Lubeck – Monday 17 June

25/06/2019 jenny Comments 0 Comment

The breakfast buffet at the Romantik Hotel Fuchsbau in Timmendorf was truly the best breakfast we have ever had. The buffet stretched across four sides of a room to the side of the dining area and included every breakfast food you can think of. You could sample honey directly off a honey comb, which I have never seen anywhere else. There was a lady standing to the side ready to make fresh waffles or omelettes to order. A vast array of breads, cheeses and meats (for example two types of smoked salmon, one with pepper). Lots of different types of cut fruits, fresh squeezed juice, varieties of yogurt, quark and fresh cream.

Breakfast buffet
Breakfast buffet
Honey off the comb for breakfast

We are now making a slow approach to Hamburg – to arrive on the Thursday to prepare for our holiday their with Elsbeth. We decided to go and have a look at Lubeck, only around 20 km away. We managed to stretch our ride out to 43 km by exploring along the way. This is quite a different way of riding and a bit of a luxury in a way – as we can take any detour that we fancy.

We started out having another look around Timmendorfer Strand, which is much more peaceful on Monday morning than on Sunday afternoon. We tried finding an alternative route but ended up backtracking a bit on the same bike path to Travemunde – no hardship as it really is a lovely ride.

Timmendorfer Strand jetty
Timmendorfer Strand Harbour
Sea view on bike path between Timmendorfer Strand and Travemunde
Travemunde harbour again

The rest of the ride to Lubeck was fairly uneventful, except for a tunnel we had to take to get across the river at Herreninsel. We rode around in a circle following bike route signs until we realised that we had to take a bus to get through. The bus is there just for bicycles and is free of charge – it arrives every 15 minutes or so. It has a trailer for bicycles and bikes can also be tied up inside. Our bikes travelled inside the bus.

We arrived fairly early in the afternoon in Lubeck. It was getting hot, so we were happy to stop. Our hotel was fairly good value, right in the middle of the old town. We explored the town on foot, which is quite a change of pace for us. The town is dominated by seven church steeples and lots of old medieval looking buildings.