Neubrandenburg

We are in a stellplatz in Neubrandenburg, which is north of Berlin. There is a little collection of lakes between Berlin and the Baltic Sea and Neubrandenburg is on the tip of one of the lakes. We are not far from the Polish border. We are on the way to the island of Rugen which is in the Baltic Sea.

The lake is directly behind the trees below. On the other side of the stellplatz are huge buildings which date back to before WW2 and behind them are more buildings which were part of a military establishment. The German Military Force used this area to make torpedos and then test them in the lake. Now the buildings are used as sports complexes. Times have changed!
Neubrandenburg is a well laid out town, easy to travel around in, and of course surrounded by heavily wooded areas, water, canals and lovely gardens. The old centre of the town is no more, as it was flattened in 1945. No doubt bombed to bits, which then caused devasting fires. The centre of the town has been rebuilt, with many faceless and bland buildings. The hotel in this picture is an example of unimaginative East German builders!
It would appear that one or two buildings survived. One of these is the Konzertkirche, which of course is now a concert hall, not a church.

During the 1990s money was spent on rebuilding the wall which surrounds the town. Inserted into the wall are many old houses, all recently restored, with a little bit of financial help from the European Union.

These are boatsheds, not flooded houses. They form part of a marina.

More cycling!

Walter sheltering from the rain - yet again. The thunderstorms in Berlin have brought much colder and showery weather. Hopefully the weather will improve again soon

This stellplatz has very good internet facilities, very cheap too as it cost only €2 for 24 hours. And I can access it from the motorhome, which is just as well as the computer is still attached to the front passenger seat. The security chain is just long enough to reach the table. No sign of the key yet!