If you know anything about German geography you will quickly realise that Berlin is not on the Baltic coast, in fact it isn’t on any coast at all. As this is the closest that many will ever get to the German capital it’s a perfect opportunity to visit the city. The organised trip involved leaving the ship as it docked at 9.30 this morning and taking a coach for the approximate 3 hour ride to Berlin, having your excursion followed by a return journey of another 3 hours. If you had never seen the city the trip is probably worth the time and effort but as Sylvia and I had spent a number of days in Berlin with an excellent German speaker (Thank-you Briony) only a few years ago we decided to stay more locally.
The small coastal town of Warnemunde is a delightful place and this was the view from our cabin as we sailed up the estuary early this morning.
We decided that we would visit the nearby city of Rostock in the morning which is located a short 20 minute train ride away. The train takes you through the suburbs of the city which comprise many high rise blocks of flats. This is part of the former East Germany and some of the flats look as if they date from that period.
The city centre however is much better looking, a combination of ancient buildings…
…together with modern sculptures …...
….and shopping centres.
We wandered around the city for most of the morning visiting old churches together with C&A and T K Maxx, before returning to the ship for lunch and an afternoon nap.
In the early evening we walked around the small fishing village of Warnemunde, a lovely place as you can see from these photos.
The skyline though is always dominated by our ship, Celebrity Eclipse.
Tomorrow is another sea day before Stockholm on Thursday.
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