Day 09 - Willkommen nach Warnemünde, Germany
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Pulled into the port city of Warnemünde, Germany very early this morning. At the ungodly hour of 6AM, 652 of the 920 passengers aboard our cruise ship disembarked to take a 2 1/2 hour train ride (each way) to/from Berlin to visit for a few brief hours. For obvious reasons to anybody who knows us, we were not among them. Instead, after a leisurely breakfast, we took a short bus ride to downtown Rostock to tour the old parts of the city. After the tour we came back to the ship, then out again to check out Warnemünde harbor. Departing this evening, next port of call is Gdańsk, Poland... |
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Willkommen nach Rostock! |
One of two buildings left standing in Rostock after Allied bombing raids in WW II. Building was promptly occupied by the KGB until more suitable quarters became available... |
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Section of the original medieval town wall remains standing, originally erected at the end of the 13th century |
View of the last remaining watch tower and town wall section dating back to the 1300s... |
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Remains of a church in Rostock, now a museum. |
A University of Rostock academic building. Rostock has a population of 220K, 20K of whom are students at the university... |
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“Happy Family” fountain erected by the DDR/communist government in downtown Rostock. Per our German tour guide, maybe not so happy back then... |
Proof that MacDonald's is everywhere... |
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View of the harbor in Warnemünde. Warne-münde = mouth of the Warne (river). |
Angela on the Warnemünde waterfront. Perfect weather continued... |
