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Virtual cruise from Mainz along the river Main

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StarDreamer Fri 01-Jul-22 22:04:27

The suggested format is that this is a discussion thread about the places along the route, links allowed in moderation, any food mentioned is vegan. Sort of like a treasure hunt for information, yet no teams, people sharing what they find.

silverlining48 Mon 04-Jul-22 10:38:04

Warum ist das Rheinland so schon is not quite as lustig so will follow with Du kannst nicht treu sein instead as you return to the Main.
Viel Spaß.

silverlining48 Mon 04-Jul-22 10:39:07

Rhein not zRheinland
Predicted Text playing tricks again.

FarNorth Mon 04-Jul-22 10:44:15

MissAdventure

I watched the first one.
Enjoyed just taking in the sights, and how their was little pockets of activity, with market stalls.
I must have found it relaxing- I fell asleep! smile

I have just joined in the first part of the walk.
It is very relaxing and just what I needed as a change from thinking.
Wandering through streets, with no purpose in mind, is something I like to do when I'm on holiday.

StarDreamer Mon 04-Jul-22 11:09:49

Der Goldene Delfin is now leaving the river Rhine and moving into the river Main.

LINK > Where the Rhine and the Main meet

Chewbacca Mon 04-Jul-22 11:42:00

Oh how peaceful and lovely is that! I love seeing all the activity of small boats going by; give them a wave everyone; we're on holiday! smile So looking forward to the next bit.....

StarDreamer Mon 04-Jul-22 13:00:20

Der Goldene Delfin has now arrived at Russelheim am Main.

LINK > Willkommen in Rüsselsheim am Main

Later this afternoon there is a visit to Hochster Schloss.

MissAdventure Mon 04-Jul-22 13:18:19

Hello.
I'm here! smile
Feeling a bit under the weather today. .

StarDreamer Mon 04-Jul-22 14:36:35

I'm sorry to hear that.

Here is a link to some jolly jazz that I hope you will enjoy.

LINK > Some jolly jazz (6 minutes 49 seconds)

StarDreamer Mon 04-Jul-22 14:44:41

The transport for the shore excursion to Höchster Schloß has arrived.

Our visit is, at present just to the grounds.

If anyone has any contacts and can arrange going inside that would be good.

LINK > Höchster Schloß (12 minutes 36 seconds)

MissAdventure Mon 04-Jul-22 15:33:20

They are both lovely videos smile
The grounds are beautiful, with that wall around them.

dogsmother Mon 04-Jul-22 17:06:01

Oh Mainz. What a sweet place and a lovely place to take a river cruise from. My first born lived there for a couples of years and we did just that!

Maximillian Mon 04-Jul-22 18:10:39

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MissAdventure Mon 04-Jul-22 18:11:28

smile

Chewbacca Mon 04-Jul-22 19:45:22

I absolutely loved that tour around Höchster Schloß, thank you for stopping off there StarDreamer, its such a beautiful place to spend an afternoon. Lucky you Maximillian to have been born in such a beautiful part of the world. Can you recommend a good restaurant for dinner; I'm starving!

Maximillian Mon 04-Jul-22 20:02:11

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StarDreamer Mon 04-Jul-22 20:56:49

I searched for

Russelheim am Main vegan

and I got some results, but I am not sure what they mean.

At the top of the list is

Komagene Rüsselsheim

but I think that the website mght be for a chain across various towns.

But it appears that Komagene Rüsselsheim is not far from the river Main.

So can we work out whether we can eat out there this evening or shall we dine on board Der Goldene Delfin?

LINK > Google translate

or help from those who understand German please.

You may assume a time tunnel to avoid it being closed when we get there. The wonders of the imagination! smile

StarDreamer Mon 04-Jul-22 22:20:41

Tomorrow, Der Goldene Delfin is scheduled to move to Frankurt-am-Main.

Here is a link to a map showing the places we are due to stop on our cruise.

LINK > Map

The map is linked from the following web page.

LINK > Main river

Yet for this evening, some music.

LINK > On the bird meadow

MissAdventure Mon 04-Jul-22 22:36:53

Thank you.
Sorry I've been a bad passenger today.
Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
I am looking forward to the food. smile

StarDreamer Mon 04-Jul-22 23:46:48

No! smile

You provided me with an opportunity to include a link to that jazz.

LINK > Music

StarDreamer Tue 05-Jul-22 07:27:25

Der Goldene Delfin started its journey to travel around twenty miles from Russelsheim am Main to Frankfurt am Main at first light this morning to get us to Frankfurt am Main early.

Now we have arrived, here are two walkng tours.

LINK > Walking tour starting by the Opera House A colourful (is it a sculpture?) is near the start.

LINK > Walking tour starting near the Museum of Modern Art

Please note I have looked at the start of each of them for just a few minutes and I had a quick "lucky dip" at some way into one and the view was of in a large church. Frankfurt am Main has a Cathedral. I don't know, at this time of writing, if it is the Cathedral.

So if you notice anything interesting, please post about it.

Frankfurt am Main is one of the few places in Germany that is covered in Google street view.

LINK > Google street view

I do not know whether the two walking tours overlap as to where they go.

I have used

LINK > Rome2Rio

to show the journey from Opera House, Frankfurt am Main to Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt am Main and they are 960 meters apart when walking.

They are Oper Frankfurt, Germany and Museum für Moderne Kunst, Hesse, Germany in Rome2Rio.

Chewbacca Tue 05-Jul-22 11:42:27

Right, I'm off to the Cathedral and the museum of modern art......

JackyB Tue 05-Jul-22 15:35:57

In Frankfurt you shouldn't miss a trip on the Äppelwoi Express"

www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/en/Discover-Experience/City-Tours2/Apple-Wine-Express

MissAdventure Tue 05-Jul-22 17:23:40

smile
Thank you jackyb
That looks fun!

StarDreamer Tue 05-Jul-22 23:29:36

JackyB

In Frankfurt you shouldn't miss a trip on the Äppelwoi Express"

www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/en/Discover-Experience/City-Tours2/Apple-Wine-Express

Thank you, JackyB.

LINK > Tramspotting the Frankfurt Apple Wine Express (57 seconds)

LINK > Cab ride (1 minute 36 seconds)

LINK > Off we go! (2 minutes 37 seconds)

LINK > Real and model trams (9 minutes 5 seconds)

Tomorrow is due to be our second day at Frankfurt am Main.

Bea65 Wed 06-Jul-22 12:19:02

Hope you can try the River Neckar cruises down to Heidelberg about an hour south of Frankfurt a most picturesque beautiful romantic city