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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern September 4th 2022

We got up early this morning, especially early since my (Susan) breakfast was delivered 45 minutes early and I was still in bed. We left to visit Schwerin Castle, one of the most beautiful castles in Europe. It took about 1.5 hours on the bus to get there, but we considered ourselves lucky. Those who were going to spend the day in Berlin had to leave at the crack of dawn and were on a train 3.5 hours each way. We had both been to Berlin at least twice, so we chose to visit the castle. Both of us decided we would never make it living back in the time the castle was used. Besides the boredom, we couldn't stand the heat, especially in the layers and layers of clothes they wore. We both got overheated ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Warnemünde August 28th 2022

I've mentioned it a few times on this blog but I really do have football to thank for introducing me to many of the travel destinations that I've visited in my time. The Champions League in the early 2000s for example, is what brought La Coruñato my attention; and a few years prior, the German city of Rostock was introduced into my consciousness from playing FIFA 98. Over the years, I then learned that the historic maritime city of Rostock was part of the medieval Hanseatic League and was an important port city back in the day; indeed the port is still the lifeblood of the city in modern times. I had also heard that it was quite a pleasant place. It was never really a priority to visit however; until Britta and I decided to ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern September 22nd 2018

Hallo Mitenand Endlich melden wir uns wieder. Entspannung pur in Zinnowitz, einem herrlichen Seebad aber leider nicht zum Baden geeignet, voller Quallen. Landschaftlich aber wunderbar und hochtouristisch. Wir blieben 3 Nächte. Die Weiterfahrt führte uns zur Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte an die Müritz nach Waren. Die Zeit ist ideal um die Zugvögel (da sind nicht wir gemeint), speziell Kraniche und Gänse zu beobachten. Nach der Bootsfahrt auf der Müritz entschieden wir uns an einer geführten Abendtour zu den Nachtruheplätzen der Kraniche teilzunehmen. In dem Gewässer das wir von einem Hochstand aus beobachten konnten, übernachten zur Zeit ca. 4000 Kraniche auf ihrem Zug von Polen und den skandinavischen Gebieten in ihre Wintergebiete in Spanien, Portugal und Nordafrika. Nun ging es weiter zum Spreewald, eine Gegend voller Erlebnisse in purer Natur. Wir genossen zum wiederholten Mal... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Rugen September 5th 2018

Die Fahrt zur Insel führte uns weiter an herrlichen Reethäusern und riesigen Ackerflächen vorbei. Auf einem grossen Teil der Strecke konnten wir die Deutsche Alleenstrasse befahren, zwar ein wenig eng aber wunderschön. Um den Verkehrsteilnehmern die alten DDR-Strassen in Erinnerung zu rufen, so glaube ich es, wurden Teile davon im Originalzustand belassen, eine Tortur für Mensch und Maschine. Mit dem "Rasenden Roland", dem nostalgischen Dampfzug, machten wir zwei Ausflüge. Der 1. nach Binz, dem berühmten Badeort mit seiner einmaligen Ostseepromenade. Allerdings fand am Wochenende ein Triathlon und ein Ironman statt. Durch alle die Zelte und Apsperrungen, wurde die Promenade ein wenig verunstaltet. Der 2. Ausflug machten wir mit Dampfzug und Schiff. Bei herrlichem Wetter reisten wir im offenen Wagen des Zuges von Göhren nach Lauterbach und weiter mit dem Schiff nach Baabe. Anschliessend ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Warnemünde September 6th 2017

Back when the Cold War was raging and JFK came to the town divided by a wall and announced, “Ich bin ein Berliner” we all knew what he meant, claiming that our spirit was with theirs. The translation however was closer to “I am a jelly donut.” We arrived in Warnemunde and had a long day ahead of us. But Sharon decided to jettison me and make me take the one-way three hour train ride to Berlin alone. The Showroom was packed when I arrived. I received a “D” for my train car, and a Yellow-8 sticker for my bus once I get to Berlin. I had trouble seeing what my sticker was, since I couldn’t look at Sharon’s and she wasn’t there to look at mine. I got a seat by a window on the ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Rugen July 15th 2017

A giant hotel, a rocket research base and an elevator into the ocean When Ake has time off he sometimes travel without Emma. Emma is mostly OK with that as long as Ake visit places Emma has either been to already or she is not the slightest bit interested in visiting. This summer Ake went to Prora and Peenemünde two destinations which fit in the latter category. But Ake didn’t go on this trip on his own. He went there together with his mother, Britt-Marie, because she, unlike Emma, thought the abovementioned destinations sounded interesting. Prora and Peenemünde both are in the district Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the northeast part of Germany. This is a region which is easy to visit from Sweden since there are ferries linking southern Sweden with northern Germany. We just went with the ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Rostock July 12th 2017

Our day in Warnemunde and Rostock is a rainy one. Most of our fellow travelers are headed to Berlin for the day. We plan to spend a week in Berlin after our cruise so we stay in Warnemunde. Rostock is a nearby town so the first thing we do is head to the train station. We buy a ticket from a machine and the train arrives in five minutes. Six stops later we are in Rostock. We take tram 6 from the lower level of the train station platform A and get off after five stops at Kropeline Strasse. Then we walk up the steps to the right of the Radisson Hotel and go through the gates to the old town. We check out a church St Marys which started construction in 1230. We walk through ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Baabe October 4th 2016

On the first weekend in October I went on another trip with my mum, just one month after our trip to London. I had given her a trip to the island of Rügen for her birthday and Christmas a few years ago and we had wanted to go there in 2012, but then she broke her leg, and then I needed to finish up my PhD, went to Singapore, and ultimately we never managed to fit the trip in. But now it was time! My mum flew into Hamburg on a Friday night and we drove to Rügen by car on Saturday morning. It is about a three hour drive from Hamburg. The first surprise for me was the size of the island. Our hotel was in Baabe in the east of Rügen, and once we ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Schwerin December 29th 2015

Heute bin ich durch diese schöne Stadt zwischen den vielen Seen spaziert. Ich war im Dom, am Marktplatz mit dem Rathaus, am Weihnachtsmarkt, in der Engen Straße, am Alten Garten mit Staatstheater, Staatliches Museum und und natürlich am Schloß. Das habe ich auf eigene Faust besichtigt. Es ist sehr sehenswert. Danach war ich noch im Schloßgarten und in der Schelfstadt. Jetzt werde ich noch im Hotel Kaffee trinken und heute Abend möchte ich Fisch essen.... read more
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Historisches Gebäude in der Engen Straße.
Blick auf den Alten Garten.




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