A difficult start to the day for moi as I am feeling unwell. Force myself into gear and we explore other areas of the city, concentrating around the main railway station, Mainz hauptbahnhof. Again spend time exploring the Lidl supermarket because we simply adore exploring foreign supermarkets. Once again, we are made to realise how high the cost of living is in Australia. In Germany, cheeses like Edam or gouda will set you back only around $5 a kilo, vitamin tabl...

More exploring around the Altstadt and Kirshgarten area. Wonderful food markets in main square, again so well priced in comparison to Australia. We also enter the Kaiserdom for the first time, the Romanesque cathedral that dates back to the 11th century. Very dark space but beautiful Art. Unfortunately for us, no English translations for historical information, something we have experienced regularly in our German travels to date. We explore the prospect of a Rhi...

Beautiful sunrise over the Rhine at 730am precedes another day of strolling around Mainz and the Yesterday, as it was Sunday, nothing was open other than the eating houses, so today, our keen shopping eyes are very active. Currently having cappuccinos and cremeschnitt, a very tasty apple cake. Rest of day spent in shopping areas in and around the altstadt area.