A view of the town of Eutin where we made a quick stop on the way to Travemunde. |
Here I am in the Baltic Sea for the first time. The Baltic was surprisingly warm, even warmer then the North Sea. |
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Birgit was in the sea as well, but did not go in as far as I. |
A view of Timmendorfer Strand beach. |
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![]() This is the St. Jacob Church in Lubeck. We could not go into this one as they were having an organ competition. |
Devil on the stone in Lubeck. Apprently it is good luck to touch his ears. |
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![]() St. Marys church was hit by a bomb in World War II, it did not do that much damage, but the bells fell down and were broken. |
Inside the St. Marys Church, Lubeck |
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An interesting Astronomical Clock in St. Marys Church. |
A street view in Lubeck showing significant author, Thomas Manns house on the right. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature and his most famous book is The Magic Mountain. |
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The famouse Lubeck gate. |
Lubeck gate from the other side. Over the years the gate has sunk into the ground and so the first floor is now the basement. |
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This is a veiw of the port of Lubeck, showing a reproduction Hansa type sailing ship. |
This is the not so famous Lubeck gate. |
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![]() The Schiffergesellshaft Restaurant |
Inside the Schiffergesellshaft Restaurant. This used to be the place where all the seafaring types would come, but now they let anyone in. |
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A traditional meal of pears, bacon and beans and also a jar of eels. |
A view of the place where we stayed in Travemunde. On the right you can see some apple trees and I ate two apples I picked up there. |