Mainz, Germany & the Rhine River (Nov. 2005)

Mainz, Germany and the Rhine River - Photo Travelogue - November 2005.	Map of Germany with a star indicating Mainz's location.	The bronze (Tower of Fools) sculpture located in Schillerplatz in Mainz.	Closer shot of the Tower of Fools sculpture with water spouting from it.
Close-up of the Tower of Fools sculpture with its jesters and fools diving from on high into the water.	View of the pink and white Osteiner Hof in Schillerplatz, Mainz.	Me posing with a court jestor statue in Schillerplatz. Who's the real jestor here?	Me pointing to the statue of Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, on Gutenbergplatz near the cathedral.
The ornamental market fountain (1526) located in Marktplatz (Market Square).	Shoppers and strollers enjoying the farmer's market in Marktplatz on Sunday morning.	A vegetable stand in Marktplatz.	View of Mainz Cathedral. It has been rebuilt several times since it was constructed (975-1011).
View from the top of Mainz Cathedral. My German friend bribed a priest so he'd let us go to the top.	The priest lives in an apartment in the yellow building below (he waved to us from there).	I wouldn't be doing this if I suffered from vertico!	View from the central tower of the smaller surrounding towers of Mainz Cathedral.
Here's another view from the top of the cathedral.	A close-up of the gargoyle with Marktplatz below.	These two buildings in Mainz are referred to as the "Twin Towers." That sounds familiar!	Some of the interior ornamentation of Mainz Cathedral.
View from below of the main Mainz Cathedral tower (where we just were).	The Holzturm (Wooden Tower) is a gate which was erected in the 15th century.	Many shoppers were hustling and bustling in Mainz that day.	Composite photo of St. Augustine's Church (18th century). Augustine monks used to live here.
A composite photo with my German friend posing in front of St. Ignatius Church (1763-1775).	Theatrum (Roman ampitheatre) ruins were discovered under and adjacent to a train station in Mainz.	Since the train station was already there, they did not move it to excavate the ruins.	View of the Citadel in Mainz. Soldiers used to be housed here.
More of the Citadel. You can tell it was November because the leaves were falling.	View of the main tower of Mainz Cathedral as seen from the Citadel.	The Rococo-style St. Peter's Church in Mainz was built between 1749-1756.	St. Stephen's Church was built between 1290-1338. It is the oldest cross-shaped church in the Rhine district.
Close-up of the tower of St. Stephen's Church.	View of the east choir Chagall stained glass windows in St. Stephen's Church.	Detail of a Chagall window. Chagall worked on the windows from 1973 until his death in 1985 (at age 98).	Chagall stained glass window in St. Stephens of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Me standing in front ruins of 2 of pillars (of 57 that remain) that held up an ancient aqueduct that the Romans built in Mainz.	We took a drive up the Rhine River and stopped in this quaint town along the way.	A view of a church (in the Rhine town) through a narrow alleyway.	Another view of the Rhine town. It was dusk when this photo was taken.
View of a boat on the Rhine River.	Nice castle on the hill overlooking the Rhine!	We drove up one of the hills along the Rhine and got this photo looking down from above.	Another Rhine River view from a high elevation.
At the top of the hill is Schönburg Castle where we stopped for coffee.	View of me in Schönburg Castle as seen from a distance through a medieval doorway. I like the candle effect in this photo!	There was much to imbibe at Schönburg Castle (which makes an apt ending to this slideshow)!