Hotel Schottenhof Mainz
Schottstrasse 6 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55116, Germany
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Europe Meet Cal
Viva Europa! After sitting crammed like a sardine for about 10 hours I have finally made it to the "promised land." I left Tacoma, WA at about 2:20 on a small prop plane operated by United Airlines headed towards Portland. At check in I found out that if you bought your ticket after September 7th, then you will be under the 50 pds weight limit for …
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The sun shone in Frankfurt
... little spot where we could have lunch and a coffee from a machine - an improvement on our picnics outside!
After that we did what people always do in these towns - just wandered. Around every corner are beautiful churches and buildings and open platzs surrounded by historical architecture and often with a large Christmas tree. With only a day to go we were on the lookout for small presents to take home- our family is large and our suitcases are small! Peter wanted ...
Day 22: With my nose to the grind/tombstone
... some bunched together and some sort of off by themselves. Some of the headstones were covered in bits of paper and stones placed there by visitors. As we continued up, the cat always leading the way, the stones were getting more recent and some actually used the Greek alphabet. There were a lot more stately, large, marble stones, some really ornate ones too. By this time, the sunset was its brightest, and as I made my way back ...
Last stop- Frankfurt
... sculpture this year - I have a block of stone waiting for me in the studio at home.
The Max Beckmann exhibition was Beckmann's output in the last 3 years of his life when he went to the US before he died in Dec 1950. These works are strong, 'expressionistic' with thick black outlines/edges to the figures and landscapes, they are not photo- realistic by any means. He had a long career and was influenced by his terrible experiences as a medic in world war I. He reminds me ...
The journey to Mainz
The German Railway system (Deutsche Bahn ) is probably one of the best things here. Its fast, always on time, comfortable and has some great travel offers. Since we wanted to take the cheapest option possible to get to the Oktoberfest we decided to take a Hessen day pass as Hessen would be the only state we would need to cross to get to Mainz where Thomas would come pick us up.
Now the problem with the Hessen day pass is that it can only be bought inside Hessen, which ...



