Tuesday, 12 June 2018. Timmendorfer Strand, Germany

This morning at 10 am we took a tram ride around Timmendorfer Strand.  The tour was in German, so we didn't understand much, but we saw many hotels, holiday homes, restaurants and shops. It was a good way to get oriented. The breakfast at the Hotel Royal in Timmendorfer was the best we've had so far, a buffet of assorted rolls, cold cuts, cheeses, jams and butter, fruit, yogurt, quark, muesli, and scrambled eggs.

Despite the cool, gray day, we sat on the beach for a while.  At the entrance to the beach, you could rent a Strandkorb, a wicker seat that could be positioned to protect you from the wind and sun.  However, we just spread a blanket and sat on the beach. The sand was warm and comfortable to lie on.  I waded a bit in the Baltic Sea and collected some clam shells.

The beach at Timmendorfer Strand

Back at the hotel, I rinsed off in the pool, and then we had lunch outside at the hotel: baked potatoes with sour cream, and a side salad with pickled herring.  Herring, like white asparagus, seems to be on every menu!

In the afternoon, I got my hair done at the salon next to the hotel. Negotiating what length etc. was a bit nerve-wracking, as my German and the hairdresser's English were not quite sufficient.  But when she was done, I was very happy with it.

We also sent our laundry out to be done. The temperatures were in the upper 80s and 90s during so much of our trip, so it didn't take long to sweat through all of your clothes. It came back freshly laundered, neatly pressed, and each item was wrapped in paper.

In the evening, we had dinner at a Greek restaurant that Dan spotted on one of his walks.  The food wasn't hot enough, but they fixed that quickly, and then the owner gave us complimentary shots of Ouzo, an anise flavored Greek liquer, afterwards.