We wanted to explore the Wadden Sea of North Friesland and went on a cruise to one of the halligen called Gröde. At Nordstrand we borded the Adler V which took us on a tour through the Wadden Sea where we passed a couple of halligen before we reached the Hallig Gröde where we stopped …
We had heard so much about Hamburg and many people recommended to visit the city, therefore we went for a stroll along the Elbe. As we could have predicted we were not the only ones. Luckily it was easy to find a central parking for us, even with a view to the famous Elbphilarmony. From …
We first went to Bremerhaven, where we wanted to visit the maritime museum and then continued to Cuxhaven, to get our first experience with the watt, the tidal flats between the mainland and the little islands in front of the North Sea coast. Sunset at Bremerhaven Bremerhaven, about 53km north from Bremen at the mouth …
Today we reached the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, which is the smallest state of Germany consisting mainly of the town of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The historic city centre of Bremen truly fascinated us. We had managed to park close to the centre next to the Beck beer factory and from there crossed the bridge …
We needed some fresh air and to walk a little so we chose the Zwischenahner Meer – a nice lake in Lower Saxony – to walk around it. We started with good weather, but with time it became more and more overcast. The route around the lake was mostly on paths through lovely forest, always …
Today we went to explore cruise ships, the big ones. At the river Ems in the Northwest of Germany lies one of the biggest shipyards for these kind of ships. We were curious to see how these huge ships are built. The Meyer Werft is one of the major German shipyards, headquartered in Papenburg. Founded …
We went to explore the region of Krummhörn, a remote area of Eastern Friesland (Ostfriesland) in the northwest of Germany, bordering the Netherlands at the mouth of the river Ems. Pilsum lighthouse What is the most tilted tower in the world? If you think it is the leaning tower of Pisa you are mistaken. The church tower …
Our last destination in the Netherlands before we will be back to Germany was Menkemaborg, a manor house in the North of Groningen which is presented as if the occupants of the 18th century just had left. Menkemaborg Menkemaborg is an originally 14th-century, brick-built house, which was dramatically altered around 1700 but has since been …
We had checked in at a very nice camping, where we could rent kayaks and explore the North of Groningen also per bike. Camping Marenland We were so happy about the good weather, although it was not very warm. At our camping we rented a kayak and did a tour around the channels of Winsum …
In Eenrum, in the province of Groningen, we found a tiny factory where mustard is produced in the traditional way. We were interested how mustard is made so we went for a visit. Abrahams Mosterdmakerij also has a wind mill 🙂 Historical shop still in use Mill to crush the mustard seeds We could watch …
