Alsguth Travel Blog

Hello one last time from Europe! We spent a lovely week in Schwerin, Germany.  This town is the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a state in the former East Germany.  It is less than two hours from Meckelfeld by car. The #1 attraction is the Schloss (Castle).  It sits in a picturesque area, surrounded by lakes. It also serves as the seat of the state government. We went on a tour of the inside of the castle - this is the Flower Room. The grounds and gardens of the castle were quite extensive.  The castle, built and expanded over several centuries has a bit of a hodge-podge look, no one architectural theme dominates. Like Schoenbrunn near Vienna (see my post in Fall 2021), this castle has an Orangerie as well.  Such a space was used to keep the plants in the cold winter months. Guarding the castle was Peter Maennchen.  The story is that he was quite short; therefore, many people were unkind to him or made fun of him.  He was apparently not amused....

 Hi - it has been a while, we have been busy visiting friends and seeing some new sights in Germany! We arrived in Hamburg on July 26th - after a flight delay of course - we are 6 for 6 so far - six different airlines and departure cities - every flight delayed.  We have two more flights to get home - we shall see what that brings! We spent some days in Meckelfeld with Carsten's folks, going to Kiekeberg Museum, the favorite ice cream parlor and the Art Museum of Bossard. Kiekeberg Museum is an outdoor museum which shows how people lived and worked in Germany in the "old days". There was a huge exhibit of old model tractors. New piglets, about six weeks old.  Ulf informed me that they will be ready to eat by Christmas! Literally the best ice cream shoppe ever!  Germans know how to do ice cream right! Artist Bossard was born in Switzerland in 1874, married his student, 29 years his junior. Art heavily influenced by Norse mythology. Bought this property in Germany to e...