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Oh my gosh, I know it was annoying for you, but it makes such a funny story!! When you announced that Klaus pulled out a harmonica, I just lost it.
I just about lost it, but in a very different way to you I'd think...
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Waremunde must be very mucically inclined. When we were there, we were entertained by a group playing water-filled glasses. You know, where you rub your finger on the rim to create sound?
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That's almost too much for one church. It's all amazing, of course. The carved wood ceiling! But I can see how you were relieved to get out of there - eye overload! And then only to be further annoyed with the music. I think I'd be right there with you.... enough is enough.
I bet the peacefulness of your room was a nice relief.
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Nice photos in the minister and love the stained glass which is so beautiful! It is quite an active harbor with all the naval ships around. I hope the oompah band wasn't to your deck on the ship!
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Nice photos in the minister and love the stained glass which is so beautiful! It is quite an active harbor with all the naval ships around. I hope the oompah band wasn't to your deck on the ship!
Wednesday 15 June – part seven: look how many people have come to see us leave!
We spent the next couple of hours in the room, just chilling, and frankly avoiding the oompah band and barrel organ, as they were in the Oceanview Café and the Sky Lounge, both of which we wanted to go later on…
We headed upstairs to the Oceanview Café, and guess what we found there? Yep, our friends…
I had some sushi and Mark had a roast, and their selection of desserts were all German themed and were pretty impressive, although having sampled a couple of them, they were very sweet.
Once we were done eating, we made our way along deck 14…
… and guess what we found in the Sky Lounge? They are stalking me, I swear. Both groups played way beyond what they were supposed to do, so we did wonder if we’d be leaving late... We certainly saw some buses coming back after 9:00pm, which was the all aboard time, although whether they were for us or the neighbouring Magellan, I don’t know.
We grabbed a couple of loungers, and watched the activity in the port beneath us for some time. We couldn’t believe how busy it was there…
We noticed these sightseeing boats seemed to be gathering around us…
… and sure enough, they were there to see us depart!
Finally we were on the move, and we had an excellent from up here as to how close we actually got to the dock while we were turning. The cross is the front of our ship.
We were amazed at how many people had turned out to watch us leave, in the port, and further along the beach. I’d love to know how many people they get for the Magic when she’s in port here.
As a side note, completely unbeknown to me, my parents went up to see the Magic when she was in Liverpool and said it was packed up there – they were on one of those small boats to see her depart. How ironic is that?
The sightseeing boats were still with us as well. It was as if we had a flotilla to accompany us. I can tell you, I felt very special tonight!
We were eventually out of the port, and on our own…
By now, the band had started up with their 80s theme night, and while the music was cool, it was also very loud, and it was hard to have a conversation. I was starting to fade first, but given how awful I’d felt earlier on, I was delighted to have lasted this long and to have at least heard some of the band.
We headed out and back to the room and straight to bed.
The weather today was dry and sunny in the morning with temperatures in the high 60s, then wet and cold in the afternoon. The best thing today was taking the Molli steam train. The worst thing today was the rain in the afternoon. The funniest thing today was how we couldn’t escape those darned German bands, no matter how hard we tried! Today we tried visiting a German seaside town And the result was it was neat to see it, but it wasn’t great weather. The most magical moment today was standing at the front of the Molli steam train.
Too funny about the German band following you! And yet some folks were enjoying it. I guess It's kinda like the bagpipes in that you either love them or hate them.
Very interesting about all the people coming to see the ship depart. When we were kids my parents would take us to Buffalo airport to watch the planes take off and land. Just fun to watch people come and go I guess!
So funny that you just couldn't escape the music! But I suppose it's pretty cool for those folks on board who hadn't already heard it for like 5 hours....
The lighting outside is so odd. It's so late, yet still somewhat light! Very cool to have so many locals see the ships - and that your parents did the same thing in Liverpool!
The desserts looked wonderful. Oh my.
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But I can see how you were relieved to get out of there - eye overload! And then only to be further annoyed with the music. I think I'd be right there with you.... enough is enough.
I hope the oompah band wasn't to your deck on the ship! 
Yep, our friends… 
We certainly saw some buses coming back after 9:00pm, which was the all aboard time, although whether they were for us or the neighbouring Magellan, I don’t know. 
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