Monday, April 27, 2015

Schleswig-Holstein

Pictures of our day traveling through the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.  Busum, Kiel, Lubeck... 

Our neighborhood... 
Hundreds and hundreds of 20 story tall windmills... The Germans are also big fans of solar; the government incentives make it easy... Too bad America's energy companies are in bed with our government.... 
Busum...  More popular when it's summer...
Much of the area is protected by dikes... Very much like being in the Netherlands...
We are bundled up, the locals are eating ice cream...
German pride...
Terrific meal last night.  The owner shared that according to the locals, their Bavarian menu is like a Chinese Restaurant arrived.
WWII eliminated 80% of Kiel (naval and submarine industry) and almost half of Lubeck.  The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. Situated on the river Trave, it was for several centuries the leading city of the Hanseatic League.  Because of its extensive Brick Gothic architecture, it is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 

The original gates to the island city of Lubeck...
The original trade warehouses for this ivory ant city... Keep in mind we are talking 13th century...


The devil outside the church... like the one who sits on my left shoulder!
Like in Italy, we continue to see astrological clocks... Before Swiss watches and the world-wide inter web!
Lunch in the back of the car... We've bought dozens of bags in stores these weeks... But do we keep any in the car?  We do at home, guess it's vacation brain....
We see lots of well mannered owners... and their dogs...
And my best present today is a pic of the kids having fun on the beach at home.... Woof!

































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