SAVANNAH, Georgia (CNN) -- In Savannah, some things haven't changed since James Oglethorpe founded this charming city by the sea in 1733.

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Founded in 1793 as a retreat for Duke Friedrich Franz I of what today is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Heiligendamm was known as the White City by the Sea for its cluster of 23 chalk-color buildings.

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The fact that the gunmen came by sea - and sneaked into the city through a crowded fishing colony - points to almost non-existent coastal police patrols, as a local officer admits.

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Comedy will be provided by players from the Second City troupe, and each cruise will offer fireworks at sea.

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Hemmed in by the sea and mountains, Aberdeen is 65 miles north of its nearest city, Dundee.

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It is opening up a resort city where temperatures reach 40C in summer, and will be as warm as 10-15C by the sea when the Olympics take place from February 7-23 next year -- with organizers already stockpiling snow due to sporadic falls, Black says.

CNN: February 8, 2013 -- Updated 1159 GMT (1959 HKT)