It also has giant old churches and towers. Towns in DK look old, but this place had a different kind of *old* feel. Of course, we ate lots of brats and drank lots of Glühwein - may favorite mix being the one with rum.
Any old web page has better pictures of the buildings. But here are some of mine.
Our hotel was in Timmendorf, Germany (about 15 minutes north of Lübeck). It was fancy schmancy, but still a deal since its off-season. From the looks of the shops along the strand (fur coats and designer bags) I bet its quite the place in the summer.
Can't go south without sampling some food, but we ate out at a restaurant only once - its hard with a kid who often ignores food. The first night we just opted for the hotel restaurant since it was the easiest. The second night we tried a place in Lübeck that had a portion of the menu noted as Bavarian Delights. Rich had the roasted pig knuckle with mashed potatoes and kraut. I also had roast knuckle, but in a pepper sauce with mushrooms, and stuffing on the top. Filling, and yummy.
We also had to do a bit of grocery shopping - its amazing how you can just cross the border where the variety doubles, and the prices drop. Other than our normal purchase of wine, beer, and knödel I picked up these new foods to try out.
One week ago Friday I finally summed up the energy to make turkey soup with the carcass that we saved. To the soup I added a cup of rice - which turned it into more of a goulash.
And one other new food for us lately - celery root. I'd been seeing these things at the grocery lately but didn't know what to really do with it. But I love celery, and after a friend told me she added the root to her potato and leek soup (which I've been making a lot of lately), I had to give it a try. Another friend said she just likes to roast hers with potatoes, so that's how I did it for this first try. It has a flavor all its own. It was good with the potatoes, but I do think it would be even better in the soup.
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