Sunday 16th April 2023
The Hanseatic City of Stade was part of the powerful Hanseatic League of traders and is in Lower Saxony in North Germany a important seaport on the river Elbe. It is first mentioned in historical records in 934 AD and has during its time been ruled by Sweden, who rebuilt much of it, fortified it and built a surrounding moat, later by Denmark and then Germany.
Well as tradition demands we commenced today visiting a flea market, car boot in England, vide grenier in France, it was 1.5 miles to the stadium hosting it but easy walking on relatively flat terrain. We didn’t buy anything, it would have to be something special as we would have to jettison something to fit anything else into Homer. We were stopped and asked about Layla, what breed etc and the Michelle was stopped and asked what the poo bag container on the lead was for.
The old town of Stade is very interesting with much of its original architecture, there are cobbled streets, narrow streets and the original old harbour comes directly into town.
You will notice an absence of people in the photos, it’s Sunday in Germany, no shops were open, supermarkets aren’t open and there weren’t even any cafes open! Although I’m sure cafes and restaurants would be open in the more touristy season.
taraabit 