Greifswald and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in miniature

After a walk around the old town, where we met several student groups despite Corona and the semester just starting, we went to Steinbecker Straße. According to the travel guide, there should be a bar with an impressive cocktail menu. The bar we were originally looking for had been closed for some time (our travel guide was not the newest anymore), but we found another one that also offered an impressive selection of cocktails.

The next morning we set off again to explore Greifswald in daylight. We walked from our parking space, which was near the Museumshafen, past the Fangenturm to the city center.

We passed the 'dicken Marie', St. Marien Church. The massive brick Gothic church had an open door, but only for the construction workers who were busy renovating the facade.

There was also a huge construction site in front of the Pommersches Landesmuseum (as in many places in the city). We only saw it from the outside, although the exhibition sounded interesting. But on the one hand, it was still too early and everything was closed, and on the other hand, we planned to drive back home today, so we didn't have time for long museum visits.

Of course, we had to take another look at the market in daylight. Only now did we see that many of the beautiful buildings were colorful.

Since it was Wednesday, there was no weekly market, so we could take a good look at the buildings around the square.

In colloquial speech, St. Nikolai Cathedral is referred to as 'Langer Nikolaus' (Tall Nicholas) because of its 100-meter-high tower. The church was supposed to be locked, but a diligent employee had already opened the doors, so we could also see the interior.

We strolled back to the parking space along the shopping street, without visiting the shops.

We drove back west and made a stopover at miniland MV, which advertises with the slogan 'So klein ist die Welt.' (That's how small the world is). It wasn't actually the world, but at least Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which could be visited here in miniature.

We saw some buildings that we had seen in full size during our short vacation here again in a scale of 1:25.

A nice little walk led through the park landscape, past the models and a small 'Sagen- und Märchenstraße' (legend and fairytale street) with stories from the region.

After this final glimpse of the sights of the federal state, we set off for home.