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Lauenburg

A small town at the bank of the river Elbe

Lauenburg is not far from my hometown and we like taking a trip to the old part of it to look at the river Elbe.

Houses in the lower part of Lauenburg

Lauenburg has a lower part, mainly one long row of old houses with interesting entrances and some shops with arts and crafts.

Walking up one of the little backstreets, one reaches the upper part of Lauenburg. 900 years ago there was a castle above the river. The watchtower dating back to the 15th century is a reminder of that time. It was used as jail and a lookout. Later a residence replaced the castle and these days it is integrated into everyday life in Lauenburg.

North German Impressions: Schleswig

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Schleswig is about 60 km north of where we live. Every now and then we like taking a trip there. Schleswig is close to the sea and fishermen had their own community. I love that quarter, the small houses, many of them with access to the river Schlei are very picturesque. There is more to Schleswig, of course, but that I will show you another time. Here is the old fishing village within the city of Schleswig: