Stade City Harbor

5 am. The city is still completely quiet. The harbor is full, the tide has just reached its peak. The water is as smooth as glass. You can hear the silence very “loudly”. The sky has been in a reddish-blue light for about 30 minutes. Looking forward to the sunrise. I get my first glimpse of the red sun ball from a reflection in the front of a house at the cinema opposite. The red fireball inexorably breaks away from the horizon! What a moment. Now would be the moment for a suitable piece of music! The light conquers the city. First slowly, then faster and faster. With a good plan in mind, you walk through the streets always looking for the light. An hour flies by. You have to experience it to be believed. Fantastic!

Beautiful, small port invites you to linger.

Stader Stadthafen on the river Schwinge, which flows into the Elbe near Stadersand.