Lübeck 2018

Beautiful Autumn Colors in Lübeck

  In October, I spend a weekend in Lübeck for joining a 10km run. Moreover, I could take the chance to visit the city of Lübeck and the beach area of Travemünde. It was a perfect combination of joinng the running event and do some sightseeing. In the morning, I started my promenade at the Trave river and I really enjoyed the calm atmosphere and the beautiful colored leaves of the trees at this sunny day. 

   After the little walk at the riverside, I entered the area of the old town island from the Southern side, so that I could directly see the Lübeck Cathedral, a brick-built Lutheran cathedral, built between 1173 and 1247. With its 130m length, the Lübeck Cathedral is one of the largest brick churches in the world. Inside the cathedral, it was really impressive to see many treasuries, stone wall paintings and a beautiful church hall.

  Then, I walked to the Holsten Gate, the town's landmark, which is a city gate on the Western side of the city centre. It was constructed in a Brick Gothic style in 1454 and it's one of the famous relics of the medieval old town of Lübeck. Together with the Citadel Gate in the North of the city centre, it's one of the two remaining city gates. Since 1987, the Holsten Gate has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

  The next spot on the city tour was the St. Peter's Church, where I could go to the top of the church tower to have an excellent view over the city with the Holsten Gate and the part with the City Hall and St. Mary's Church.

   Before I took a coffee break at the "Neue Rösterei", I went to the St. Mary's Church, where I could attend the noon devotion. Moreover, I could see the "Glockenspiel" of the astronomical clock, which was built between 1561 and 1566. The Church itself was built in a Brick Gothic style between 1250 and 1350 and is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

   I also spend some time in the "Marzipan Museum Niederegger" on the 2nd floor of the Café Niederegger. It was quite interesting and at the end, I also bought some marzipan for my friends in Göttingen. Since I'm also a fan of German literature, I also had to go to the Buddenbrookhaus, a museum about the novel " Die Buddenbrooks" and the author family of Heinrich and Thomas Mann. Unfortunately, the Museum of Theatre Puppets was closed, but the street was still decorated with paintings and theatre puppets, so that it was worthwile to pass this street. Before I reached the 2nd city gate - the Citadel Gate - I also saw the Heiligen-Geist-Hospital, one of the oldest existing social institutions in the world and one of the most significant buildings in the city.
 

   After exploring the city centre of Lübeck, I took the train to Travemünde, a part of Lübeck, located on the Baltic Sea. In the past, I stayed in Travemünde for two weeks during a seminar of my civilian service, so it was nice to come back. I didn't only stay at the beach, I also visited the 31m high historical Lighthouse of Travemünde, which is a kind of museum nowadays.

   When I was back in Lübeck, I discovered the restaurant called "Kartoffelspeicher", where it was possible to eat baked potatoes in different fancy variations. It was unbelievable tasty and I could definitely suggest to eat there. 

   On Sunday, I joined the 10km run of the marathon event. The weather conditions were perfect for running, so that I was satisfied with my result. Moreover, I decided to do more of those running/sightseeing weekends in the new year too.