I come across it on my cycling tour of Germany’s largest island, Rügen, almost as soon as I pedal across the bridge that connects it to the mainland and the elegant Baltic port of Stralsund. They often don’t speak English, and they often don’t speak German either. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The lighthouse on Hiddensee’s Gellen peninsula, a national park and haven for migratory birds. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Grosser Strand in the south-east corner of the island. My final day starts with a 20-minute ferry ride to the island of Hiddensee, a 16-km long pencil-thin, island.

Source: The Guardian August 27, 2017 09:56 UTC