Mainz’s very own industrial monument, the Alte Ziegelei in Bretzenheim. A field kiln* was established close to a clay quarry in the fields outside Bretzenheim in the late 19th C…
The entertaining Christians vs Lions game did finish at the Colosseum Via Fractus at 17:15. And thus did the 20,300 disciples of the Tribe of Mainz 05 follow Presidentus Strutzus…
> So Helen pops her head out of the front door and thinks: “Fog? It wasn’t foggy earlier on”. Then she smells the burning and notices the chappy frantically banging…
>The houses that are covered in vines in Summer are looking very naked now. This is all that’s left.
>The remains of the Roman aqueduct cut through Mainz-Bretzenheim. From everything I’ve read, the aqueduct would have been an imposing sight, reaching a height of approximately 25m in order to…
>Spargel (Asparagus – especially the white variety) is the greatest vehicle for Hollandaise Sauce ever invented (except for, perhaps, poached eggs). Yes, we are in the grips of Spargel Fever…
>We checked out the Tennis Halle last night. No, not to have a game. The indoor tennis centre has a restaurant attached and diners can watch the energetic play a…
>This style of wall decoration on the outside of buildings is quite common in Bretzenheim. I like the ‘continuous line drawing’ style of it. It is also pleasingly kitsch.
>One could quite happily survive without a watch in Mainz – the many churches in the city and suburbs toll on the hour, and often more frequently. This is one…
>The Cherryblossom trees aren’t the only things in bloom. The ‘easter egg tree’ is a common sight in German gardens at the moment. If only they were real chocolate eggs!
> There is a flock of sheep in Bretzenheim! Even though Mainz is classified as a city, the capital city of Rhineland-Pfalz no less, in some respects it maintains the…
>Normally woodpiles around here are stacked with jenga-like precision (at the start of game), so this would qualify as particularly ‘free-form’. The texture and colours appealed to me.
>…playtime that is. This playground is hidden away on a cycle way/footpath in Mainz-Bretzenheim. I’ve never seen any children playing on the equipment. No wonder the paintwork is still in…
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