Northern Germany recommendations
 

Hi,

My husband and I will be on a Baltics cruise next August of 2005. The cruise ends in Copenhagen. We were wondering if it would be worthwhile to go into the nothern part of Germany for a couple of days. We toured the southern half of Germany about 10 years ago and loved it.

Are there some sights to see in the very northern part that are within driving distance of Copenhagen?

Thanks,

Ginny

There's a lot to like about Lubeck. About 75 miles from the ferry dock at Puttgarden (recalling this from rusty memory - - that might not be accurate), a short and pleasant ride from Rodby.

Best wishes,

Rex

If you only have a couple of days, why are you in such a hurry to get out of Copenhagen? Have you been there before? Have you seen all there is to see there? There are some wonderful fishing villages along the coast nearby, and beaches. You could go to Odense, the birthplace of H.C. Andersen. You could visit Fredriksborg Castle, known as the Danish Versailles.

We did a Baltic cruise a few years ago and started in HAMBURG. Ended in Stockholm. Hamburg was a great city, but you may be starting there also and it is not that close. We still want to get back to STOCKHOLM. Great city to visit. Go to WASA when you stop there.

Would also suggest to go to Lübeck, but it takes about 3:30 hrs by car. The autobahn between Puttgarden and Hamburg might be backed up due to vacationers going to/from the Baltic Sea resort towns.

The city of Muenster, Germany is one of the most beautiful northern cities. The city is large enough to have a lot going on, but also has a small town feel. Muenster is the bicycle capitol of Germany and it would be a great adventure to rent a few bikes for the day or the weekend and see the city that way. Also, on Wednesday and Saturday mornings there is always an amazing market to walk around. Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions on the city, I live here in Muenster!

-Katie

I was assigned to Bremerhaven for a couple years. Northern Germany near the seas is perhaps an acquired taste. There are fewer castles and storybook villages, not to mention mountains, than Bavaria.

When I was reassigned to Nuernberg, I was down right resentful when folks would ask me could bear living in a plain place like the north.

In fact I had come to appreciate to port cities like Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven. I liked the heather. I enjoyed the open spaces with landscape skies like Dutch paintings. North of Bremenhaven was a dike that stretched to Cuxhaven that I would walk and listen to Skylarks while watching Oystercatchers (birds)

Bremerhaven was the leading fishing port in Europe and you would order seafood rather than schnitzels.

Most places come down to how you visualize yourself there. I could easily see myself spending a couple days. I kept picturing myself in a Popeye cartoon.

Regards, Gary