Hamburg

After a good night's sleep I managed a run before breakfast and then it was time to pack the suitcases and get on the bus for our day traveling to Germany. Another day another country a different beer.
The journey was uneventful with a couple of comfort stops along the way. We did pass over a shipping canal which links the North and Baltic Seas. It is over 100 kilometres long and saves ships about 400 kilometres. Very impressive. Work is underway at present on a tunnel to link Denmark and Germany which will be about 30 kilometres long.
We arrived in Hamburg at about 4.30 pm.
First stop was a local market for a very late lunch or a very early dinner. It was very nice as have all of the meals on the tour been.
We then proceeded to our hotel to check in and then headed out on an evening walking tour with our guide Tilo which lasted a couple of hours. Two Hamburg women's football teams had won today and been promoted in their leagues so the celebrations were continuing into the evening. The town square was knee deep in rubbish and broken bottles. We visited the remains of St cathedral which had been largely destroyed by British bombing in WW 2 leaving the steeple as a poignant reminder to everyone of the destructive force of war.Читать далее