We had a beautiful weekend at Hanse Sail - a large maritime festival here in Rostock. Every year on the second weekend in August, over 250 traditional sailing ships make their way into the harbor.
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| Just a few of sailing ships in the Warnow |
We were able to walk onto a German Navy training vessel which was built in 1958.
Along with the ships, there were several carnival rides, delicious food stands, and souvenir booths lining the streets in different areas throughout the city of Rostock.
We definitely went a little crazy with the food...
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| Meat Skewers |
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| Potato Pancakes with Applesauce |
and especially the Nutella...
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| Nutella Waffles! |
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| Marzipan-Nutella Crepe |
We also found some pretty cool souvenirs. Megan and I both got seashell rings that are made out of shells with a hole drilled through it! They solidify out mermaid-ness even more.
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| Our mermaid rings. |
We visited a "fun house" at the fair which was pretty silly, but still oddly fun.
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| Inside the fun house |
There were also other carnival rides that we did not dare go on...
And to top off the whole weekend, we ran into travel guru Rick Steves at the train station! I read a bunch of his stuff about Germany before I left, so it was pretty awesome to meet him in person!
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| Megan, Me and Rick Steves |
All in all it was a super amazing totally awesome weekend. Seeing all the old ships in the harbor made you feel like you were living hundreds of years ago. It was such a great feeling.
Onward to more fun adventures!
Love,
Vanessa
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