july '16: a tour on the rhein river.

on the last day of our summer vacations we boarded the tamara - a little ferry that cruises the rhine between schierstein harbour and biebrich. it's for pedestrians and cyclists only and it brings you to a very special place - the rettbergsaue, a little stream island with an open air swimming pool and camping facilities. the rettbergsaue can only be visited in summer and therefore the tamara is only doing its ferry duties in summer as well. our destination wasn't the rettbergsaue, though. our plan was simply to ride the ferry for a little tour on the rhine. which we did on this very overcast but also humid day - it was a nice thing to do to end our vacation time together before my parents had to drive back to thuringia.

maybe we will check out the island next summer? i haven't been on it before and the swimming pool is one of the only recreational facilities in wiesbaden that i haven't yet checked out. ( along the kaiser-friedrich-bad - which i really have to visit at some time, because it's such decadent little architectural gem. )

despite looking so gloomy and overcast, the day was really warm and humid.

on the river!

the flooded outskirts of the rettbergsaue. several yachts and river boats were hiding in the island meadows. i bet it's a wonderful place to spend and afternoon.

towards the city of mainz.

biebrich skyline. with oranierkirche as the highest building.

biebrich palace being a splendor as usual.

an egyptian goose family on the loose.

driving back to schierstein and waving biebrich good-bye.

the weather got better gradually. view towards the rheingau region with the lower taunus range.

the dyckerhoff bridge in schierstein - the entry into the harbor.

that evening i experienced the most beautiful moon and probably shot my best moon picture ever, haha.

and i lit a candle to welcome things into my life. full moons are supposed to help you visualize things and make them a reality, so i thought, why not try myself at a little full moon magic? ( let's ignore the fact that it didn't quite work, can we? )

anyways, rettbergsaue, you are not lost to me and i think i will make it a goal to step onto your shores this year.

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