube a double shot of espresso Creamy milk, cold foamed to a soft-creamy texture Assemble. To be admired/enjoyed at kaffee kommune zwei.…
“Public viewing” is one of those Denglisch words that baffle native English speakers. (We think it means the laying out a corpse for mourners to traipse past…) Along with (the…
Special pseudo-edition of the Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung journalisted by VK and JW from across the way on the occasion of Lena’s girlfriend Jenny’s and one-time admirer Phillip’s wedding yesterday. Heaps…
I’m pleased to see that my young friend Lena has taken my advice and is about to change out of those high-heeled utilitarian sandals and into something more appropriate for…
Mainz Daily Photo 