| Unique pointsLubeck is a charming
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| | must. Neideregger have been making
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| Hanseatic city, surrounded by a canal
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| | marzipan since
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| and a river. It has plenty of parks
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| | 1806 using a secret recipe, with as
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| trees and open spaces.
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| | little sugar as possible
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| The best known symbol of the city is the
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| | added, to preserve the almond aroma and
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| Holtesten gate,
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| | taste. They
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| built in 1477. Unfortuntately the gate
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| | serve all types of marzipan delicacies
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| was covered in
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| | and you can choose
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| scaffolding during my visit in June
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| | from 300 products in their shop. There
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| 2005, so I didn't get any
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| | is a museum on the
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| photos! The town hall (Rathaus) was
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| | second floor, charting in the company's
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| first constructed in
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| | history.The Duckstein Festival is held
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| 1230, it is regarded as one of the
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| | from 5 - 14 August on the
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| oldest and most
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| | banks of the River Travel. There are a
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| magnificent buildings in Germany. The
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| | variety of outdoor
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| whole of the old
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| | street performances - music, comedy
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| town is now a UNESCO world heritage
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| | etc.Lubeck has several interesting
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| site. The old town
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| | museums. The Museum of
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| is quite compact and can easily be
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| | Nature and the Environment, Muhlendamm 1
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| covered by foot. Lubeck
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| | -3, tel 0451
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| is known as the home of marizpan. The
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| | 1224121, has ten million year old whale
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| story goes that
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| | fossils. The St
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| during a siege the city ran out of flour
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| | Anne Museum, St Annen Strasse 15, tel
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| and they ground down
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| | 0451 1224134, is a
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| nuts as a substitute! You can visit the
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| | former Augustian convent dating from the
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| neaby Baltic coastal
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| | early 16th
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| resort of Travemunde, nicknamed Lubeck's
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| | century. It has a collection of
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| "lovely
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| | ecclesiastical art and late
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| daughter", walk along the prom, take a
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| | Medieval carved altar pieces. The
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| dip in the sea, visit a
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| | Puppet Museum,
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| fish restaurant. It is easy to reach
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| | Petersgrube 4 - 5, tel 451 178626,
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| Lubeck with Ryanair
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| | houses one of the
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| flights to Blankensee airport from
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| | largest collections in the world of 18th
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| Prestwick, Standsted,
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| | and 19th century
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| Shannon, Milan, Pisa and
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| | puppets and puppet theatre equipment.
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| Skavsta.HistoryLubeck was the cornerstone
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| | The Holsten Gate
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| of the Hanseatic League, a
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| | houses the Museum of Local History.
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| trading alliance between cities in
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| | During September
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| Northern Europe, to
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| | the Museums have some late opening
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| protect trade. The League endured for
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| | nights, until
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| three centries.
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| | midnight.Travemunde, the coastal resort,
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| Lubeck was the most important town in
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| | can be reached by boat trip
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| the Baltc basin by
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| | up to Trave River from Lubeck, by train
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| the end of the Middle Ages. However by
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| | or by bus numbers
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| the late 16th
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| | 30 and 31. The Travemunde Sailing Week
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| century the League began to
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| | is held from 22 -
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| disintergrate. The city is
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| | 31 July. It is the second largest
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| nickmaned the "City of Seven Spires".
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| | sailing event in the world
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| The cathedral is
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| | with around 3000 sailors from 16
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| believed to be the oldest building in
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| | countries taking part.
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| Lubeck, it was founded
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| | There are fireworks and a family party
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| in 1137. It was badly damged in air
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| | in Brugmann
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| raids during the Second
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| | Gardens. Sand World runs from 8 July -
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| World War, and was not fully renovated
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| | September 4. This
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| until 1982. The
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| | is a display of sand scupltures up to 15
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| bells which fell during the raid have
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| | metres high. There
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| been left untouched as
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| | is a prom which you can cycle or walk
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| a reminder of the destruction of war.
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| | along. The beach is
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| The salt warehouses,
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| | dotted with the characteristic beach
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| now retail space, were crucial to the
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| | chairs, which offer
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| city's ecomony. Salt
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| | plenty of wind cover.Day TripsThere are
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| was known as "white gold" as it the only
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| | regular train/bus to nearby cities. I
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| means of
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| | really liked
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| preserving food. Lubeck was still a
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| | Wismar, east of Lubeck. It is also a
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| "free city" when it
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| | Hanseatic town. It has
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| refused to allow Hitler to speak there
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| | a large town square with a medieval
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| during his election
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| | water pumping station,
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| campaign. Hitler revoked this privilege
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| | built in Dutch renaissence style. Along
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| once he came to
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| | the port, fish is
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| power.What to see and doThe old town is
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| | freshly smoked on board boats. There
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| very pleasant just for wandering around.
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| | are stalls selling
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| | snacks, mainly fish sandwiches and
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| Every so often you will happen upon one
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| | several restaurants
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| of alleyways off a
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| | and cafes.
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| road with terraces of pretty cottages.
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| | Schwerin is also very beautiful,
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| These were originally
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| | surrounded by lakes.Where to
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| built behind the merchants town houses
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| | stayExcelsior Hotel, this three star
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| as
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| | hotel is located just outside
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| accommodation for the workers. Most of
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| | the old town, close to the bus and
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| them have now
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| | railway stations. I stayed
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| been refurbished and converted into
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| | at this hotel for one night in June
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| houses for the elderly.
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| | 2005. The rooms are
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| You are welcome to go into the alleys
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| | comfortable and the buffet breakfast is
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| during the day to look
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| | good. Rates for a
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| around, as long as you are respectful of
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| | double room are 78 - 108 euros, a single
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| the residents.There are lots of green
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| | room is 60 - 80
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| spaces to walk around. I especially
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| | euros. The Excelsior has a 3 day
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| liked the Muhlenteich, a tranquil piece
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| | special which includes
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| of water with great
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| | two nights bed and breakfast, two
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| view over to the cathedral. There are
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| | four-course meals (you
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| paths round almost all
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| | can choose lunch or dinner), a city
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| the peripherary of the old town.The old
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| | tour, a visit to the Cafe
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| town is surrounded by the Elbe-Lubeck
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| | Neideregger and admission to the Puppet
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| canal and
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| | Museum. This
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| the Trave River. You can take boat
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| | package costs 142 euros per person,
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| trips round the port from
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| | based on two
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| the jetties at Obertrave, Wall Peninsula
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| | sharing, 174 euros in a single room.The
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| and the Untertrave.
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| | two star Baltic Hotel is located just
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| You can also take a trip on the Wakenitz
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| | outside the old town,
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| from Muhlerbrucke
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| | close to the bus and railway stations.
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| to Rothebhausen.Thomas Mann, the German
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| | A double roomcosts
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| author, was born and spent the
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| | from 61 - 67 euros per night, a single
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| early part of his life in Lubeck. One
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| | room from 33 - 37
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| of his best known
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| | euros per nightWhere to eatWullenwever,
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| novels, "The Buddenbrooks", helped him
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| | Beckergrube 71, tel 0451 704333, is run
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| to win a Nobel
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| | by
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| Prize for Literature in 1929. It is
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| | the Peterman family. it is located in a
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| the story of the downfall of
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| | 16th century house.
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| a bourgeois family over several
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| | There are several set menus, starting at
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| generations. It was Mann's
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| | 35 euros per
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| first novel published when he was 25.
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| | person or you can dine a la
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| The so called
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| | carte.Restaurant Toledo, Krahenstrasse
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| "Buddenbrooks House" was the home of
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| | 25, tel 451 7098111, is
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| Mann's
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| | a Spanish/Mediterranean restaurant.
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| grandparents but it was portrayed as the
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| | They serve a buffet on
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| home of the
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| | Friday and Saturday evening with an
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| Buddenbrooks in the novel. Some of the
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| | extensive choice at only
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| rooms in the
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| | 11.5 euros per person. I liked this
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| house have been decorated as described
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| | restaurant because I
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| in the novel.Lubeck hosts various markets
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| | could see what I was choosing at the
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| during the year. The
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| | buffet. I didn't
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| Christmas market is held in Koberg
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| | understand most of tne menus in Germany
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| Square from 21
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| | beyond chicken
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| November to 23 December. The Anno
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| | and pork. I do like some fish but never
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| Dazumal Market is
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| | knew what all the
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| held in the town hall square during May.
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| | kinds of fish on the menu were and
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| Stall holders dress
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| | didn't want to order
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| in traditional custom and you can watch
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| | something I couldn't eat.Karen Bryan is
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| them practising
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| | a UK based independent travel consultant
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| traditional crafts. It is like a
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| | and writer, specialising in less well
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| journey back through time.For marzipan
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| | known destinations in
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| lovers, a visit to the Cafe Neideregger
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| | Europe.
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| is a
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