Mainz; Thursday, 28 July, 2011

By the time I woke up the storm had cleared and the sun was just starting to break through the clouds. After a quick breakfast I headed out into town to start ticking off museums. First up of the morning was the state museum.

From there it was a short walk around the corner to the Roman and German museum and after that a quick walk through town to go to St Stephen’s church to see the Chagall windows.

Then down the hill to the ruins of the Roman Theatre, unfortunately, they were in the process of doing further digging at the site (they have taken up a whole street and are working their way back towards a church uncovering more of this massive site) so I was unable to go in, but could look through the fence at the substantial remains.

After a quick pit stop for lunch I wandered over to one of the many shopping centres in the city. Not to go shopping, but to look at more Roman remains. When they were building the centre they uncovered an old temple, and rather than cover it up they incorporated it into the basement of the shopping centre.

As it was getting quite warm, I decided I would head down to the river for a little walk (and an ice cream!) By the time I had finished my walk along the river bank it was time to head back into town for some dinner.

After dinner I had a bit more of a wander taking in some of the main sights at night, before heading back to the hotel for a good night’s sleep.

Weather

Sunny Thunder
AM PM
Hot (20-30C, 68-86F)
25ºC/77ºF