Verona, as seen from the Roman Theatre - Credit @pressarea

"Concordia domi foris pax" - Harmony within, peace without ... the welcoming inscription on Lübeck's gate & symbol.

Lübeck Gänge (walkways) & Höfe (courtyards), founded in the Middle Ages to accommodate handcrafters on a limited space.

Colourful love vows on the river...locked for a while...or for eternity.

A placid walk along the Trave. Lübeck's river forms a moat all around the Old Town.

Thomas Mann's house, now Buddenbrookhaus Museum.Named after Mann's famous novel of a wealthy Lübeck family in decline.

A moment of silence, despite the noise around you. Above you, high as the sky, the vault draws you upwards...

St. Mary. Artistic astronomical clock showing planetary positions, phases of sun/moon, & zodiac signs (astronomically).

2/2 - St. Mary, Lübeck. Altar - Is one of those saints really wearing Ray-Ban?!

1/2 - St. Mary, Lübeck. Precious, beautiful altarpiece (1518), representing scenes of Mary's life... but what?!...

A little devil sitting on the stone he wanted to use to destroy St. Mary,after discovering they weren't building a pub.

Marienkirche, Lübeck. St. Mary, the 'mother of Gothic brick churches' in the Baltic region, and its imposing charm.

Tempted to buy myself this intriguing book about...errr, of marzipan...

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate...and Niederegger marzipan...

Remember your first English lesson? 'The cat is on the table, near the window...'

Marionettes Theatre Museum. Kleine Petersgrube street. Lübecker Altstadt.

Lübeck Marktplatz and Rathaus.

Lübeck view from Petri Kirche's tower (50 mt high).

A postcard from the graceful Queen of the Hanseatic League. And Holstentor, her glorious gate.

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