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Private tour in Rostock Antje J
Rostock & Warnemünde - How it was to live in East-Germany
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>> Guided tours with heart and brain << Hello and moin, as we say here in Northern Germany. My name is Antje and I would be more than happy to show you my lovely homeland Mecklenburg-West-Pomerania! I have been working as a tour guide for more than 10 years now and I do it with passion. What I like most is: - to tell stories that you will remember - to incorporate personal insights and stories into my tours - to show you things that you normally just would pass by - to give you "light bulb moments" - to set local history into a larger frame to show how things are related with each other - to get in good contact with my guests and have interesting conversations - to learn from each other - to have a nice day with you. :-) I am interested in history, culture and nature. Therefore I read books in these fields and enlarge my knowledge, so that I can share it with you. I have been traveling a lot, I also worked on a cruise liner, but whenever I come back home to Mecklenburg-West-Pomerania I feel that this is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. And I would like to share this love with you! What my guests told me after they were on a tour with me: "Thanks for sharing your personal story with us. It meant a lot. ", "You are an excellent guide. ", "We have learnt a lot today. ", "You have a lovely voice. " Corona-Update: I am fully vaccinated. I have been working as a guide for more than 10 years. I am a licensed church guide. I am not a driver-guide. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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Tram- and walking tour with private anecdotes about GDR-times
Overview of your Rostock tour
Until 1990 Rostock and Warnemünde were part of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) - a country that does not exist anymore. The coast and the Baltic Sea functioned as a border. People tried to escape the GDR also via the Baltic Sea - many tragedies, but also happy ends. On this tour we will set the focus on GDR-times. We will visit the major sights of Rostock and Warnemünde and besides that I will tell you about life in GDR-times, how people tried to pass the borders, how people started to discuss about and demonstrate against the East-German system, how the borders opened and how life changed after reunification. I will share personal experiences with you: how a West-German parcel smelled, how it was to stand in a West-German supermarket. Enjoy a trip back to the past with someone who grew up in the GDR while experiencing the beautiful life now in Rostock & Warnemünde! To make this tour perfect according to our focus I will bring old GDR pictures with me and present you with a little GDR-souvenir.
Your Rostock tour itinerary
* We meet in Warnemünde. * Short walking-tour in Warnemünde (GDR-Focus: How did people try to escape the GDR?) * Transfer by train and tram to Rostock * Walking tour in Rostock where your will see the major sights, like University Square, Cloister of the Holy Cross, Lange Straße in East-German-Architecture-Style, Town Hall, Gabled Houses (GDR-Focus: Life before and after reunification) * Inside visit of St. Mary's Church (GDR-Focus: peaceful demonstrations in Rostock) * Outside visit of the former head quarter of the state security and prison (GDR-Focus: Stasi - state security) * Optional: Taste a typical East-German-Ice-Cream If you prefer to stay in town after the tour for some more free time and shopping, let me know. You will get the tickets for the public transportation and I will tell you what else you could do and see in Rostock and how you find your way back. If you stay in a hotel in Rostock, the tour can be adjusted - please contact me.
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Transport details
Type: Public Transportation / Category: Train
We will use public transportation (train and tram) to get from Warnemünde to Rostock and back, which gives you a local experience. In town, where we have mainly pedestrian areas, we will walk - at your pace.
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Meeting location
Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 18119, Germany
Outside the Cruise Center in Warnemunde. I will be waiting there holding a sign with your name on it. If you want to meet somewhere else, please let me know.
- You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
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