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Summer seems far, far away as
Rotterdam
approaches the German seaside town of Warnemünde on a wet
and windy Saturday in July. Only a week ago, hurricane force
winds forced the ship to stay here overnight. Armed with
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Rotterdam is docked smack in the middle of Warnemünde,
only a stone's throw away from
the
railway station. Tickets for the short train ride to
Rostock are cheap - even if you elect to travel first
class like we do. We hop on the first available
double-decker, which leaves the station of Warnemünde with
German precision. This is an interesting train ride, as
you
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days when this part of Germany was in fact the German
Democratic Republic. After only 17 minutes (on the dot!) our
train reaches Rostock Hauptbahnhof and we are on our way to
the center of town. With its pastel-colored buildings and
cobblestone streets, this former Hanseatic city is pretty and
when the sun comes out we find a nice terrace where we order a
cappuccino 'mit Sahne' (or two) and enjoy watching the
colorful Saturday morning shopping crowd until it is time to
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Back at Warnemünde we find out that this is a very
charming seaside town with a gorgeous beach facing the
Baltic Sea. Numerous pretty half-timbered houses make the town
look almost Scandinavian. The many restaurants serve up freshly
caught seafood and the atmosphere is distinctly 'beach
resort'. Sadly, another violent downpour makes us rush
back on board the Rotterdam.
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