Today is Kiel, Germany.
We could also drive to Hamburg, like we did for Berlin yesterday, but since it's a shorter day today (arrive 7am, all aboard 4:30pm) and around a 2-hour round-trip drive, we decided to stay near the port.
At the port.
This one has a walkway.
Some new buildings and some old churches.
Another ship.
And a ferry.
We had breakfast at Venetian. It's supposed to have a dress code, but at least for breakfast, they seem to relax it, as people were in t-shirts, shorts, and sandals.
We were seated at the back by the windows.
It's still pretty empty.
Smoked salmon bagel.
Belgian waffle.
Mushroom, spinach, and onion omelet.
These people want towel animals.
Mom has lots of plugs.
Onto land.
We just arrived and they're already painting the ship.
We need some change for toilets. Good thing there's a vending machine here.
Selecting the item that will give us the maximum amount of toilet-usuable change.
Leaving the port.
Shipyard Worker sculpture.
A few people living in tents.
Kiel Castle, which is now a cultural center.
Sex shop.
No women are even allowed in? That's quite discriminatory.
A toilet.
Except it's out of order.
St. Nikolai Church.
The Geistkampfer (Spirit Warrior) statue, an angel with a sword standing on a wolf-like creature, symbolizing the victory of good over evil.
Inside.
Stained glass.
Pulpit.
Detailed carvings.
Cross.
Front display.
Organ.
Holstenstrasse is a walkway with many shops.
A pharmacy.
With lots of licorice.
And other items, including Ogii's favorite, handwarmers.
There are still Woolworth stores in Germany.
Items on sale from $1 to $5.
$1 shoes.
Cheap underwear.
Better get some in case the cruise ship doesn't find ours.
Scary guy at the register.
TJ Maxx is called TK Maxx in Europe to avoid confusing it with the TJ Hughes chain.
Follow the white lines to the Ostseekai (cruise ship terminal), Schwedenkai (other cruise ship terminal), or Hauptbahnhof (central train station).
Little waterway.
Kleiner Kiel.
Deutsche Bank.
Rathausplatz (city hall square), with a train station to the left, city hall straight ahead, and the opera house to the right.
Sword Bearer statue.
Olympic Fire from 1972.
Nice flowers on the city hall balcony.
Entrance.
Mural of workers.
Another on the other side.
Death of the World Wars and National Socialism.
Books with names inside.
Sorted by date.
Sculpture of a paper boy.
Some snakes around a bowl of water.
A man on a bench.
Back to the shopping street.
This restaurant has rocks to hold down their menus.
Big boba tea.
Bratwursts.
Magnets.
I'm not sure what these are.
Four-bed, one-bath, 1000 sqft house for $300,000. That's fairly similar to Midwest prices.
Accordian player.
Bakery.
Many different types of bread.
And kuchen.
Entrance to the Sophienhof mall.
Inside.
It's pretty big.
Electronics store.
They sell alcohol BAC testers.
Restaurant with nice colors.
Ogii shopping a bit.
When you're done eating, you put your tray on this robot.
More people outside now.
Listening to the accordian player for a bit.
Birds of paradise.
Big chess set.
Little fountain with flowers.
More clothing shops.
Cashmere.
Expensive.
Sales in the back, but they're still not cheap.
Stained-glass window.
This sign reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer gets the proctologist's license plate.
Back by the ship.
Zar Peter III sculpture.
Schlossgarten.
War memorial.
The Sailor statue.
Back at the port.
Some candy to welcome us.
Picture frame.
We got our laundry back. I guess I didn't need to buy the underwear. Oh well, it was only $10.
Lunch.
We had gone to the electronics store at the mall to buy a short HDMI cable to see if Ogii could use my laptop as a second monitor for her laptop, but we ended up not even needing it because I downloaded a program that let us do that via wifi.
Dad resting by the pool.
We went to Venetian again for dinner.
The food was pretty good.
Dessert.
And another.
Bingo.
Broadway Cabaret.
This woman wasn't very interested; she played mahjong on her phone the entire show.
Perfect Couple game show.
They always have the same challenges...
... on every ship.
They're still funny.