Frankfurt Griesheim - Aschaffenburg, 24 June

In Griesheim we debated about going to Babo Kebap eller Doyum Kebap for dinner. The city center of Griesheim was only one block away from the jetty so it was very convenient to have Kaden Schiffsausruster, the supermarket, baker, ice- cream parlour and key maker close by. As it turned out neither Babo or Doyum got our business but REWE supermarket provided the supplies and we had SchweinHaxe for supper.

Hermann told us that Frankfurt is the centre for banks and financial institutions while Düsseldorf is dominated by insurance companies. Frankfurt is called "Mainhattan". The skyline and building activity is impressive. The rulers of today are building their temples...

We were in Frankfurt 4 years ago on the way back from Cape Town. We  stood on the banks of the Main and wondered if we really would be passing through on our own boat!

Towns along the Main, a very quiet and pretty river. Four locks which we had handle ourselves, until we arrived in Aschaffenburg.

The castle in Aschaffenburg, Johannisburg Palace. Originally a medieval castle, built from 1605 to 1614 and up until 1803 the second residence of the Mainz electoral bishops.

We had never heard of Aschaffenburg before, but what a wonderful, interesting place. We need to freshen up our knowledge of this part of Germany, that is Bayern.

The Sonnenuhr, 6 m high, with the "real" time.

Horstel und...

Angela

The Stiftsbasilika, Church of Peter and Alexander.

The square in front of the church.

Since Rüdesheim, wine has often been served in these wine glasses.

Johannisburg Palace.

..from another angle.

Home for pigeons in the city centre.

The marina,Motorboot und wasserski Aschaffenburg.

Schönbusch Palace and park, a 3 km walk from town.

Pompeiianum

Inspired by the excavations in Pompeii, king Ludwig I built a idealised Roman villa 1840, not for himself but as a place where art lovers could make a study of ancient culture. Wine from Pompeeiianum, as other wines produced in Franken, are typically in rounded bottles.