Hiddensee by bmnorthernlight

Hiddensee

For their 75th birthdays we treated our parents to a day out to Hiddensee - a car-free island off the Baltic coast. The island was a popular artists's colony in the 1920s with the likes of Erich Heckel, Kaethe Kollwitz and Carl Zuckmayer taking up residence. It is still popular with artists and now tourists from a re-unified Germany can enjoy the quieter pace of life.

Herr Neubauer was our trusted guide and coachman for the precious 5 hours we had on the island. We had an open top carriage just for our family and I don't think any of us stopped smiling once that day!

Sunshine and blue skies for the 3-hr ferry journey in the morning and the most stunning sunset and cranes coming in to rest for the night on the return journey just made the whole day a wonderful experience.

The cranes and the crescent moon:
http://365project.org/bmnorthernlight/bits-n-bobs/2012-10-18
Beautiful view, liking the peek of the lighthouse, how have you been?
January 15th, 2013  
Sounds wonderful. Fabulous shot with cool composition.
January 15th, 2013  
Love that blue sky and hint of the island beyond, lovely shot.
Reminds me a little of Herm Island off Guernsey. We had a horse and carriage ride on Guernsey too... under blue skies! When we went uphill I had to get out (as did my brother!) to save the horse a too-heavy load. hmph!
January 15th, 2013  
@filsie65 Lol, this is why we walked up to the lighthouse...the horses and carriage stayed further down but they did pull all 5 of us (and I easily count for 2!) up some inclines
January 15th, 2013  
@michaelelliott @claireuk Thank you both! Wasn't easy from the carriage, I can tell you! Quite a lot of motion going on!

@claireuk Hi claire, yet again lenghty absence...I know! Winter time in the NHS is just a bit of a killer, but I am fine otherwise, just feel I'm so far behind now...Hope you are doing well!
January 15th, 2013  
@bmnorthernlight I don't envy you sweetie, offer of coffee still stands when you have the energy
January 16th, 2013  
@claireuk Thanks Claire! Would be lovely to catch up
January 16th, 2013  
Sounds wonderful!
January 16th, 2013  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.