Warnemunde- A Pleasant Suprise

If you read my last blog you will know that I have recently returned from a Baltic Cruise on NCL Getaway. Warnemunde was one of the ports of call and is the port that the ships use for Berlin, even though this is around 2.5 hours away by train or road. As we only had one day in Warnemunde, and taking in the distance to Berlin, we decided to stay close to the local area. We had considered an excursion to Berlin but as NCL wanted around £200.00 per person for this we decided to give it a miss. We will probably go for a weekend when we can explore at our own leisure and probably won’t cost much more than the day trip would have. For those that wanted to go it alone the train station was only around 10 minutes from the port.

We decided to take a boat trip to Rostock which took around 45 minutes and was only 18 Euros per person return. This took around 5 minutes to walk from the ship to where the boats left and was easy to find as everything is signposted.  Rostock is a city that straddles the Warnow River on the north coast of Germany and is known for Rostock University which was founded in 1419, and is the oldest University in Europe. In the old town the Gothic St Marys Church features a 15^th Century astronomical clock and nearby is the cobblestone Neuer Market Square and Town Hall which mixes Gothic and baroque styles. This was a lovely place to walk around and only took around 5 minutes to get to the main area from where the boat landed. The road to the centre was signposted and was directly across the road.

Once we returned to Warnemunde we spent some time exploring this lovely little seaside town. The Der Alte Strom (Old Channel) area is very pretty with various restaurants pubs and traditional fishing boats and regional specialties are offered at the fish market. At the end of Der Alte Strom is the “Teepott” , a building with a curved roof that they say resembles a teapot and this houses various restaurants. It is one of the landmarks of the area and opened in 1926 but it  was burned down at the end of World War 2 and then rebuilt in the 1960’s with its curved roof, and since ten was renovated in 2002.

This is also adjacent to the lovely sandy beaches of Warnemunde some of which are the largest on the German Baltic Coast and stretch out for over 3 kilometres. I think this would be a lovely place to visit in the summer months, October was definitely too cold for paddling!

We couldn’t have a visit to Germany without trying one of the German Sausages and of course a pint of German Beer.

On the way to and from the ship we also passed Pier 7 which is an area that has large sand sculptures and has a cosy little restaurant and bar on site.

For anyone who doesn’t fancy the trek into Berlin I would recommend just exploring the local area of Warnemunde as it was an interesting place to spend a day and we definitely were not disappointed.

If you are reading this I am currently away on my next adventure, this time on MSC Meraviglia so Ill be back to tell you about that next time.