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Lübeck (2020)

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Together with my friend and colleague Jikang, I spent the day exploring some places along the Baltic coast. After visiting the city of Wismar during the early morning, we spent the afternoon in Lübeck. Not only did we use the chance to treat us with a cake at the Café Niederecker, we also enjoyed a free and socially distanced concert right on the river Trave.

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TKathke June 21, 2020 August 23, 2023 Schleswig-Holstein

Wismar (2020)

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Together with my friend and colleague Jikang, I spent the day exploring some places along the Baltic coast. After a two hour drive, we started our Journey in Wismar, where we mostly pilgered from one church to another. We haf a view into St. Georgen, but did not take the elevator to the observation level. On towards St. Nikolai, we had a view into the Heiligen Geist church, which impressed us quite a lot with its beautiful wooden roof. Also St. Nicolai was very impressive. Unfortunately, we did not had the time for a tour into the vault.

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TKathke June 21, 2020 August 23, 2023 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Nessie and the Highlander

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Hansa Park’s Beautiful Britain

Nessie

The Superrollercoaster Nessie is one of the most famous roller coasters in Germany. This Schwarzkopf looping coaster was the first stationary roller coaster featuring a vertical loop and is more or less a product of its time. Once the definition of a thrill coaster, it later became a beloved family coaster and the first roller coaster to go upside down for many growing up nearby the Baltic sea. It has been a very fine roller coaster for the past 38 years, but starting from this year it just got better.

During the past decade Hansa Park was working hard to get rid of its late 70s look and became a very Hanseatic theme park. After most of the facades were finally transformed, the park decided to expand its overall theme and added Britain as the first trade partner to the park. Hence, Nessie got a theme and moved back to its home in Scotland. The new station building looks amazing and due to the location of the new entrance, the ride regained a lot of its former popularity. Well done, Hansa Park!

Highlander

Another addition for this year is the drop tower Highlander, the tallest one of its kind. Built by the Austrian company Funtime, the ride offers a new way to enjoy the view onto the Baltic Sea and the surroundings, as well as the already proven drop experiences known from various German funfairs and other theme parks worldwide – currently, there are two options: a non-tilting one in the morning and a tilting one in the afternoon. I don’t particularly understand why they wanted to introduce two options, as the drop in the tilted position just enhances the overall experience without increasing the fear factor. Many visitors would not even notice it when looking at the ride. Needless to say, the Highlander became a hit among visitors during its first year of operation.

Personally, I don’t rank the Highlander as high as others. Compared to other installations of the manufacturer, it has some flaws. Yes, it might be the tallest one of its kind, but it lacks the thrills and the capacity of Donjon de l’Extrême at Nigloland. At least, the ride is far better than the Power Tower Montezuma, which used to stand at the park till the year 2012.