Vagn and I had big expectations for Bremerhaven, and that city didn’t disappoint us. Early in the morning we took the bikes and went to the Blexen ferry terminal. We didn’t have any food for breakfast, and it made it easier to get ready quickly! The ferry from Bremerhaven soon arrived:
The sailing time was about 15 minutes, and there were a couple of big vessels coming by, very fast…
Approaching the pier in Bremerhaven:
We headed to the city centre, and stopped by buildings, things, and ships, we found interesting.
An equatorial sundial (Sonnenuhr):
It was Friday 19th July morning, and the city was calm and quiet. There were several cafes open, and we found one that had breakfast.
After breakfast, we had a long walk through the city.
I loved the boat in the middle of this photo (GER 7525):
It was a racer, a Jeaneau Sun Fast 3200… The slogan on it’s side was “Je vole” (English: I’m flying”).
We saw this cute figure of a sailor in different places in Bremerhaven, even on a roof of a building:
Later during the day, Vagn went to the museums, and I took a guided boat tour. We were sailing around the harbour area – it was magnificent to see all those big cranes, and how they worked:
Vehicles carrier from Panama, 200 metres long, draught 9.2 metres:
And see what I spotted (some military helicopters):
After the boat tour I did some sight-seeing around the city, and ended up by the Wilhelm Bauer submarine:
It was launched in January 1945, but never went on a patrol. It was interesting to go in – there was info in every section of it, explaining how the things worked.
Two beautiful tall buildings of Bremerhaven: Smidt memorial church (left), and the Bremerhaven Lighthouse (right) – the oldest operating lighthouse in the Northern Germany.
There was a lot to see in Bremerhaven; the weather was very pleasant, and the day went quickly.
We needed to go back and to prepare for the next day – our last flying day on this 3-week tour.
