The Zoo yesterday was fantastic ... one of the best parts was that it was a good hour before parents with strollers and wagons and gaggles of children descended on the place. I especially loved the bird exhibits and the aquarium. I saw Knute, the famous baby polar bear who isn't much of a baby anymore, and the Panda. All together I spent about five hours at the Zoo, and could have spent more were I not growing weary ... so I came back to the pension and took a long nap.
Had supper last night at a little old restaurant across the street and up the block ... reccommended by the guy at the desk here. It was very good, very German ... roast pork in a wine-mushroom sauce (fresh marjoram was the herb of distinction - really nice) and spätzle (little dumplings) ... and a beer (Pilsner) of course. Then I walked around some before taking to my quiet little room and comfortable bed.
Since I had to check out of the room at 11 this morning, I brought the luggage down to stash in a corner and spent a good part of the day riding the train around the city. Now I'm here to check the email, post this, pick up the luggage and head back to the train.
The trip is two hours to Rostock, then I find my way to the harbor. I can check in for the ferry at 10:30, but I don't think we actually board till around midnight. Departure time is somwhere around 4:30am, then it's 24 hours up the Baltic to Helsinki.
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Bon Voyage
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