We said goodbye to the Baltic and drove about an hour and a half south to the Müritz Seenplatte (Muritz Lake District). Lots of water! Our first stop was the city of Warem, more or less the main point of the area.
The attraction there is the Müritzeum, a museum which serves as a "visitor center and discovery center" for the area. It had various exhibits, and a small aquarium. On the whole, we found it rather small and disappointing, especially considering the entrance fee of 15 Euros per person.
We drove on and a bit further on we found a Rewe grocery store which had not only a bakery with cafe but also a small bistro. Perfect for lunch!
We continued south towards our hotel, but, it being too early to check in, we continued on to the town of Robel, pretty much on the southern end of this particular lake. It offered a large parking lot just across the street from the harbor.
There were various shops and food stands, of course, but this being a warm sunny day, there was only one thing that would hit the spot.
At last time to check in, so we did. The Müritzer Landhotel zur grüner Baum.
Friendly staff, nice room, good restaurant and lovely outside eating area next to, what else, a small lake.
Local fish for me, and shrimp scampi for Norbert. Excellent food and a lovely atmosphere.
The breakfast the next morning did not match the quality of dinner. It was completely adequate, though. After a lazy morning we drove around the lake to Rechlin.
On the way, we stopped here. NETTO is a chain of discount supermarkets throughout Germany. We passed many NETTO stores like the ones we know, and were surprised to see NETTO stores with a totally different logo and color scheme. So of course we had to visit one!
We asked the cashier whether the two NETTO chains were related -- they are not. She told us that this NETTO is a Danish chain which had established itself in (the former East Germany). How they all cope with copyrights, etc., is beyond me.
Lunchtime! We found another outdoor cafe (covered, fortunately) and ate there. This was our view. It is hard to tell but there was a public harbor, and we could watch people unload their boats from the trailers and sail away. Except for one guy who couldn't really figure it out, and had to give up in disgust (and to the smirks of the harbor employees).
Naps in teh afternooon, and a quick dash to Robel for sandwiches from Aldi, which we ate in the room. Aldi Nord has excellent sandwiches!
On the whole, we were disappointed in the area. Lovely landscape, very little access to the water. Many of the "attractions" looked like cheap knock-up "make a quick Euro" type things. It's a large area, though, and perhaps we just weren't at the right area.
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