>I was looking at a map of Germany with the sister of a schoolfriend in New Zealand a couple of years back and she asked “What are all the green…
>This is a fine place for a nice coffee in the sun. Almost as good as the tin shed on wheels on the market, actually They’re open for breakfast and…
>Chestnuts in blossom, cloudless sky. Corner of the Eisgrubweg and the Stefansstrasse. It must be summer. Far from it. Cold with rain and showers forecast every day into the foreseeable…
>This is Zweibrücken Airport. International, no less, with 12 flights to Berlin, 5 to Mallorca, 3 to Antalya, 1 to Las Palmas, 1 to Tenerifa, 1 to Heraklion, 1 to…
>This is Bishop Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler – the “Father of the Poor”, as he’s referred to in Mainz. Born in 1811, he was elected to the Frankfurt Assembly…
>I thought it was autumn, with Michaelmas daisies out already. But these are Erigeron, better known (or maybe not…) as fleabane. Or summer starwort, which is the name I shall…
> This is the overhanging roof of the Kleine Haus, the the State Theatre’s modern extension that was built between 1994 and 1997. Simple clear lines. No attempt to recreate…
>This this looks cool? Think buckets and buckets and buckets of them. T his is what summer’s all about. (Apart from cherries and strawberries, of course. And wheat beer.)
> I think that we used to have more of these trees around here. Don’t see them that often any more. One could say – only acacia-nally….
>So you’re going to have to tell me how far afield I’m allowed to wander and if this is OK. Ingelheim is just up the road from Mainz – 5km…
>This is my favourite road sign around here. Probably anywhere. Long, steep, winding hill, ending up in a village. I think they really want to say “Use low gear”, but…
>Just like with asparagus, it’s worth the wait. You can buy cherries from May onwards, but they’re likely from Italy or Spain and they’ll have been looking at the inside…
>No more asparagus from our local farmer. Season’s over. The crowns need a break to regenerate for next year’s crop. The cowboys will keep their black plastic out there to…
>— only another 2390km to go. This is a marker on the St James’ Way, the route of an ancient pilgrimage that stretches 2400km to Santiago de Compostela in northern…
>nd bThis could have been one for July’s Theme Day. (At a stretch) If I had a choice, I’d split my time between the garden, record stores, bookshops and the…
>We’re nothing if not environmentally aware around here and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate has a network of 31 emission monitoring stations, telemetering a whole bunch of data back to Mainz…
>Aka Lonicera periclymenum. Or Woodbine Or Eglantine Or Chevre feuilleOr HoneysuckleThis one came from my grandfather’s garden in North Yorkshire via my uncle’s garden in Oxfordshire and smuggled across to…
>There are worse places to hang out than at the market in Mainz. And I could quite happily blog on – day after day – only with images from the…
>The classic Mainz picture postcard view of the “Weinhaus zum Spiegel (Mirror)” with the spire of the cathedral on the right. The Spiegel – built in the 17th C, destroyed…
> It’s 11 June. 29 degrees Celcius on Saturday. 84 Fahrenheit. 302 Kelvin. Officially summer.Just. And WINTER FASHIONS are in the shops? Can someone help me understand this? Please?
>Here’s Matthias Rüppel from Mainz putting the finishing touches on the Ionic pillar which forms the central structure of his interpretation of “Europe at 50” Some folks expressed an interest…
> 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…
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