Mainz, Germany

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Mainz is most famous as the birthplace of Johannes Gutenberg, who invented the movable type printing press around 1440. We just happened to be visiting Mainz during their 4 day Gutenberg Festival, so much of the “Old Town” and the Rhine River Promenade are devoted to various booths selling goods and food. It is very busy everywhere as they have great participation for the festival. We did visit the Mainz Cathedral which is very beautiful. We also stopped by St. Christopher’s Church which was intentionally left as a ruin. Its outer walls were restored and protected, and it was transformed into a central war memorial for the city of Mainz. This serves as a stark and powerful reminder of the victims and the widespread destruction the city endured during World War II. We also visited St. Stephan’s Church which has beautiful blue stained glass windows and has a pretty exterior. It was worth the walk up the steep hill to see it.

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