🇩🇪 Lübeck: Europe’s "Baltic Venice" ⚓🌿

To dodge Euro 2024 crowds and save on hotels, I embarked on an 8-hour train odyssey from Basel to this northern German harbor gem—and oh, what a reward! 🚂 DB Adventure (AKA "Why Germans Complain") ICE "high-speed" ride: Hit 260km/h... when it actually moved Mystery stops + 50-min delay = Arrived at 7pm 😅 Silver lining: Golden-hour glow over Holstentor gate (so squat, so cute! 🏰) 🌊 Nordic-Venitian-German Fusion 9pm sunsets: Casting honey light on canals and Gothic spires "Little" vibes: Willow-lined waterways with sailboats replacing gondolas Cultural cocktail: German brickwork Dutch gabled houses Scandi hygge in every café 🍜 Dinner with a Twist "Chinese" restaurant: Run by a Vietnamese chef (40 years in Lübeck!) Ordered sweet & sour pork... got pho-inspired flavors (surprise fusion!) #Lübeck #GermanyTravel #HiddenEurope #SlowJourneys