Gazebo on a mountain

If a person searches for images of Wiesbaden, the gazebo at the top of Neroberg shows up. 

My visit did not show a very photogenic gazebo.

From a distance, you can almost ignore the fence and scaffolding...

But up close, the porta-potty is ultra visible and unsightly.

Bummer for photo ops.

St. Elizabeth's Church

St. Elizabeth's is a Russian Orthodox church in Wiesbaden. It was built as a memorial to the young Russian wife of a German duke.  It looks like something out of a fairy story, though the young Elizabeth's life was probably not like a fairy tale.

The church is a one of the things you can see at the top of Neroberg when you take the railcar up the mountain.
You can go up the mountain and make up your own fairy tales.

Nerobergbahn mountain railway

The Nerobergbahn is a small railcar that has taken people to the top of a mountain since 1888.

It's a unique railcar propelled by water.  The car going downhill pulls the other car using gravity and water.








From the top of the mountain is a view of Wiesbaden and a four hundred year old vineyard.

Even though the railway was damaged during WWII, the two original rail cars still travel up and down the mountain every day.

A church in Wiesbaden

Prominent in the cityscape of Wiesbaden, Germany, is the St. Bonifatius Church.

It's a Catholic church in an otherwise Protestant city, and the first German church I've ever stepped into.