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Lubeck, Germany
Sunday, Dec 03, 2006

Speedin'

David Murray
2007-03-04 10:17:58

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We had tried to come here previously back in 2004, but a jam on the autobahn had fucked us up. This time there were no problems. Lubeck, the whole town is UNESCO listed. Last year in Nepal, we went to a UNESCO listed town and they wanted to charge us $10 to get in. I like Lubeck, it is free !!! We walked through the big old town gates. They were very impressive. Up into town we went and into another Christmas market. No gluwein as we were really here to see Ice World. Loads of stuff made out of ice and a rink for Lucy to fly around on. The markets were nice and we ended up at Marienkirche. Inside, there were loads of murals, but apparently there use to be more until WW2 happened and Lubeck had the shit bombed out of it. During one of the bombing raids, this church was hit, the bells fell from the tower and landed in the church. They have been left as a reminder to that day. There was also a nice astrological clock inside. Snap, picture taken. We walked out and into some little alleys. During the 16th century, the locals were hard up for accommodation, so they built all these little alms houses. They use to be worth nothing, now they cost loads to buy. They were according to Lucy, kind of cute !!! It really didn't take long to see the whole of Lubeck, and we still had not found Ice World. We went back to the Tourist Information and asked where it was. They told us it was running behind schedule and will be ready during the week and we would need to come back !!! We didn't drink any gluwein today. I think my body needs to recover from it !!! However, the people of Lubeck were kind enough to put on a sound and light show against the tower gates to make up for Lucy's loss, so they can't be all that bad !

Summary

It has been two years since Lucy and myself have been to Christmas markets. They are still loads of fun, but I think I ate a little to much pork again, just like Oktoberfest. Fuck I love my pork and I can't wait to do it again. Next week however, we will be somewhere new because

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