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Right in the middle of Sylt's vegetation, the Marram grass.
Also known as beach grass, it was introduced to help
stabilize the coastal sand dunes |
It's spring 2011, and we were off once again on our annual trip to Sylt. If you remember from previous posts, Sylt is an island in northen Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district, belonging to the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Sylt is known for it's (if declining) distinctive shape of its shoreline.
We loved Sylt for its marine climate and the vastness of it during off peak season. This was before Baby A started school, so we had the pleasure of having loads of space without the usual holiday crowd one would normally expect on Sylt. Though a tad too cold for a dip in the sea, the air was brilliant for the two pollen allergy sufferers in the family :-). Of course this only works as long as we stay outdoor... and if one is not allergic to Marram grass (beach grass), which is found in abundance on the island. Vegetation is rather spare in Sylt but one is always delighted with the widespread Sylt rose, heath and sea buckthorn.
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| Only in Spring do you see empty Strandkorbs (beach baskets ) |
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The "Travelling Giants in the Wind"
(Reisende Riesen im Wind) by the artist
Martin Wolke, will greet you when you
step out of the train station in Westerland |
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| The very charming train station in Westerland |
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| A playground in Westerland |
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| As far as out in the horizon |
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Although too cold for a full-body dip in the sea, it did not
stop us taking our shoes off for a wade... Brrr....! |
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| Catamarans for a sail out on the north sea |
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| The port in Hornum |
