Above: Our amazing guides Monika and Gerrit who spent 7 days with us.
Above: Downtown Mainz
Above: My tasty dinner of roasted trout and new potatoes.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Day 14 - Thur. June 23, 2011: Frankfurt and Mainz
We got on an early train this morning and traveled about 4 and a half hours from Berlin to Frankfurt. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to our awesome tour guide, Monika and Gerrit, who had been with us for a week. After checking into our hotel we traveled to Mainz, the city famous for the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg. We met with the local Catholic library who has been starting programs in the neighboring towns to increase reading among young students. Research has shown that German boys, especially, are struggling with reading at grade level. Tomorrow is our last official day of the study tour. I've chosen to extend my trip until Wednesday, June 29 and will be visiting Brussels and Paris on my own. Several other members of the group are also extending their stay in Europe before returning to the United States.
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I have enjoyed following your journey through Germany. Enjoy your further travels. I have been to both Brussels and Paris and they are wonderful cities too.
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