We had been to the lovely little town of Lübeck before and decided it would be a perfect spot to take my parents to see a little of northern Germany before we carried on north to Sweden. It also is world famous for their marzipan which was a big draw for my mother. The cafe Niederegger had a massive assortment of marzipan animals and models of buildings, ships and so many other things. They also had a dessert counter that boggled the mind. Keeping the Fika tradition alive here was absolute bliss.

 

 

Lübeck is also a UNESCO world heritage site as many of the buildings are wonderful examples of Brick Gothic. Including the historic Holstendor that is the western gate of the city and also houses a museum.

We stayed out of the city centre in a very quiet neighbourhood close to the train station. In fact we walked through the train station every day on our way into town. As it was the weekend we were a little limited on our restaurant choices (unfortunately our favourite fish and chip shop is closed on Sundays) but we managed to find a place on the water with some great beer.