http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Germany , District of Hamburg , Hamburg en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:34:10 +0000 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:34:10 +0000 Day 8Editors note prior to Day 8 my journal was written in point form with the intention to rewrite it once I returned to civilisation. The previous evening and sequential conversation with Veronica and Melanie caused me to rethink my personal objective as a traveller and as a writer. From this day forth I wrote in longform. As previously noted this journal has altered from the original but http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-459427.html Martin and I hooked up in Hamburg for a fantastic weekend. Wonders of the internet meant that we had been able to arrange a venue to watch the AFL Grand Final with the Hamburg Dockers We had a very early start 6.30am at an Irish Pub watching the game. We then took a harbourport cruise which was very interesting as it is a large working port and has thousands of containers and a floating d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-447016.html Hello there Today was a day to breathe some fresh air and visit the Tierpark Hagebeck. A huge animal park on the outskirts of Hamburg. Although I prefer my animals in the wild its an unfortunate fact of life that humans have encroached so much on habitats that some species can only be seen in captivity. Hagebeck does its job of conservation and education very well so I packed myself some lunch an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-446946.html I woke up in Lubeck at 730. This is actually sleeping in as most days I wake up around 7 o'clock to breakfast with my family before they go to workschool. My class embarks on a walking tour with a very mustached man we meet by the river don't worry it's on purpose. He shows us some sights and tells us some facts but I'm pretty sure everyone will only remember the mustache. And the marzipan s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-437021.html Lesson Learned Don't drop a railroad tie on my foot if I have footage of you dancing like an idiot http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-430270.html http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-429513.html Reisetourist information.ItaliaFirenzeRomaVenedighotels.cheapfaires.groupt Verwirrung discounts. free Europa www.roominfo.it http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-426669.html In anticipation of next summers trip and before the insanity of football and school begins I thought I'd post a few links of Hamburg. Enjoy The Germany Tourism Bureau's take on Hamburg The Best of Hamburg Panoramic photos of Hamburg Some Cool Pictures More pics The School If you look around the site a bit you might even find a pic of Edison A museum that I am really looking forward to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-423330.html so es geht los und hier kann ich euch aufm laufenden halten http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-419546.html WEDNESDAYWednesday we booked a hostel. I had spent all night seeking out our best options. We'd be staying three nights and wanted to be near city center so we wouldn't have to use the trains or busses. The best we could find were multy person dorm rooms. Everything else was extremely out of our budget. The way I saw it I was going to Amsterdam might as well make it the whole 'travel experience' http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-416084.html I don't remember much happening during class today. I remember i was late and there was a new young girl sitting in with our class. Giving there were only 3 days left of instruction i was a little confused. She didn't have any books. Was she a friend of Sinzi's At break I asked her her name. Lena. She was doing an internship at the Goethe and would be working in the Culture office with Maxi. Very http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-415856.html On Monday the 22nd after our wonderful trip to Berlin we returned to Unterricht instruction school. It was also Sinzi's birthday But the little stink hadn't told anyone but me after seeing the big todo that was put up for my birthday. Instead she brought a box of chocolates to share with us all. Very yummy. But she didn't realize when she bought them they were liquer sweets so most of them ha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-415806.html The original goal was to leave for Berlin Friday after classes but the ticket price deal was only for Saturdays and Sundays. The ticket is called Schoenes Wochenende beautiful weekend and up to five people can split the 37 price and travel on trains all over Germany on that day. Another ticket to get home plus an 18 hostel stay trip to Berlin costing 36.5Friday was class as normal th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-414093.html Ich habe eine neue Funktion entdeckt die ich gleich mal ausprobieren mussMESZ MittelEuropische SommerZeit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-412327.html Thursday the 18th I returned to class and found that I had missed essentially nothing. I'd say that it was probably Thursday that Derronnie and I started to click a bit more. Derronnie is from Michigan originally but now lives in Germany with his life partner. He's an artist painter to be specific. Maybe 25. At first he seemed stand offish but I think we connect on just being Americans and our http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-412264.html Its been a while since my last post More than a week I'm just going to combine all in oneSunday the 14th... Today I slept most of the day after a long night early morning with Adrian and Matt on the Reeperbahn. I watched Dogma and Angela's Ashes chilling in my bed drinking warm cocoa. Its still been cold here. Monday was class as usual. We have a new teacher. Her name is BrandtCleider or som http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-411912.html Its Friday It's Friday Woah Where DOES the time goWednesday... right right. Wednesday a group of us went to the Hamburger Kunsthalle Art Museum. I went for a number of reasons.1. Nothing better to do.2. It essential to be cultural while I'm here and haven't made it to ANY museums yet3. It was freePossibly in order of importance Anyway we went as a group of a little less than ten and t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-408415.html I've been putting off blogging because I feel like I need all this time to be descriptive about every detail and now have instead said nothing. Because that just won't fly... blogon Short version.Monday Spent the day biking and meandering. In the evening I went with Maxi and Adrian to dinner in Hafen City and then onto the Feuerschiff supposedly to hear jazz. It was packed so we sat outside http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-407298.html h2 SCI Wunder Apartment Rental Trip Report from HamburgThe apartments rented by SCI Wunder provided excellent amenities such as the large bathtub and fresh smelling sheets. I felt so at home and the tasteful decor added to our experience.The SCI Wunder and their staff helped us with our luggage. We fount fresh flower a bottle of french Bordeaux wine fruits and cookies on the table when we en http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-406905.html Saturday morning I got up and met Jogi Hildegard's son at a flea market where he helped me haggle for a bike. I am now the proud owner of a cute like 3 speed bike with one hand brake that you generally don't use. Instead its like with kid bike's you pedal backward and those are your brakes. I rode around the city with Jogi for a while before he headed off to work. He is a bike taxi driver. He t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Hamburg/Hamburg/blog-406766.html