Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Mainz!

My soon to be 'new home'


Well the weeks are counting down fast! The city where I will be living is called Mainz!

Mainz on the River Rhine


Market  in Mainz


Facts about Mainz:

 - Population: Around 200,000

 - Located: Capital of Rheinland-Pflaz and lies on the west bank of the Rhine River.

Mainz is famous as the home of the invention of the movable-type printing press. The first books printed using movable type were manufactured in Mainz by Gutenberg in the early 1450s.


The Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg



















Mainz Karneval

The other awesome thing about Mainz is Karneval! 





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