Peter, Andy and myself arrived in Hamburg where we were met by our lovely friends Johannes and Oliver who whisked us off to Lubeck where we also met up with Frank Bauer.
https://www.tourism.de/lubeck/
Our first visit was to the Hansemuseum where we took a tour around the main building and its interactive displays...
http://www.hansemuseum.eu/language/en/
Here is a selection of photo's I took when I wasn't being distracted by shiny things...
Alan and Michael find some nice looking armour to investigate...
Michael had been told that there were two rather rare Arming Doublets in the museums in Lubeck...
This was one of them...
Some examples of early Stag Nights in Hamburg...
These life sized models of monks were very convincing and a little bit unnerving ... even close up.
Next we moved on to the Marienkiche-St Marien in Lubeck...
https://www.st-marien-luebeck.de/marienkirche.html
The clean space and high vaulted ceilings make this a very tranquil place...
There is also a small but very nice collection of carvings and statues...
Finally we headed to the Holstein Gate -Museum Holstentor...
https://museum-holstentor.de/index.php?seid=1274
Where Michael found the other Arming Doublet ...
There was also this very beautiful wooden model of Lubeck itself...
We of course tried to work out the scale... and plotted a siege game.
It was now time to head back to Hamburg for Food , Drink and Merriment...
Next up... Hamburg Tactica 2018... The Show.
All the best Aly
What a wonderful photo diary Aly. The Germans do museums and dismays of history very well don’t they? I couldn’t help but think that this would be a perfect opportunity to capture this on digital video footage - “The Trip to Lubeck” in the style of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. I would imagine with the wit on hand it would be sensational viewing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Carlo...
DeleteI think any film about us would be more like a combination between Carry on up the Khyber and The Ship of fools.... ;-)
All the best. Aly
Cert nice pictures Aly
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael.
DeleteAll the best. Aly
My favorite place in Germany! Looks like you had a wonderful time in Luebeck.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
We certainly did Stokes...
DeleteI would like to go back and spend more time there
All the best. Aly
Count me jealous! Looking forward to seeing the show pics :-)
ReplyDeleteNorthern Germany is well worth a visit...there really is so much to see.
DeleteAll the best. Aly
You seem to have had a grand mooch about there. Looking forward to the Tactica review though.
ReplyDeleteDavid, the Hanse Museum has one of the most people friendly exhibition areas I have ever been to ... it is designed for the young and for doddering old gits like me...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
I do believe that some of those individuals were on my stag night...they must get around quite a bit because mine was definately not in Hamburg! And I know exactly what you meant about sieges. Some years ago in Paris I visited the Vauban room in the Musée de l'aimée with all those magnificant models of the Vauban forts and my mind immediately drifted to how to play a siege game...wargamers, eh?
ReplyDeleteI have been to the Vauban room as well...
DeleteThey should just turn it into a play area for wargames ... actually at my age that would be the perfect stag night...
All the best. Aly
Top stuff Aly, Lubeck looks amazing
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob...
DeleteIt’s well worth a visit.
All the best. Aly
Great pictures, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat place. Perhaps Michael P will be doing a Lubeck Coat on his next medieval sculpts then! (here hoping...),
ReplyDeleteSimon.