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Wednesday 15 June – part three: this goes through the centre of the town…
Fortunately, when we did get to our first stop at Bad Doberan, the rain had eased off considerably, and we were heading straight for the Molli Steam Train.
We had already learnt that it was put in by the Dukes of Mecklenberg, as they wanted to be able to get over to the beaches of Kuehlungsborn. When we first boarded, we were all crammed in together, although Mark and I quickly got up to take some photos.
I found it fascinating that the train literally passed through the centre of the town…
It was certainly packed with beautiful buildings…
I managed to get some photos of all the steam the engine was putting out.
And then we were into the countryside, and look what we found in the distance!
Then we were into more like forest, which reminded me of the high speed train journey to Moscow.
We stopped at this station…
… and at this point, everyone in group 17 (we were group 18) got off, and that left the first couple of carriages pretty deserted, so we made our way to the front of the train, and got some pretty neat photos.
We waited some time there, and the reason was this was coming the other way.
Finally, we were off again, and getting some unique views:
Next: well, that’s quite a look for asking for strawberries!
In that very first shot, is that the steam from the engine, way way down there? That's a looooong train!
No kidding - literally right through the middle of the town!! Wow, that's cool! I don't think I've ever seen something like that before. It's a very cute town too.
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In that very first shot, is that the steam from the engine, way way down there? That's a looooong train!
Yes it is! And yes it was very long...
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No kidding - literally right through the middle of the town!! Wow, that's cool! I don't think I've ever seen something like that before. It's a very cute town too.
I've seen miniature trains running through towns before, but not full size ones.
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Catherine's Palace is amazing with all the gold and loved the Great Hall and statue of Cupid. Nice photos in St. Petersburg of the historic buildings. Glad you were able to use the rest of your Rubles on some wine purchases, which I'm sure you made good use of!
I couldn't believe all the military boats, while you began to depart St. Petersburg. That was too funny with the elders dancing to Kings of Leon. You can't write this stuff!
Very strange with the onion soup as the Gruyere cheese layer looked way to thick and which made it so hot. Your meal at Murano looked amazing with every course and I know I'd love it!
Nice photos of the sunrise and glad you got some relaxing time on your veranda and at Solarium, which I'm sure you needed!
Not a great start in Germany with all the rain. Your train ride looks amazing and glad you were able to see your boys!
Where about in eastern Germany are you as far as some familiar cities?
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I love this train ride. The train is cool and the scenery around its route is beautiful! Definitely something Luke and I would love doing.
Oh of course, I'd forgotten about Luke's love of trains. If you ever do a Baltic cruise and stop at Warnemunde, this would be perfect for you guys, if you can tear yourself away from the traditional day in Berlin. Personally, I can't imagine you'd see much there in a day and I seem to recall it was a good couple of hours each way, so to me, this was a much better choice.
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Catherine's Palace is amazing with all the gold and loved the Great Hall and statue of Cupid. Nice photos in St. Petersburg of the historic buildings. Glad you were able to use the rest of your Rubles on some wine purchases, which I'm sure you made good use of!
The wine went very quickly... it was excellent.
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I couldn't believe all the military boats, while you began to depart St. Petersburg. That was too funny with the elders dancing to Kings of Leon. You can't write this stuff!
No, you definitely couldn't make that one up...
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Very strange with the onion soup as the Gruyere cheese layer looked way to thick and which made it so hot. Your meal at Murano looked amazing with every course and I know I'd love it!
Oh you would!
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Nice photos of the sunrise and glad you got some relaxing time on your veranda and at Solarium, which I'm sure you needed!
Not a great start in Germany with all the rain. Your train ride looks amazing and glad you were able to see your boys!
Where about in eastern Germany are you as far as some familiar cities?
Full names coming up in the next instalment of where we were.
Wednesday 15 June – part four: well, that’s quite a look for asking for strawberries!
We got off at the next station Kuehlungsborn West, and made our way along the platform and outside…
I was not impressed when the bus wasn’t there waiting for us. Klaus even turned round to Mark to ask him if the bus over in a layby was ours. How would we know? We didn’t take that much notice when we boarded, but I’d have hoped our guide would. Klaus also told us Stroppy was not local to the area, which didn’t impress me either. Thankfully Stoppy pulled up a couple of minutes later, and we all boarded.
We were taken out to one of the hotels along Kuehlungsborn, which is home to something like five miles of beaches. We headed inside for a hot drink and a piece of cake. I already had an idea I may have a problem…
The hotel was nice enough…
This is what awaited us on the table…
Sure enough, it was apple. I explained to Klaus about my allergies, and he asked the waiter if I could have something with strawberries, and you should’ve seen the look he got in return. Ok, so I guess that’s not an option then…
I went to use the restrooms, finding some very weird things on offer in the vending machine outside. If you are of a sensitive nature, please scroll down to the next bit of text
Not what I expected to see here!
You can start re-reading here…
When I got back to the table, I had this waiting for me…
… although apparently first they’d bought out a meat version, which obviously wasn’t going to work either. It was nice enough, but honestly, I’d have preferred some cake instead. At least Mark benefitted from my allergy and got a second piece of apple cake.
When we were done eating, we headed outside. I got the impression from Klaus that was the done thing, and that the restaurant didn’t want us hanging around too much longer. We had an hour in total at this stop, and we still had 40 minutes left, so we went for a wander along the main shopping street…
I got a couple of fridge magnets, and Mark got a wallet that was very cheap, but very good quality, which he was very pleased with.
I was good and resisted temptation to buy these…
We made our way down towards the beach…
It looked like it would be a nice place in the summer, when the sun is actually shining. Thankfully, the light was still light and spotty, although the sky looked as if it could get worse at any minute.
It was quite calming to stand there for a while, and watch the Baltic Sea lap on the shore. I’m not sure I’d ever come here for a seaside holiday, given the changeable weather…
Cute buildings in town. But weird restaurant. I would think more along the lines of a cookie or brownie type thing. Not salad.
I imagine the beach view is pretty nice with sunshine, but the water is pretty cold!
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I'm sorry the restaurant was such a pain about getting you a new dessert. The beach looks very nice, but I agree, not sure I would want to vacation there with the unpredictable weather.
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You can't write this stuff! 
Your meal at Murano looked amazing with every course and I know I'd love it! 
Your train ride looks amazing and glad you were able to see your boys! 
If you ever do a Baltic cruise and stop at Warnemunde, this would be perfect for you guys, if you can tear yourself away from the traditional day in Berlin. Personally, I can't imagine you'd see much there in a day and I seem to recall it was a good couple of hours each way, so to me, this was a much better choice. 
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