We decided to visit the Hanseatic City of Stralsund (given city rights in 1234) but not the neighboring island of Rügen, a popular tourist destination. The "new" bridge connecting the two is undergoing massive renovation, with long backups as everyone is forced onto the "old" two lane bridge.
Along the way we saw storks! It is hard to tell, but that is a stork nest on the chimney top. We also saw several flying.
We also saw this. Graffii about the "local" football team is very common.
We arrived in Stralsund and the major impression is of roadworks. Everywhere. We did manage to find the parking garage we were seeking, but it was definitely not easy.
We also learned something which proved true later as well. Just because a parking garage is named for an attraction, does not mean that it is actually near the attraction. Unless you consider a 10-minute walk near.
Our goal was the Ozeaneum (Ocean Musem), located in a lovely modern bulding on the waterfront.
These may look like bird skeletons, but they are actually from whales!
They also have an aquarium.
We ate lunch at the museum cafe, and then admired the old buildings as we strolled back to the garage.
This was on the grounds of a pottery, made using shards. Love the eye!
We made our way back with difficulty out of the Old Town and Norbert decided we would, indeed, visit Rügen. Fortunately the traffic was very light and we had no back up.
It is a very large island! We avoided the beachy-resorty areas and headed to the Jasmund National Park, which feature the island's white chalk cliffs. There is a skywalk at one called the Königsstuhl (King's Chair).
A lovely experience!
The afternoon traffic jam was apparently starting by the time we left, but fortunately for us it was backed up in the other direction. And I do mean backed up, quite a long way!
We topped off the day with a dinner of sandwiches from Aldi, which were quite good!
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