On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 08:04:20 -0500, Michael Doelle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Kilkenny Kid said: > >>All along the Rhein are lovely towns & loads to see. If my memory >serves me correct there are 22 castles between Mainz (where the rivers Main >& Rhein meet) and Koblenz (which are only an hours drive apart). Plus very >little residual bomb damage, although Mainz did get a bit of a pasting most >areas there are damage free; even Mainz still has lots of cobbled streets >& pedestrian areas, plus some amazing Catherdrals. It is also the >birthplace of Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the movable type printing >press and has a musuem dedicated to printing which is quite interesting, it >also houses the oldest printed bible in the world. > >Sounds about right. Come have a look Bob. I'm a frayed knot. The possible visit next week was motivated primary by the $242 roundtrip ticket to Frankfurt, applicable only before March 31. These are all sold out. The same roundtrip in May is now at $764. So, the beer gardens and castles will have to wait for another war in the future. -- Bob.