The official name of Hamburg today is a testimony to the long history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and as a Free Imperial City within the Holy Roman Empire.
On 5 July 2015, the Speicherstadt from the time of industrialization and the adjacent Kontorhausviertel were added to the World Heritage List by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
After our walk along the Trave, the beach and the adjoining steep coast, Micha led us into the old town of Travemünde, which was founded around 1187 already.
Our exploration together with Micha had also led us to the old lighthouse of Travemünde, which unfortunately almost disappears in front of the monstrous backdrop of the Maritim skyscraper today.
It was once again only a short stopover in the north of Germany but we wanted to use for a visit to the city of Lübeck, also as Lübeck as a city of marzipan just at Christmas time is, in the literal sense "on everyone's lips".