Warnemünde

And some more pics of Warnemünde:
the already known sight of lighthouse and the Teepott has to be included in every report of Warnemünde :-)
This is the famous beach with the harbor entrance in the distance, marked by the green and the red sign.
A westward view over the beach.
And here's a typical sight from the small channel called the Alte Strom, which used to be the old harbor entrance. Nowadays it is a marina for small fishing and sailing boats. Some fishermen sell their catch right from the boat and there are some boats serving fried fish all day long. So of course there are some hungry birds around, too.

Rostock once more

Some more pics of Rostock:
Here's the beautiful main building of the university of Rostock, which was founded in 1412 und is one of the oldest universities in northern Europe.
This is one of the main shopping roads of the city, a large pedestrian area along the Kroepeliner Strasse. And even if it's the usual mix of fashion and food stores, the beautiful old houses make it special somehow.
And what's the best thing to do after shopping? To enter a sidewalk cafe, sit down, have a huge coffee and watch the people passing by :-)

Rostock

And the next hotel room...or better suite, since it was one of the largest rooms I ever had in a hotel. This time it was Rostock and it was a private trip...finally.
The hotel ist located in the Altstadt, the oldest part of Rostock. Some hundred meters away is the Warnow, the connection to the Baltic Sea.

There is a ferry boat which moves people from the Altstadt across the Rostock port area right to Warnemünde, which is the probably most famous German seaside resort by the Baltic Sea. It's landmarks are the old lighthouse and the round building called Teepott (tea pot).

Frankfurt-on-the-Main

Another week - another hotel room, this time in Frankfurt. Finally I visited the birthplace city (this is not even mentioned at Wikipedia) of the guy who shares my birthday (at least the day and the month :-) Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Maybe he would have written a longer story here, but I guess he had much more spare time than me...

It was a nice and comfortable hotel next to the financial district, although the long business day permitted only a short stroll around the block. The streets looked somehow impressive, reminded me of the financial district of San Francisco.
The twin towers of the Deutsche Bank, truly a very impressive building. It looks very smooth and cold, too, like the financial business it represents.
Not much later I went back to the hotel to check my emails and have a good night beer, the usual lonely evening of a business trip...

Summer evening

A typical Berlin street view on a warm summer days evening... The weather forecast expected a rainy and stormy night but it's very nice and calm...so far..