The best place you’ve never heard of.

Hamburg to Lubeck – 45 miles.

Not too far to ride today but I was worried about the rain forecast so I set off just after 7am!

I found Chicken Licken along the way.

And something you don’t often see…

An event celebrating British Flair is unusual in the UK nevermind in Germany.

I had to briefly deploy my jacket….

What Fairytale do you think I am doing today. Answer later!

I arrived early in Lubeck and I was instantly wow’ed.

This was the gateway into the centre.

The whole town centre was gorgeous. As normal photos don’t show the place at its best. Sadly, the blue skies had gone today.

This was a chapel and hospital for the local poor.
The Cathedral is one of several large churches. It doesn’t look grand on the outside. Partly because it was bombed in the war.
It was massive on the inside. It was quite different from other German churches.
I treated myself at the smartest cafe in town. I had the local marzipan special torte.
This was my view out of the cafe window.

Why is this town so culturally rich but you have never heard of it? Here is a brief story of why it was historically rich.

Lubeck was the primary city of the Hanseatic League. This was a North Germany and Baltic trading group which existed from the mid 1100’s to the 1600’s. It became very rich and influential because of its economic clout. I went to a museum that explained it all. I think that the Hanseatic League were the Amazon of the Middle Ages!

I must have walked a lap of the old city and visited all its churches. Every street had nice buildings.

There was a little story about this chap. It’s a bit long, and it isn’t one of The Grimms or Andersens so I just took the chance to do the photo.

The rain held off pretty well. My hotel is central and pleasant. The city is amazing. What’s not to like.

Another gate on the northern side of the city.

If you haven’t guessed the fairytale yet, here’s another clue… ‘What big eyes you’ve got Grandma’ and ‘What big teeth you have Grandma’. You must have it.

Of course it is Little Red Riding Hood.

See you tomorrow. One more night in Germany.

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