Visiting Mainz, Germany

Visiting Mainz, Germany/Carlos Pueblo

On my arrival in Frankfurt Am Main, I did walk to the south bank of

the River Main for a quick visit of a flea market, an old resale open

air market, then I took a train toward west along the river to the

other end to visit Mainz where I missed on my last visit to Wiesbaden.

I have to check the map to understand what it means on the internet

Description, Manz is on the west bank of Rhine while Wiesbaden is

north of Rhine below the confluence of Main. Two cities are across the

waterway to each other. I have read so much about Mainz ever since

I visited Wiesbaden and written about the city in April, 2016. I read again

this time when I prepare my work and I realize that there is so little which

I have seen for an afternoon visit.

I have attempted to walk toward Rhine along the side walk of Main and I

reached to Offenback Am Main, means Offenback on River Main. German

tell me that is not possible to walk to the confluence of Main to Rhine and

need to take a river cruise excursion, further I was on the wrong direction.

Offenback is a lovely German city yet it is on the upstream and east while

Rhine direction is on the west. In addition to that mistake, I also mistaken

the old home gardens were the same as Main toward Offenback which I

passed by. These unique scenery are all over Germany can be view from

train ride.

Mainz is an old historical city of more than 2000 years , it is because of the two rivers

and the plain for the agriculture. I followed the street sign toward the river bank. The

Rhine is very busy with river traffic and Mainz is a major hub of the river cruises ports.

German city decorates its city with flower gardens almost everywhere and I am very

Impressed even in the fall still with roses and varies kinds of blooming. I am not sorry

for my short visit on foot as a matter of fact that is good for my health at my age. Mainz

has all kinds of European glory, castles and churches, classical and new architecture.

Frankfurt area is one of the populated region in Germany. I see one train station between

Frankfurt and Mainz nearby Frankfurt Airport is the head quarter of Opel, a German brand

owned by General Motors for decades. Opel is still quite popular while GM ceased marketing

this vehicle in the U.S. for quite some time. I wonder what if the U.S. government let GM went

bankruptcy in 2008 and the consequence of Opel. Mainz is also very famous for the printing

machinery can be called as the headquarter of world printing, of course, I also learn that

nearby Heidelberg has a world famous newspaper printing shop.