28.08.2014 back to Hamburg (by train) via Schwerin

Today i took the train back to Hamburg, but i managed to do another stop at Schwerin castle (Unesco site)

27.08.2014 Szczecin

I took the train from Świnoujście to Szczecin (120km, 90 minutes, 5 Euros incl. bike) and have to say that Szczecin is full of contrast. On the one hand you have a beautiful old town and castle.

But on the other hand the city center still looks like a soviet town with a tram that is at least 50 years old.

 

I have reached my destinaton of this trip...  

   

26.08.2014 Peenemünde to Świnoujście

Bridge in Ahlbek

Reaching the German Polish border.  A new monument marks the border and a gap in the forrest remembers the border as it used to be during iron curtain times.

Another ferry crossing to cross the river Swina to reach the eastern part of town.

25.08.2014 Greifswald to Peenemünde

A nice bike ride along Schloss Ludwigsburg, not worth any visit

along 8 old Atomic plants from East german times, which got switched off in 1990

 Ferry crossing from Freest to Peenemünde, crossing the river Peene

Reaching Peenemünde home of Werner von Braun and the V2 rocket

24.08.2014 Stralsund to Greifswald

An easy bikeride of 40 km today. No highlights along the way, but a town that fantastic, it was created twice. The world famous town of Leist.

 

Another day without rain and i have reached the Hanseatic City of Greifswald
                                             

20.08.2014 Zingst to Stralsund

Today was a short 60 km ride to Stralsund and i reached Stralsund already 4:30 pm. After check in to my Hostel (from 4 star Hotel yesterday to 4 bed dorm today) i went to the city center. Wonderful old town and UNESCO world heritage site

At the harbour there is a famous german sailing boat and the museum called Ozeaneum. Wonderful aquarium with local exibits from Baltic and North Sea including Exploration of the Oceans and models of whales in actual size.

19.08.2014 Rostock to Zingst

Early morning i left Rostock for a 80 km cycle trip to Zingst. There are no tourist sites and traps along the way like on my last leg. I can focus on cycling...

I left Rostock and cycled along the east side of the Warnow river back to the Baltic Sea Coastline.

Near Ahrenshoop along the seaside cliff an old NVA (east german army)  dropped into the sea and does rest on the beach now...

http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/steilkuesteniehagen101.html

Although the photo of my hotel in Zingst  looks rainy again, i was really lucky and had no rain on my second cycle day.

18.08.2014 resting day in Rostock

After a long 70km cycle day yesterday, i took a resting day in Rostock. I visited the Zoo and did go to the old part of town for dinner and visited the local cycle shop.

I had to test a restaurant on the very left

The local cycle repair shop had a fantastic 24/7 machine to buy cycle tubes...

17.08.2014 Wismar to Warnemünde (Rostock)

The first real leg of my Baltic Cycle tour has started. I left from Wismar and cycled along the Baltic Sea coast via Kühlungborn, Heiligendamm and Nienhagen to Warnemünde.

Kühlungsborn is a really nice and hip Seatown resort

In Kühlungsborn you can also still see some remains of east german watchtowers to control the seaside  from people escaping via the open sea.

From Kühlungsborn you can take the historic train Molli to Heiligendamm

Finally through the Ghostforrest of Nienhagen to Warnemünde