...because I've been doing a lot of awesome things! Last week we visited with our friends Christoph and Vera in Mainz, Germany. Mainz is famous for being the home of Johannes Gutenberg and of course we had to visit the museum. Most of it was in German, but that didn't detract from all the neat books and ancient printing presses on display.
This is Mainz's cathedral. It's celebrating its 1000 year birthday soon, though Vera said that this was technically incorrect since the original church was destroyed in WWII. Christoph countered that there had been something on the spot for 1000 years and that was good enough.
We took a tour through Mainz's cemetery, where all the fashionable elite are buried.
We spent part of the day in Weisbaden (strangely, this name rhymes with Lisbon), where the Romans built their baths. Steam and even hot water bubbles out from parts of the city.
Christoph tried to convince us to drink some of the water, even though it smells strongly of sulfur.
This is the cathedral at Weisbaden.
We went to Germany and barbecued ribs. It took all day but was worth every second. To go with it, we made soup beans, kohlrabi slaw, and green beans. Yum!
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