I am feeling very wordy this evening. Wine…. Salad for supper after my Sunday at noon.
Wilhelmshaven has a fantastic naval museum. It traces the history of the German Navy from its beginnings. They really specialized in u-boats (submarines) in both WW1 and WW2.
They had several ships, all of which you could go on board both in the water and on land. I visited a destroyer, a mine sweeper, a u-boat and a PT boat. If I had ever had to have been in the navy, and if I had had a choice, I would have chosen a destroyer. There is no way I would ever like to have been a sailor in a u-boat. After 50 years, you could still smell the diesel odours. Add to that the smell of sweat and poorly cooked food and you can imagine the conditions. Everything is tight, tight, tight, with poor or no ventilation. It was kind of strange being on an ‘enemy ship’ but I still felt sorry for the lads that had to endure these conditions. I must watch Das Boat when I return to Montreal.
Love, Brian
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