Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Germany, Wismar--Wander in the World Heritage

Photo by Bo. W
Train pulled out of Schwerin, with the northernmost state of Mecklenburg - Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) in Germany. Mecklenburg - Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is Germany's largest agricultural region. Outside the windows are large tracts of yellow flowers, the breeze blowing, rippling into the endless yellow waves? On sunny slopes, yellow flowers have opened, bright golden yellow glow in the sunlight! It seems the air can smell the scent of yellow flowers.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Germany, Schwerin - a different kind of charm

Photo by Bo. W
Schwerin, the city has less than 100,000 residents, it is the smallest state capital in Germany. Picturesque scenery around Schwerin city, a number of lakes flowing into the city, the water reflecting the North German bright sky, floating clouds, and the city's symbol - Schwerin Palace (Schweriner Schloss), unique architectural style, extraordinary momentum.

Schwerin city established in the year 1160. For centuries, hundreds of years of changing it, but the old town largely intact, because only slightly damaged in World War II.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Germany, Schwerin- fairy-tale palace on Lake Schwerin

Photo by Bo. W
Schwerin town is the capital of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany. It is among seven lakes, which is known as "City of Seven Lakes". Lake Schwerin (Schweriner See) in the seven lake, it is Germany's third largest lake. Fairy-tale palaces - Schwerin Palace (German: Schweriner Schloss,) sits among this lake.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Germany, Schwerin - the smallest German state capital

photo by Bo. W
142 kilometers away from Hamburg by train at 1 hour 20 minutes there is a small town of Schwerin, it is also the smallest German state capital. Schwerin, an ancient city in Germany, located in Schwerin Lake. Schwerin had belonged to East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, became the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern).

Friday, July 17, 2015

Germany, Lübeck - - three Nobel laureates

Paul Thomas Mann, Willy Brandt and Günter Wilhelm Grass, the names of the three men on the hobby's history, politics and literature for people who are not unfamiliar. They are German Nobel Prize winner in the 20th Century. In fact, Lübeck addition to these glorious history and architecture, but in the humanities is amazing. Just 20 million people in this town, actually a three Nobel winners in history, the most famous Nobel Prize winner Günter Wilhelm Grass, in 1959 he published "The Tin Drum "he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Germany, Lübeck - Culture and Art History Museum

Photo by Bo. W
Lübeck not only has a lot of historic buildings, as well as many small museums: Museum tender as Sankt-Annen-Museum, Behnhaus and Holstentor. Luebeck Puppet Theatre Museum is a privately run museum. Shipbuilding and shipping museum in the old ship (Schiffbau-und Schifffahrtsmuseum auf dem Traditionsschiff) is reminiscent of the past, as the main transport and multi-masted sailing the high side in trade era, Rostock shipping industry's golden age. Very worth seeing are those sailing model. Then this ship will be loaded with grain of Mecklenburg destined for the world. Swedish yacht "Vaasa (Vasa)" yacht model among them, the legendary ship, in the maiden voyage in Stockholm (Stockholmer) port sank.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Germany, Lübeck - five churches, seven steeple city

Photo by Bo. W
Lübeck's Old Town, which is composed Travel River, Elbe and Lübeck canal around a small island.  Usually people go to visit the ancient city. There are many old and beautiful building in old city, these buildings bring people into the medieval fairy tale. Lubeck also known as the "Seven Spire City", because five famous church in the ancient city, a total of seven spires.


Saturday, July 4, 2015

Germany, Lübeck - Town Hall(Rathaus)

Photo by Bo. W
Market Square is located next to the Town Hall, which is the center of the old town, it is surrounded by some historic buildings. In this neighborhood you can explore Lübeck's picturesque Old Town, merchant houses and narrow winding streets, walking in the flower-filled alleys and rest and enjoy a coffee in the sunny courtyard.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Germany, Lübeck - Red and Black Fortified Gates

Photo by Bo. W
On Dolls Bridge, you could see not far from the Holstentor.It looks like the entrance "fairy tale world", but it is the defense of the western entrance of the city of Lubeck.