Let's talk about Dickmann's

After yesterdays success of visiting rural Northern Germany, we decided to get out the map and throw a few darts and explore some more.

Leaving via car toward the north and within only 10 km of Lubeck city, was our first stop, the very small fishing village of Gothmund and the old port. Driving into this area felt quite familiar to other suburban areas, large houses on large lots built after WW2, in fact, nothing spectacular, but as we got closer and closer to the river the road got narrower, to the point it was only one car wide.  I was able to find a park and then whipped out google maps to guide us down to the old port.


The area is made up of around 50 homes that would be at least 400 years old and all still retain the thatched roofs.  We even saw one roof being repaired by some men who still carry out the trade. (sorry no photo of this as we thought it too rude).

The area was linked by one small pedestrian path named Fischerweg, that went parallel with the Trave (river).  It was so peaceful and very typically German.

Google Map of the location and please enjoy the photographs.

Next, we headed east and drove again away from the AutoBahn through fields, forests and lake areas of the north. Rain also started and by the time we reached Wismar, our destination on the Baltic sea, the rain had set in. So not to be perturbed we parked the car and walked into the old town.

Here we lucked out a little. It may have been the rain, the grey skies and the wind but really the town had no feeling of spirit, character or interest in showing itself to us. We walked the old town and stumbled across the massive Church of St. Nicholas and went inside for some refuge from the rain.  It was amazing, all built from brick with column after column holding up the structure.

We also found this town to have a pine fragrance! Everywhere we walked we could smell it. In the end, we put it down to the timber yard that was on the docks and from google maps, we could see it, just on the edge of town with tons of logs.

Ohh, the Dickmanns, I hear you ask?  We couldn't resist purchasing these in the supermarket. They are small 'sticks' of marshmellow with a wafer bottom, covered in dark chocolate. Rich, sweet but ohh so lovely. I bet you too would love a Dickmann.

This is the last blog from Germany, tomorrow morning we are down to the airport in Hamburg then getting on a flight to Southern Italy, Naples here we come!