Where Gumbo Was #512
I was in Rostock on the "Viking Homelands" cruise with Viking Ocean Cruises. Rostock is one of the included excursion.
We arrived after a short bus ride from the ship to this city of just over 200,000. Our walking tour took us through the old town.
Our guide pointed out that Rostock served as a Hanseatic trading city along the Baltic Sea. In 1356 the first Hanseatic Convention was held. It was the central power of the Hanseatic League, where the delegated councilors of the Hanseatic cities discussed problems at hand and tried to bring about joint decisions.
We slowly walked past the 13th-century Town Hall and Gothic St. Mary's Church with its cross-shaped basilica and learned about its astronomical clock, built in 1472 by Hans Düringer.
We continue past University Square, the terra-cotta Hauptgebäude, the university's main building, and watched as the Fountain of Happiness came to life, spraying water over the figures.
After our formal tour, we are free to explore the pedestrian district of Kröpeliner Strasse, which runs east from the Neuer Markt to the 14th-century Kröpeliner Tor, a former town gate, before returning to the ship.
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