travemünde is a district of lübeck where everything revolves around water. the baltic sea's largest ferry port is situated here, also the river trave flows into the sea. basically, you are surrounded by water everywhere. if i'd decide to move up to lübeck, i think travemünde would be my go to destination. it's just situated conveniently between a big city ( that isn't that huge ) and lots of nature and remote fishing villages.
travemünde also houses another surprise: the four-masted barque 'passat' - a former schooling ship. we finally deciced to look at its inner life - which was really interesting! after our learning experience we made a little walk near the priwall, which unfortunately didn't knock me off my feet. maybe it was the weather or maybe we just didn't walk the perfect trails, but i had hoped this nature area to be more of a show stopper. it offered a few little surprises, though, so it wasn't all that disappointing. in the evening we made our way to one of the many fish restaurants and i ate my first huge bowl of mussels in white wine sauce - of my life. it was damn delicious and i think it easily turned into a favourite food of mine - i'll make sure to at least eat one bowl everytime i'm visiting the sea in the future.
view onto the maritim skyscraper - it houses a hotel and several appartements and shops.
the passat in its full glory.
the rigs were quite impressive.
parents portrait!
more rigs.
the ship was launched in 1911 at the blohm & voss shipyard in hamburg - hence the badge.
the technical components of this ship remind you of the great time over 100 years ago - high time of inventions and revolutions. imagine sailing out with this ship, what a feeling this must've been.
ship bell.
they even had little barns for pigs and chickens on board.
at the lookout - overviewing the estuaries.
another bell. i really loved the colouring on this ship, banana yellow compliments brown and green very well!
the foredeck.
the chamber of the first mate.
captain's quarter.
the quarterdeck. works good in miniature mode.
steering wheels.
travemünde.
the sculpture is a fisherman lookin out to the sea. maybe he's seeing a ship coming in? the sculptor is claus goertz.
saying goodbye to the passat.
and a better look at the fisherman. he was very spikey.
we then proceeded to feed ravens, but soon were joined by doves & gulls.
beautiful bird.
somewhere on the priwall peninsula. i would've loved it to explore the reserve a little bit more, but we kind of were separated from the 'real' priwall and only got to experience its outer areas - which were not as close to nature as i thought it would be. i'm not giving up, though and will revisit the peninsula again, so it can prove to me that it's a beautiful place - as the insiders say. this long gone pier was a little treasure anyway.
it seems there once was a landing stage here in former times.
random rose hips. it rained the whole day through - which doesn't prevent us from exploring our surroundings, ever.
the priwall beach was another little jewel. we found three swans swimming peaceful rounds.
even dogs loved to sniff around here. he had a sock in his mouth the whole time and put it down whenever he sniffed something more interesting.
stone diversity. we also found a lot of crab shells.
a foot bath for this gull.
this dunlin enjoyed a nice bit of jellyfish - and always slipped on it!
a finnlines ferry was about to come in.
the actual distance of the ship. right next to it is a little lighthouse.
it was quite impressive to watch this giant come in.
mom & dad watching the little spectacle.
green & white lighthouse.
cormorants are also a common sight at the baltic sea.
what would the sea be without any gulls to photograph?
wide horizons.
the old core of travemünde is really charming.
the timmermann fountain is a cute little fountain that showcases two young listeners eavesdropping an older guy called otto timmermann - a man who told old stories and histories to many people when he was still alive - in low german. this fountain was created by leo wirth.
on our last day at the baltic sea the sun came out again and we spend it at the beach.
good-bye to seagulls and sea - until next time!
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