🇩🇪 Finally Checked Off This Medieval Gate! | Lübeck, Germany ⚓✨

Pure travel diary today—after 17 years of dreaming, I finally crossed through Lübeck’s iconic Holstentor gate! 🌍 Why Lübeck? Germany’s largest UNESCO World Heritage site (since 1987!) Baltic’s second-largest port with Hanseatic League soul That "textbook moment": First read about it in German class, now walking its cobbled streets 📖→🏰 📍 Highlights 1️⃣ Holstentor 15th-century twin towers (€12 entry) Museum inside reveals medieval trade secrets 2️⃣ Old Town Gingerbread-house architecture (photo ops everywhere!) 3️⃣ Marzipan at Niederegger Try the original almond paste recipe from 1806 🍰 🚂 Getting Here From central Germany, trains connect via Hamburg (~1h) Pro tip: Buy the Schleswig-Holstein Ticket for unlimited regional travel #Lübeck #GermanyTravel #UNESCO #MedievalVibes