Very short trip from Berlin to Hamburg (90 minutes on Germany’s fastest Intercity Express train).
A stroll along the Alster, a wander through the Speicherstadt, and a visit to Hafen City, Europe’s largest urban renewal project. Also check out the miniature ships at the Maritime Museum.
My only regret is missing the Beatles-Platz.
Ships on buildings
Stairs and steps in Hamburg
Town hall tower in Hamburg
On the Trostbruecke
View from the Alsterarkaden
Angel giving God the finger in the Church of St Catherine
Wandering around Hamburg.
Another view of the Speicherstadt
Naval power in the 1600s
More historic ships
Container ship models
A gold Santa maria
Hafen City, Europes’ biggest urban renewal project
A model of the Titanic engines.
The Speicherstadt warehouse district
Close up of Hafen City in Hamburg
The big world of small ships…
Lego Queen Mary at the Maritime Museum
The world’s largest ‘bone ship’: ship models made in the early 1800s by prisoners in naval hulks who used leftover bones and wire.
Sailing ship models
A view of Hamburg
Cruise liner models
Looking up at the Hamburg town hall
For some reason, I feel I would enjoy Hamburg.