Lubeck, Germany is about 2 hours from our house. Our European guide book had a great picture of the Holstentor and said that Lubeck was like an island city. So...we decided to take a day trip to the town...and make a pit stop at Ikea in Kiel...on the way home. Check out the photos. More info on Lubeck:
- It was a free imperial city in 1226 and controlled trade in the Baltic to as far away as Russia.
- The picture with the wooden replica of the town was built in 1934 by school children. It's a replica of Lubeck in the 1600s. Today, the fortified banks surrounding the moat/river are gone and it's flat land.
- Lubeck sustained heavy damage during WW II and many of the buildings have been restored or rebuilt.
- The Holstentor (Holsten Gate) was built in the 1400s and is the first structure that greets visitors as they enter the island-like city.
- Marienkirche (St. Maria's Church or St. Mary's Church, depending upon the literature) was built between 1250 and 1350. It was restored after it was burned and bombed in 1942 (WWII). There's a picture of a large bell that fell during WW II bombings and is embedded in the concrete floor!
- There are pictures of two organs in the church. The current organ was placed in 1986 and has about 5,000 pipes. There have been about 5 other versions of the organ, beginning back in the early 1500s.
- Apparently, if you think of marzipan you think of Niederegger, which is a store in Lubeck. It's status as the marzipan capital of the world dates back to the 1800s. I realized that I don't particularly care for the taste of marzipan, which is good because a lot of chocolates are filled with the stuff. I'll take hazelnut filling any day of the week!
A quick trip to Ikea in Kiel to pick up a few things for the house and a stop at Citti-park in Flensburg for groceries and before we knew it our Saturday was over. Sunday is supposed to be nice out, so we'll work in the yard a bit.
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