• GoJenCalCarrEuropean SummerTraveler
    The Rathaus (Town Hall). Built in 1897 it is still the seat of government in Hamburg.The fountain was built as a reminder of the cholera epidemic of 1892- over 8k residents died.We took a historic walking tour which was great, this is our guide Savvy.Love seeing the diff variations of delivery vehicles around the world.Lots of school children out in groups, this was the youngest (cutest).Area where a major fire started in 1842 destroying a lot of the city-See diff in buildings.We were taking in the view when we saw a dog in the apartment above us also looking at the view.The impressive Elbphilharmonie (Elphi) Hamburg concert hall towers above the Elbe and HafenCity.Great shot of the Elphi. It looks like it was taken from across the harbor.We saw this cute little street side garden set up with kids toys.Across from the little garden was a bench with a couple of plastic toy phones attached to it - fun!Interesting to see a Tesla taxi plugged in. This is the only Tesla taxi we saw.Funny to see Queen Mary 2 mentioned in digital signage as we walked thru Hamburg.We had a great lunch-Cal had his favorite Fish and Chips. I tried Hamburg specialty= fish sandwich.This church was rebuilt in 1874, was the tallest building in the world from 1874-76. Bombed in WWII

    A nice day exploring Hamburg Germany

    May 14, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    This morning we disembarked from the QM2 in Hamburg Germany. We are only here for a day/night, but still trying to explore a little before we fly down to Corfu Greece tomorrow. We had a great walking tour and walked around a little on our own. It was a gorgeous day - sunny and warm (the locals were saying how great/unique it was). The Rathhaus (town hall) is beautiful and impressive, the new concert hall (the “Elphi”) is very unique and amazing in its shape and size. If we come to Hamberg again we’d love to try to see a performance in one of its venues.
    There is water all around and thru the city and we learned during our tour that Hamberg has more bridges in it than Amsterdam, Venice and London combined. It’s an interesting city and well worth visiting.
    *Note: the great photos of the Elphi are ones I borrowed from the web. Due to some construction we weren’t able to get to a place with a clear view.    Read more