Lübeck

It generally was a rainy day today. Lyn did some work, I read a bit. When the rain stopped, we cleaned the boat to get rid of the salt of the Baltic. We put the washing into the machine ashore. And we took another walk through Lübeck.
As mentioned earlier, this is a beautiful and very old Hanseatic town. It dates back to the 8th century, but burned down to the ground three times before 1300. And was severely damaged in 1942 during the Allied bombardments. A lot of that damage has been restored, but for instance the cathedral ("Dom") is so huge that it is probably impossible to restore it to its likely former glory. To be honest, we found that they have done a pretty poor job on the 'Dom' by including a number of modern 'features' in the stained glass windows, the altar and the pews (no pews actually, just modern chairs....).
But all in all, it's a beautiful and interesting town.
Here are some pictures:















Tomorrow, we start up the Elbe - Lübeck canal. It should take two days to get to the Elbe at Lauenburg. But we hope to be able to post our experiences from our overnight stop, probably in Mölln. Four locks to pass, for the first time since Kiel on 17 June, exactly two months ago!