Even though cloudy, we decided to head to the nearby town of Lüneburg, located about 50km southeast of Hamburg. After taking the train after lunch from the main station we arrived sometime later in the afternoon. Our first visit was to the Wasserturm, or water tower, built at the beginning of the 20th century. As we reached the top of the tower, we had a great view over the surrounding town center including its many important landmarks. Descending back down at ground level, we then headed to the Church of St John, built during the 14th century in Gothic brick style. The doors had just closed on us so we, unfortunately, did not manage to visit its interior. We thus continued on walking through the town's main square, the Am Sande, admiring the medieval houses surrounding it, mostly in brick gothic style. From the square, one could admire the impressive 108m high steeple of St John's church. Walking further among the pretty winding medieval streets, we then reached the church of St Michaelis. Also built during the 14th century in the Gothic brick style, we were able to give a quick look inside right before the guardian decided to close it for the day. Apparently, in this same church, the German composer Bach studied for two years as a pupil. Not far on, climbing a little uphill, we reached the top of the Kalkberg, a hill which used to be a gypsum mine, and now offers great views over the old town. After the nice view, we walked back through the medieval streets reaching the Wochenmarkt square where the town hall is located, originally built in the middle ages it now features a Baroque style. A few streets down we then encountered and entered the church of St Nicolai, the third of the three main churches of the town, built in the same style as the other two but in the 15th century instead. After the visit to the church, we then ended the day by visiting the old harbor and the 18th-century crane still standing there. From there we were close to catch the next train headed back to Hamburg.
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| View from the Wasserturm |
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| A Gothic styled house in the town center |
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| View of the Church of St John from the Am Sande square |
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| More gothic houses in the center |
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| A street with a view of the St Michaelis church |
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| Another medieval street |
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| The old harbor and the wooden creane |
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| Another street in Luneburg |
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