Hi Mum,
today we made a day trip to Sylt. We went by train to Germanys northernmost island, located in the North Sea. In 1927 a dam was built
Sylt is connected to the German mainland by the Hindenburgdamm, a causeway with a railway line on top. We left the train in Keitum. Keitum is located on the Wadden Sea side of the island.
Houses like this are traditional in Nordfriesland.
This is the Wadden sea side of the island, the eastern coast. The Wadden Sea is famous for its rich flora and fauna, especially birds. In many areas you can even find seals.
The Eastern coast of the island is partly rather flat.
We found a map of Sylt.
We rested for a while in a Strandkorb. You can find them everywhere along the German coast.
In the dunes there were lots of roses bushes, all with rosehips now.
We reached another interesting area, heathlands this time.
Wooden paths were leading through this area, you were not allowed to leave them.
It must be a lovely view when all the heather is blooming.
We reached the town Kampen then.
Here we crossed to island to get to the opposite coast, the western coast. We saw broad dunes here, with lovely houses hidden in them.
We walked towards the beach then.
Finally the sea came into sight.
Here we found a broad sandy beach and a beautiful cliff line.
We decided to rest for a while in the beach bar you can see in the background.
Cheers!
We walked further towards Westerland, the most famous town on this island.
In Westerland a special event was taking place - the Windsurf World Cup Sylt 2015. The award ceremony was going on when we reached th is place.
The promenade was crowded with people, it was a bit difficult to get through.
I found this statue on the promenade of Westerland.
My host and her friend were starving, so they only thought of getting something to eat 
Bye
Anton Bär
