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one day in mainz.

a friend of mine has been in mainz for work the other week and we decided to meet one day. it was splendid! i had a bad sun burn which has lasted for two weeks ( now it's finally gone ), but the time spending with her was pretty sweet. we ate good food, chilled out by the rhine and had a look at the cathedral in mainz.





a tree nailed with ... nails! amazing work!

the cathedral.

the ducks were having a good time as well.

and also the little sparrow nearby.

it was so nice to be sitting directly by the rhine.


i like to visit churches, but i don't like the ideologies behind 'church'. hence why i liked this tag a lot.


an artificial beach! and me swinging in a hammock :D

hello other side of the rhine!

mysterious symbols on the ground.

owl!


someone lost a piece of ship here, haha.


the iron man. it was built to symbolize men in the third reich. well... i think it's kind of controversial.





a few cathedral interiors. it is a rather dark and dire cathedral and we both agreed that we didn't like it much. 

there was a room that was especially creepy. a little chapel under the main chancel.


i liked the gravestones though and this coffin.

all in all, a perfect day. 

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