This morning we pulled into Warnemünde, Germany. If you so chose, you could take a train into Berlin for the day. We decided to take it easy and explore Warnemünde.
Upon exiting the cruise ship (it's a Norwegian Star, I forgot to mention it) we found sand sculptures based on the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor.
This one is by Iliya Filimonstev of Russia and Susanne Ruseler of the Netherlands.
This depicts a scene from either The Fourth, Sixth, or Seventh Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor.
This one is by Andrius Petkus of Lithuania.
It depicts a scene from The Fifth Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor (I think).
This one is by Leonardo Ugolini of Itlay.
It depicts a scene from The First Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor.
This one is by Pavel Mylnikov of Russia.
It depicts a scene from The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor.
Moving on....
A nicely painted utility box.
A fancy pants Russian vessel.
Some fun wall art going into town.
So many boats!
Look how adorable this house is!
We went to explore this church - the Evangelische Kirche or the Warnemünde Church.
The church was consecrated in 1871.
The Gothic carved altar is from 1475. It is believed to have come from a ship wreck.
Two votive ships were donated by the Warnemünde harbor pilots, David and Jantzen. Votive ships are usually given in gratitude for preservation and protection from high seas. But this is not one of them. I didn't get a good picture of either ship. They both hang from the ceiling on either side of the aisle. This is just a neat boat shaped votive candle holder.
This is Saint Christopher - patron saint of sailors, fishermen, and other water goers. The statute is believed to be from around the same time as the altar, the late 1400s. There is some debate over whether Saint Christopher existed. Christopher means "Christ bearer" and was given as a title to many individuals, both real and legendary. I'm sure my dad knows lots more about it, so if you have questions, ask him.
The Nave of the church and the organ.
Rose window.
These are the old House Marks. Basically, if you were a regular, you carved your name into the pew where you sat so everyone would know it was your spot.
I'm not sure for what the little door above the rose window is used. This is also the side of the church, so maybe that's not really a rose window.
I liked the hardware on the door.
Another very cute/stylish house and shop.
A 1980's Toyota Camry.
Pilot's Monument (1976) by Reinhard Dietrich.
Monument for Stephan Jantzen - Sailor, harbor pilot, and life saver.
I see two men who are sad because they are wearing ridiculous puffy pants on a boat.
These structures are known as the Teapot and the Lighthouse, respectively.
The years the lighthouse was built.
Good news everyone! We can climb the lighthouse!
A bulb changing device. Between 1932 and 1999 the light was delivered by a 220V/1000W lamp. In case of a burn out the defective bulb was turned out of focus of the optical system automatically and replaced by the spare bulb.
Views from the top through the fog:
Looking South-West.
Looking North-West.
Looking East.
Looking East and a bit South.
Looking South-East.
Looking down.
Lighthouse stats!
- Height: 36.9 meters
- Range: 16.7 nautical miles in the daylight, 20 nautical miles in the dark.
- Light Source: Mercury high pressure bulb 250W/220V
- Lens: fixed Fresnel with focal length of 700mm
Also these weird accordion playing dudes.
A mural of....police officers? Prisoners? Somebodies going out to sea.
You can't tell, but there's a gold statue, "Esperanza," to the left on that house thing in the middle island.
Artsy seagull!
We walked out to the West Mole. The East Mole is the red thing in the background.
Not the best day for wedding photos.
The flags of Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Rostock (Country, State, and City).
Warnemünde is a district of the city of Rostock.
We wandered into the Heimatmen Museum (sort of a Historical Life museum).
Since Warnemünde is a fishing town historically, they had lots of things about fishing.
This is a rope box. Look how neatly it's all woven in there.
A Fischerstab, Schifferstab, and Schiffbauerstab - Fishing, Piloting, and Shipbuilding Staffs.
"The three staffs are part of the Warnemünde Ümgangs annually celebrated large traditional folk festival. The custom of Ümgangs goes back to the 14th century. Every second year the Öller man, the spokesman of age for the Men's College, was elected. At the same time tax revenues were accounted for by the citizens elders. Then a procession was led past the parish and the advocacy and through the village - also meant as a representation of Warnemünde against Rostock. This custom was done to 1850, and in a simplified form, even until 1909. Since 1977 the Ümgang is designed with historical costumes and personalities from the history of Warnemünde. Here are a set of Leigaben Fischer and Schiffer staffs which symbolize the original lines of business of Warnemünde as fishing, piloting, and shipbuilding. The shipbuilders rod symbolizes the development after 1945, when the Warnow Werft, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the GDR, Warnemünde was created."
I'm secretly in this one!
An example of what a parlor might have looked like in the 1800s.
Crazy headgear - the left one is a replica, the right one is an original.
Translation:
"Until 1850 there were only two bridal crowns available in Warnemünde for weddings. One bride crown belonged to the church and was awarded by the pastor's wife. In 1924 it was handed over to the local museum. The second crown was last known to be owned by milliner Elisabeth Catharina Michelsen, in Warnemunde under the name Trienliesh.
In the mid-19th century the myrtle wreath came into fashion, and the bride crown was no longer needed. Trienliesh died in 1882 at the age of 71, the bride crown was used for the death crown and buried with her. 1912 at the reburial of the tombs of the old cemetery on Hermann Street they found the remains of the bridal crown.
A bride crown was created for a Trachtengruppe in 1978 by Elisabeth Dowe. It was created in about 100 hours of work. Mrs. Dowe was costume designer. The photos are of Ms. Dowe wearing the bridal crown in 1978."
There wasn't a sign for this, but it's all made out of horn. I thought it was neat.
We started to head back to the ship, but I stopped along the way to get a carton of strawberries. It's not evident from my photos, but Warnemünde was all about the strawberries. Anyway, we sat at the junk/souvenir/knick knack shop outside the cruise ship port and ate the strawberries. BEST strawberries of my life. They were soooooo good. I ended up getting some strawberry jam from the souvenir shop. It was also very very tasty.
Our first towel animal!
I think it's an angry penguin...
This concludes our adventures for today.
