You only see what you know (Goethe)
Schwerin is the capital city (LANDESHAUPTSTADT) of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The manhole covers in Schwerin show the city arms in the version of 1991. The depicted knight represents Henry the Lion (Heinrich der Löwe). The conspicuous flag in his hand is a gonfalon. [German]
The State Museum Schwerin (Staatliches Museum Schwerin) opened in 1882. Particularly well-known exhibits are the animal representations of the French painter Jean Baptiste Oudry and several objects created by Marcel Duchamp. [German]
The orangery of Schwerin Castle (Schloss Schwerin) dates back to 1853. During the German Democratic Republic, the building housed a Polytechnic Museum for a few years. Today, visitors of the Orangerie Café enjoy cakes and coffee during the warm seasons. [German]
The ****Hotel Speicher am Ziegelsee is located inside a former granary dating back to 1939. The building stands next to a lake named Ziegelsee, so guests can reach the hotel by boat. The sign HOTEL SPEICHER is actually the sign of the boat station.
Lovers of fine tea find the traditional shop “Das alte Handelshaus” (The Old Merchant House) at the address Schmiedestraße 11. Today, it houses a chain store of the tea merchant Tee Maass.
Looking downstairs at Schwerin Palace (Schloss Schwerin). The palace houses a museum as well as the state diet (Landtag) of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The Petermännchen (Little Peterman) is a good-natured household spirit who is said to live in the Schwerin Palace. He rewards those who are honest and brave but punishes thieves and intruders. Today it is a sort of mascot. You see him in many parts of the city life. There is even a coffee named after him: Petermännchen Kaffee.