Mainz, Germany: Arriving in Mainz
Mainz was completely off my radar before this trip, but it's one place I'll never forget now. The planning of the trip began the day after we arrived back from the Caribbean cruise (previous posts). I was clearing out my email when I noticed a promotional email about a Central Europe trip (5 countries in 10 days - hurried, I know) slated for the fall of 2025 and priced just right. So I had to book it. Good thing I did, because during the trip my tourmates were talking about the price they paid for this trip and it turned out I paid the lowest price, even though the same trip went on sale later in the year. Our point of entry was Frankfurt (10 hours direct flight from SFO), which turned out be only about 30 minutes away depending on traffic. Since this is an all-inclusive trip, the transfer from airport was included. There were 7 that arrived on the same flight and according to the shuttle driver we were the last ones to arrive. Since I know practically nothing about M...
