I don’t want you to think that all we saw in Lübeck was just churches and organs!

When you first arrive in Lübeck your first sight is a massive entry gate, which has become the symbol of the city. Apparently at one point the city wanted to tear it down because it was not being used, and in an election, the initiative for keeping the gate won by only one vote!

The old part of Lübeck is on an island enclosed by the Trave River. We stopped to eat at a restaurant along the river which was very picturesque.

Look at how crooked the middle building is and leaning to the right! You can see that the drainpipe has to make a big turn to the left in order to reach the ground.

This huge tree was started from a seedling from Martin Luther’s house in Thüringen and planted in 1873.

We also saw the town hall on the main square and saw giant “wind” holes in the wall, allowing wind to blow through without knocking down the buildings. Lübeck is known for being a very windy city, and you can see by the blue skies that we are having gorgeous weather here in Germany!

We stopped at a restaurant and shop which is famous for making marzipan and I had a marzipan nut cake. Delicious!

The shop also had a medieval village all made out of marzipan as well as a sailing ship. I’m afraid the photo below shows only about one-quarter the width of the whole village.

I’m having a great time here in Germany!