InterCityHotel Mainz

Again it seems to be an escape from the inevitable. But somehow I actually think it's way more than that.<br><br>Why do I think that? I'm sure you are wondering what special thing happened at the end of my last entry in the first world trip ...

It was sooooo cold in Frankfurt, we didn't want to spend much time here since we had no winter clothing. WE got in late, went to our hotel, then back to the airport to get our flight to Bangkok moved up. We though it would be at 8 that night, but they managed to get us on the next flight out, which was pretty much within the hour. Woohooo! I also kept speaking Italian in Germany... so confused with all the languages.

... the end of the line toward the castle and check the old village.<br><br>I found it very charming with gingerbread houses, a river running through near an old graveyard and an amazing gothic church.<br><br>So, I wandered around for the afternoon until the weather turned cold, then headed back to my room to have a halloween evening.<br><br>I will be talking to my family on skype and going back to the castle for another round of fun.<br>

... returns and I was allowed to enter the holding pen. This very different from the US. You cannot enter the "waiting area" near the gate until the ticket agents open the area and you make it through the proces mentioned above. Then you sit and wait an hour while ticket agents random check your bag sizes trying to force you to "check" the carry on. Then you line up in the same non-orderly fashion to board another cold bus ride to the ...

They Said:<br><br>We arrived in Frankfurt to some more wet weather, and we headed to a hotel a few blocks away that we had seen online. It was in the middle of the red light district, but it was suitable and close to the train station. After we checked in, we found a phone to call Nadine and Flo. Nadine is a cousin of Chad's brother-in-law, and Flo is her boyfriend.<br><br>They met us at the train station in two separate cars and drove us back to their ...

... as well as some very green rolling hills that fell down in to the river. The Loreley rock was quite impressive but I think we had been spoiled by the Norwegian fjords to be really impressed greatly. It was a cold and wet day which did detract from the experience but despite that I have put the day in my memory banks as a DO NOT DELETE. By the way, Mainz itself, OK but don't go out of your way to visit.

Mainz ist eine schoene Stadt Demikian lagu yang sering dinyanyikan oleh teman-teman di kelasku bersama wali kelasku nan ramah dan lucu, Herr Stellwagen. Aku masih ingat bagaimana pertama kali datang ke sekolahku di sana, Muenchfeld Grundschule. Takut dan pengen nangis. Ahahaha. Maklumlah anak desa sekolah bareng bule-bule memang rada ...

Doug, Gemma, and I went to Mainz for the big carnival parade which takes place annually on the Monday before Ash Wednesday, called Rose Monday here. This is really an amazing spectacle, and, as Doug pointed out, quickly shatters the stereotype of the serious German. Already on the 10 AM train to Mainz, a group of costumed characters were chugging J ...

... Auslandsjournal," roughly translated as "foreign journal." Every Thursday night the show includes four 6-minute stories on issues from around the globe. If you feel like it, you can check out the website here: http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/17/0,187 2,1020465,00.html I've been researching for them, translating some German into English, and making some phone calls (in German) to find statistics and information. So far it's been a good learning experience, although ...