Wittenbeck and Tessin.

Wittenbeck really was a memorable aire. Having searched for the office to pay, and even asked at the bar, the "office " is actually run by a woman sitting in her car!  Then we heard a steam train, which stopped at the Stellplatz. It runs a scheduled service along the coast, and the level crossing is devoid of barrier, bell or any other warning.

Being in need of lemonade, we stopped at Lidl, As we had some bottles to treturn, we got a voucher, which we used against our purchase, and they actually ended up giving us money! 

Wismar has a charming market square, with a building called the "Old Swede" due to their Swedish connections. St Nicholas Church Wismar is a true gem; crammed with medieval wiood carvings, but still retaining a simplicity of style.  Parts of Wismar are badly in need of repair or restoration, which somehow adds to the charm.

By this time, feeling rather peckish, we adjourned to the market for an "Eintopf mit Wurst" cooked in an East German (DDR) field kitchen. 4 Euros - a bargain.

Off to St Mary`s Church, badly damaged in the war. In the towere we were handed a pair of glasses, and told "for the film", so we sat down. 10 minutes of sheer 3D genius ensued. The fact it was all in German didn`t matter a bit. Bruno Backstein (Bruno Brick) showed us everything we could possibly want to know about building a medieval church, with really fantastic aerial views of the city as it would have appeared at that time.

St Georges Church, also badly damaged in the war, did not have any restoration work done until 1990, when a storm blew down a gable end, damaging local houses and injuring several people. Although the outer fabric has been rebuilt, it is still only an empty shell.