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Picture Book...Germany's Far North-East and North Poland

A loose collection of 2 weeks worth of places, towns, National Parks, coast, historic cities and odds+ends along the German and Polish Baltic Coasts and Islands, where each topic or place starts with a map (and the matching Gmap link) followed by pics and info

One stand-alone breakout section is Peenemuende, the WW2 Nazi Rocket Development Site on the island of Usedom, which is within the same general area.
Here : http://www.austouring.com/forum/show...7959#post77959

Sept 2019

...and a family visit turning into day-trips and a week of northern Poland (coast and inland).

Swapping the usual helmets and gloves for hiking-boots and rental-SUV didn't mean we'd stick to Autobahns and tourist traps.

Though...the Autobahns can be some fun, too.
After nearly 40hrs on planes and airports around half the globe it's time to de-numb the brain.

Hogging the slow-lane after making room for a blitzing VW-Transporter on the A20 from Berlin to Greifswald and the Baltic Coast.

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Wander_001.JPG

Map https://bit.ly/3fk9Poc

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Baltics_02.JPG

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Re: Picture Book...Germany's Far North-East and North Poland

Re: Picture Book...Germany's Far North-East and North Poland

Ruegen Island...Altefaehr

Map https://bit.ly/2SBNl8K

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Baltics_05.JPG

A quick sticky-beak to check how Stralsund foreshore looks from across the Strela Sound, the shallow Narrows between Mainland the island of Ruegen.
Altefaehr translates into Old Ferry...the ferry port to get to the island in ancient times.
Which was replaced by a hinged bridge to allow ships into the sound...paralleled by the 2007 high-clearance Ruegen bridge.

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Wander_039.JPG

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Wander_042.JPG

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Wander_041.JPG

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...nder_M_006.JPG

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Wander_043.JPG

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...nder_M_005.JPG

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Wander_044.JPG

A rich, old coastal trading town...and it still sort of shows. They just never got those church-towers to last any length of time :D

Quote:

St. Mary's Church (German: Marienkirche) is a large Lutheran church located in Stralsund, northern Germany.[1] Built some time before 1298, it is architecturally Gothic, an example of the brick gothic style prevalent in northern Germany. Between 1549 and 1647, it was the tallest building in the world at 151 metres (495 ft) tall, excepting the interval 1569–1573 between the completion and collapse of the tower of Beauvais Cathedral.

The bell tower collapsed in 1382, and was rebuilt by 1478. In 1495, the steeple tower blew down during a severe storm, and was then rebuilt taller. This was subsequently struck by lightning in 1647, and burned down, and was rebuilt as a baroque dome, which, completed in 1708, can be seen today. The tower is currently 104 metres (341 ft) tall.

http://www.glitch-oz.com/Pics/19/Bal...Wander_046.JPG