Got to the station reasonably early to get my ticket to Hamburg. And of course, it cost about 20 euros extra. Crap. But this holiday has already completely broken the bank so I guess it's pointless ruminating on it. Stopped briefly in Groningen, which has an interesting art museum on the canal by the station shaped like a boat. I'd like to explore the town more some day. Then a replacement bus took us to Leer just across the border in Germany. I was expecting some kind of border check but nothing materialised. At Leer, you get the train first to Bremen and then change for Hamburg. Then the S-bahn out to Reinbek, with Waldhaus Reinbek just a short taxi trip away. The hotel is attractive and I got a good last-minute deal on a spacious
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