It was a pretty grey day when the Oceania bus set out for the Schwerin Palace and our excursion of the day (most on the ship set out for a three hour bus/train trip to Berlin).

The Palace is situated on an island amid a charming landscape of lakes and parks just on the edge of town. This magnificent residence was built in the mid-19th century as a renovation and extension of the original palace structure which had existed for over 1000 years. Today this beautiful structure houses a museum as well as the state assembly for this state of Germany.

A beautiful sight to drive up to.

The Orangery with its colonnaded courtyard.

Please – come in!

In the cute little village of Schwerin.

It was a short – but beautiful – day for us.

E & G on to Gothenburg, Sweden