signs of spring.

last week temperatures crawled up to 15 degree celsius and the first signs of spring showed up! it was definitely what i needed after having a depressive phase that lasted almost 2 months. i feel like i woke up from hibernation. so i decided to have a walk through the nerotal park with j.. didn't do that before. sometimes you have to look at your city with the eyes of a tourist.

wiesbaden in my mind - as a citizen - is a town that thinks too high of itself. but when you look at it from a different perspective the city is also really beautiful. it's situated by the rhine, by the taunus, near the rheingau. it has a long history ( some of it is still visible - roman architecture etc. ). what makes wiesbaden stand out are its wilhelminian time mansions and town houses. and it's very green and full of nature. the town itself is quite a beauty... and the citizens know it. what they don't know is that some creativity would do this place good. i miss the small individual shops of towns like erfurt & weimar. everything is kind of tailored to rich people, to people whose main goal in life is to be known, earn lots of money and to look good. i feel that wiesbaden forgot the middle class people a long time ago, when it was a health resort for the wealthy. many things scream luxury, luxury, luxury but little things say: this is a place for everyone.

i like the city wiesbaden... but what it generates to people... it is not really what i approve of. but anyways... my pictures of the spring walk last week. when i look out of the window today i see snow falling while the sun is shining. crazy weather.

first off - a few mainz pictures.