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.
A view of Hamburg
Another view of the Speicherstadt
Looking up at the Hamburg town hall
Town hall tower in Hamburg
The Speicherstadt warehouse district
Close up of Hafen City in Hamburg
More historic ships
Ships on buildings
The big world of small ships…
Wandering around Hamburg.
Lego Queen Mary at the Maritime Museum
Container ship models
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 gold Santa maria
On the Trostbruecke
Angel giving God the finger in the Church of St Catherine
A model of the Titanic engines.
Cruise liner models
Hafen City, Europes’ biggest urban renewal project
Naval power in the 1600s
Stairs and steps in Hamburg
View from the Alsterarkaden
For some reason, I feel I would enjoy Hamburg.