> Caper \Ca”per\, n.A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth ordancing; a prank.To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; toplay a…

>Mainz had quite a cultural thingie going last weekend. Along with the Night of the Museums and other bits and pieces going on, they also had “Art in the City”…

>Mainz’s role as a focal point of trade continues undiminished. It dates back to the 14th C, when it was granted the Right of Guests, forcing passing traffic on the…

>And here’s another favourite. In the Augustinerstrasse behind the cathedral. Tables outside to enjoy the weather. Two Irish setters. Nice guy runs it. Aren’t we lucky people….

>Pays to read the newspaper. Mainzer Kunst! (Mainz Art!) is a gallery in the Weihergarten in the Old Town that celebrated its 1st anniversary on Saturday. Read about it in…

>This is Hannah and – I think, I assume, didn’t think to ask – her Gran. They’re waiting for Mum to bring home Hannah’s new brother, Anton – born on…

The Friday market on the squares in front of the cathedral has a new attraction, and rather excellent it is too. The City Fathers decreed – in their infinite wisdom…

>…..in the year of our Lord MMVII that Moguntium V was cast out into the wilderness of the Divisionum Secundus. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth and…

>And here we all are again….Seattle (WA), USA – Manila, Philippines – Albuquerque (NM), USA – Singapore, Singapore – Toruń, Poland – Baton Rouge (LA), USA – Seoul, Korea –…

> The Erbacher Hof in the Grebenstrasse just behind the cathedral is a classic example of the traditional Mainz winebar. Chronologically gifted customer base (we tend to drop the median…

>Tempted to crop this more and run a competition. It’s the patterned brickwork under the shore-side arch of the Theodore-Heuss bridge linking Mainz and Wiesbaden

>“Ah, I’m so glad that you are promoting women’s businesses and interests”, wrote Kate a while back when I blogged Gloria et Odile. She’ll be well pleased with this one,…

>I’m not sure what people think when they design information panels. Do they think that everyone’s 6’4″ (like me) At least they could provide a ladder. On second thoughts, that’s…

>This was easier than I thought. And it’s good discipline, too. Thanks to Meg and Ben for posting for me while I’ve been out of range. And thanks for everyone…

>Magnify this 20 times and you’ve got an idea of how many blossoms our white clematis has. It must like it here. It just gets the water that the heavens…

>During the gravitational incident a few weeks back, my field of view on the trip to the clinic was straight up through the glass vent in the roof of the…

>Cistus or Rock Rose Wikipedia says “They have showy 5-petaled flowers ranging from white to purple and dark pink, in a few species with a conspicuous dark red spot at…

>.. falling off a log. The Lerchenberg Woods

>Mainz cathedral and the epitome of evil. So you’d think if you heard the discussion about the proposed new runway at Frankfurt airport. There’s going to be a TENFOLD increase…

>In 1978, our section had a brand-new house and about an inch of topsoil on it. Northing else. No plants. No birds. Nothing. So we started planting. One of them…

>This is a Wasserhäusche. The diminutive form of “Water House”, “water” being the euphemism for alcoholic beverages Or a Trinkhalle. “Drinking hall” Even the euphemistic nomenclature sounds a bit dire.…

>Looking at the Second Division. Bugger.

Here’s Lloyd Harwood‘s quite wonderful “The Magi wives go shopping” Bought it last December at Red Gallery in Nelson, the only place in the world that sells Meg’s scarves. Never…

>Or Heilige Drei Könige, as it’s known over here. There’s quite a cool tradition associated with this. The “Sternsinger” – Star Singers, after the star that the Magi followed –…

>If it wasn’t so pretty, it’d be a weed around our place…

>This sounds like an escapee from over there. It supposedly tells you all you need to know about the exact location of gas/water/power lines in the immediate vicinity. Something like…

>Before I forget – Meg and Ben in Nelson are running this place for a few days. Many thanks. But I’m a bit worried about what’s going to happen over…

>A pretty typical sight on the Rhine. You’ve got space on the quarterdeck – take the car along, just in case you need it…

>Bought one of these GPS navigation thingies the other day Primarily in the interests of marital harmony… Words have been exchanged in the past.Road maps have exited the car in…

>..we’re just a couple of altar stones dedicated to Mithras, the invincible sun god. Secundinius Amantius, logistics officer of the XXII Legion, dedicated us in around the second century AD.…

>Not long now….