Visiting
river cruise ship Maria Theresa/Carlos Pueblo
I was
invited to see briefly of the docking ship Maria Theresa on the north
bank side
walk of River Main , after my early morning walk to the eastern
end of the
pedestrian and back. It is a very gorgeous ship indeed. The ship
engine was
still running and the passengers were coming down from the ship
and forming
three groups for land excursions, one for Heidelberg, one for
Mainz, and
one for the old town Frankfurt by foot. I was chatting with a
Japanese
lady reporter for her documentary project and the tall handsome
Captain walking
down for some reasons overheard my admiration and invited
me to come
aboard.
I begged her
highness pardon for my poor European history background and
could not
recognize her portrait on the entrance wall facing a luxury restaurant.
Now, after several
researches that I knew she was a genuine Empress of her time
In the Roman
Empire and her daughter was the famous Queen of France, Marie
Antoinette of
the Petit Trianon of the Chateau Versailles. The interior structures,
furniture,
and decoration are luxury and elegant for any comparison with the
ocean liners
which I have been with, of course, the cost is almost ten time higher.
The owner of
the ship, Uniworld, is an American company doing business on
European
rivers.
I made my
exit and attempted to catch up with the Old Town group passing by
the street
with plenty of blooming roses on the patios and small flower beds on
the first
floor. The guide is a Portugal lady with head carve with no veil and a long
piece of
cloth which I cannot find the proper name to it. She is very well learned
person of
her job. She took the group touring the old city hall, old churches especially
the one 1848
unification conference held, the square of all significant architecture
of the
ancient time. There were tourists all over the old town by that time that she
needed to
compete with the noisy environment. We went to a market and tasted
some sweets
and used the toilet. Eventually, I got lost with the group and went on
to have my own
wondering of the old town.
I admire
this lady guide for her knowledge and her kindness toward the weaker group
of the
society. She took us to witness a soup kitchen in function at a church, one of
a couple
from southern California immediately recognizing the church because her
routine
donation for their good deed. The church provides breakfast for the needy in
the morning.
She also mentioned that the city open the station for the homeless during
the severe
cold weather and she also said that was not right for any person working all
their life
and end up without a shelter at old age.
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