The future has begun

As noted yesterday, today we set out for the city after a hearty breakfast as always. The city center of Mainz presents a scene familiar to us from other German cities: Much of the old substance was lost in the war, the more significant buildings were restored or rebuilt afterwards, and much was also newly constructed in the 1950s and 60s. Very little survived the war practically unscathed. This is also the case in Mainz, shaping the image of this large city on the Rhine. 

Where the Theodor-Heuss-Bridge spans the Rhine today, the Romans built an initial crossing about 2000 years ago. The Mainz Cathedral looks imposing from the outside, but inside it feels like a