Blogs from Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe - page 2

The day started at 3am because we were going on holiday. Travelling for the first time with another couple, Zanne and David, Glyn and I left in the dark as David drove us to Manchester airport. The flight left at 6.40am with just three of us and David took the train for a transcontinental journey he won’t be forgetting in a hurry. It turns out that the rail system in Germany isn’t as good as hoped; trains ran late with little info given and David got accosted by drunks and a Nazi in Cologne. Meanwhile, Glyn, Zanne and I landed happily in Hamburg after an uneventful 80 minute flight. During the descent into Hamburg, I noticed that The city was thick with dark green trees, like a dense forest with buildings poking out. Plus many bridges, ... read more

Today is going to be a better day! Got up early so I could travel into the city with Christiane. First we went to her office building and went to the 14th floor to see the views over the city. We then headed to Cafe Paris which is a very beautiful cafe in the heart of the city. We had a very nice breakfast with more food than I could eat, so did the old traveller trick of putting some cheese into the croissant and wrapping it up for later. Christiane headed off to work and I walked around the Town Hall (Rathaus), which is a very impressive building. From here I jumped on the HopOn HopOff bus to get my bearings of the city. Hamburg has these two beautiful lakes and this tour went all ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Je positive, j'ai passé une agréable partie de la journée à arpenter les rue d'Hambourg. Hier au soir j'étais bien dans la quartier chaud de la ville. Lorsque je suis allé manger vers 20h, je n'ai rien vu d'autre que des sexes shops. Je mange à une terrasse, malgré la petite fraîcheur, et au bout d'un moment je vois une jolie femme, même très jolie, qui paraissait attendre, sur la place, pas très loin de moi, et régulièrement regardait dans ma direction, autant dire que mon imagination tournait à plein. La réponse est venue quand je suis parti, elle est venue m'aborder en allemand, et là j'ai tout compris c'était une péripa... enfin une pute, et je me suis traité de naïf. Sur le chemin du retour à l'hôtel il y en avait ... read more

We have both been to Hamburg before. I, Nina, have been many times here, already as a child with my parents (my dad went to university here) and later on business travels. Hamburg is a wonderful city. A city we could live in - if only it has some mountains nearby ;-). People are different here. Often, they are said to be arrogant (mainly south germans and swiss say this) which might be true for some. But if you get to know them, they are very friendly and funny and not arrogant at all. Well, we were happy to be back in Hamburg. And lucky enough we arrived early and had a full day to discover the city again after some time (I think it is about 9 years ago we last came here). We had ... read more

Germany is a powerful nation for sure, and as if their economic standing is not strong enough, their manufacturing output is just another piece of evidence that pretty much all things German are usually built to last, and the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Germany's second-largest urban zone, is evidence of this staying power. Established many moons ago as a port city, Hamburg is the hub of Germany's media and the country's premiermost harbour city, and perhaps owing no small debt to its history of overseas trade, is also Germany's wealthiest city per capita. Along with the main bulk of Germany's chief cities, the transportation network is so comprehensive that barely a single prominent node on a Hamburg city map is not within easy reach of either a tube station or an S-bahn station (overground faster urban ... read more