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By Gunga
June 25th 2007

Really..more bridges than Venice!

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Well, that is what people in Hamburg tell me. If you have never visited this city in Northern Germany you are missing out on a good thing. One of the lovliest things is that a canal comes right up to the 'rathaus' or city hall in the center of town. It flows from one of the two lakes that sit right in the center of city that has some of the most beautiful architecture in Germany if not all of Europe. And the people use these lakes for recreation with boat houses built all around the perimeter. Today on a canal [View Full Entry]

By nater
June 25th 2007

After the festival

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RECOVERED

Aaron and I crashed in a hostel we found in Hamburg for the night and slept until 11am when we had to check out. We grabbed a bite to eat and Aaron decided that he would head to Berlin instead of Amsterdam as he would only be able to spend an evening there and it would be pointless to train so much for one night. We parted ways after an amazing month in europe together and I headed off to the train station for a six hour ride to Amsterdam. I sat on the train next to a cute Swedish [View Full Entry]

By TwoTallTravellingBabes
June 18th 2007

Jo's Trip to Hamburg

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Hey everyone, so this past weekend Sarah and i split up and i headed off to Hamburg to visit a very good friend of my family, Jana. She used to be an Au-pair of ours when George, Kate and I were younger...much younger and a heck of a lot shorter that is for sure....an au-pair for those of you who don't know is a European name for a nanny, but it's not a profession. A lot of young students do it as a way to gain experiences in other countries and such. Anyway, it was a fabulous weekend of remenising and [View Full Entry]

By Peeke
June 14th 2007

Tot Hamburg

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Ochsenhorn

Even vlug wat blabla tot hier want ik zit hier weer niet rustig. De weg tot Hamburg was heel regelmatig slecht. Kiezelwegen, los zand. Ja wat ze fietsroutes durven noemen. Dan is het weer omgeslagen. Het is nu wisselvallig met een verloren druppel. Hopelijk blijft het zo of een beetje meer zon. Op woe-avond in Hamburg op de camping aangekomen. Ik had al veel zin om direct terug te vertrekken. Heel ongezellig, lawaai van de straat, harde ondergrond. Ik ben dan toch maar gebleven. Dan de ochtend erna naar de stad. Eerst langs de toeristische dienst en dan met plannetje [View Full Entry]

By ktcaffeineaddict
June 11th 2007

Weimar, Wartburg, and Hamburg, Oh My!

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Wartburg Schloss

Hallo, Everyone! I hope life is pleasant and sunny on your side of the pond! Germany is doing well; the weather was a scorcher this weekend! How was it in the States? It’s not like I could get a clear answer to that question, though, since you readers are located everywhere from California, Montana, and Colorado, to New York City, Chicago, and Boston. And there are also European readers in the bunch, so it’s not fair to you either. Before I get into the traveling business, don’t forget to vote! I’ve received many votes so far, but I’d love to [View Full Entry]

By spongio
May 21st 2007

Back in Town

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Challo! gallery ein paar neue shots. bis bald ihr [View Full Entry]

By Bridget B
April 24th 2007

Germany Day 1 & 2

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Tulips

We flew to Germany on Monday. To get to the airport in London, we had to take a train. I had never been on a train before, so that was a new experience. The airport in Lubeck was very small- 1 terminal, it made baggage claim and passport control easy. We had dinner at a greek restaurant, another new experience for me. I don't eat lamb, so finding a dish I could eat was challenging, especially since I know very little German. The beauty of this country is very striking. After spending five days in London, to see the green [View Full Entry]

By hanie
April 22nd 2007

around Hamburg

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Hamburg harbour

(april 19 2007 after arriving from Bremen) It was almost midnight when Phydie and I walked around the St. Pauli's district of Hamburg. That road is packed with clubs and is the center of the nightlife in the city but the other attractions that you can find there are the sex shops. It is actually also called in german 'die sündige Meile' (The Sinful Mile in english).. We walked until we reached the harbour, which was totally desserted (I guess everyone is at the clubs in St. Pauli), and stayed for only half an hour and then went home because I [View Full Entry]

beware. it will make your lips bloody red

By peteandshirl
April 19th 2007

Confronting truth

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Today was a day of mixed emotions, I told you earlier that Pete and Nicole were keen to fly to Poland to go to Auschwitz but the flight connections made it impossible to do that. I personally was content to see the memorial to the holocaust in Berlin, I thought that would be the end. Well I have learnt not to give Pete a travel book to read and amuse himself while I am at my conference. He read of another infamous concentration camp Bergen-Belsen where among 100,000 people including Anne Frank died. So we set off on our mission to [View Full Entry]

By spongio
April 18th 2007

Am Freitag gehts los

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Um 6:00 Uhr morgens werden Daniel und ich in Hamburch gen Frankfurt fahren, unser Flieger geht erst um 21:15Uhr sodass wir noch ein wenig durch die City tingeln kÃ¶nnen.. [View Full Entry]

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