It is nice just to stroll about in the old city centre of Lübeck and discover some nice little spots. On a side street of the Breite Strasse I all of a sudden spotted this little alleyway. It is the Höveln Gang (Höveln alleyway) and it looks so old and picturesque with the striped door and the coats of arms above the door (Wahmstrasse 73-77)
Coat of arms at the Höveln Alleway
This is a close-up of the coat of arms in the wall on the left side of the door. When you click on to enlarge the picture you can see the date of 1570.
The Höveln Alleway was designated to become an almshouse in 1481 when it was owned by councilmen Tidemann Evinghusen. The date 1570 is when the mayor Gotthard von Höveln took over the complex. The Alleyway was named after him. In 1792 all the buildings were renewed and the houses you can see today date back to that time.
Coat of arms at the Höveln Alleway
Walking into the little Alleyway
The shattered bells in the Marienkirche
The door to the alleyway was open so I took the opportunity to walk inside and have a look around in the Höveln Alleyway. And of course I didn't hesitate to take some pictures of this picturesque little street as well.
Stepped gables
Stepped gables
Behind the choir, in the "Marientidenkapelle", you can see a late Gothic altar from the early 1500's made in Antwerpen. The altar is beautiful and it contains carvings portraying scenes from the life of Mary.
I loved the old artefacts in the Marienkirche. But that is not the only thing that you can see here. The church is actually a weird mixture between old and new styles. I am not sure if that really could please me that much. I like to see churches in their original state, without adding too many modern elements. Sometimes this mix does work, and sometimes it doesn't. For me in this case it wasn't a huge success. But that doesn't take away that I did love certain elements to be seen in this huge church. And if you are in Lübeck you certainly have to take a look inside. The sheer size of it alone will impress you.
Marzipan
Marzipan
When you are in Lübeck you have to try some of their marzipan! Lübeck is famous for it and it really tastes delicious. The shop to go to is Niederegger, which is located on the Breite Strasse 89. Here you find out more about the history and stories of this delicious confection. If you want to virtual pre-taste, you can take a look at their website www.niederegger.de. I didn't go to their main store though, but bought my Niederegger marzipan in a little store on the Holstenstrasse. Maybe it is not the main store to go to, but I am sure that the marzipan will be just as delicious ;-))
Lunch at restaurant Yachtzimmer
Lunch at restaurant Yachtzimmer
I had my lunch in Lübeck at restaurant Yachtzimmer. The location is quite convenient, over the bridge, across the street from the Holsentor. We were here quite early (12:00 in the afternoon) and seemed to be the first guests. But that wasn't a problem, we were served right away. About half an hour later lots of people started to come into the restaurant. So I was happy to be early and didn't have to wait long to be served. The interior is cosy, though not that spectacular. The service is good and the waiters were very friendly. So no complaints at all, except maybe that the food was a bit pricy.
Having a beer
Duckstein beer
I think the best thing about the restaurant was having taste of one of the many German beers. As we were in Germany we of course wanted to taste one of the local beer. Duckstein was on tap in the restaurant, so that's the one we choose for. This beer is of course made according to the 'German Rheinheitsgebot'. This means that the beer is brewed solely of water, hop, malt and yeast. If you want to know more about this beer you can have a look at their website :
http://www.duckstein.de/ (website is in German).
Tack!
Tack :-)
This is last picture of my walk through Lübeck is a bit of fun :-)) The picture is of a shoestore in the centre of Lübeck, and it was all covered in the name 'tack'. Hahaha, but 'tack' in Swedish means thank you. So it felt like they were very happy with me visiting Lübeck and thanking me about a 1000 times for that, lol. It just made me smile seeing this :-)) Mmmm.... I did forget to go inside though, hahaha, and that while I love buying shoes! lol :-))
Tack for reading my page! I hope you enjoyed it :-)
