Bestie Quick-Trip

August 2018
Travelling is my favourite hobby, and hobbies are there to share with your best friends, i.e. I took my best friend Sina with me on a weekend trip to Hamburg. Read more
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  • Day 1

    Let the weekend begin!

    August 19, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    My best friend and I have known each other since we've been 3 years old and met in kinder garden. Since then, our passion for travelling and taking pictures has evolved and stabilized its way into our lives. Honestly, I love travelling on my own, but with Sina around, there was a great photographer with me, as well as a great photo model. So, I had to exploit her being with me - which I did.
    After a 4-hour-long train ride to Hamburg, we checked into our A&O hostel where we'd stay over the weekend. Luckily, it was right at the Reeperbahn, so we were basically right in the middle of downtown. At the Reeperbahn are a lot of bars, clubs and theatres. In one of the ladder, we would watch a musical tonight. To be more precise, we went to Heiße Ecke (Hot Corner) at the Schmitz Tivoli Theatre. I've been to the musical before with my colleagues, as I get a generous discount on it as a travel agent. But it was so funny, that I wanted to share the experience with my best friend. And the show was great and funny and just the right thing to start our weekend with.
    After it ended, we decided to head to the Hamburger Dom, which is kind of a fair that happens 4x a year for several weeks. Basically, it's a place where you can spend a lot of money for short-lived entertainment. As we're both no fans of shooting ranges or rollercoasters (at least at the fair), we just walked around a bit and got my sister a gingerbread heart in the end.
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  • Day 2

    At the Warehouse District

    August 20, 2018 in Germany ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

    The next morning, we left to visit the old Warehouse District (or German Speicherstadt) and the Elbphilarmonica before taking the train back home.
    The Elphi has got a very nice charm to itself, and I can't really describe it.
    It should look very weird, so new and shine between all these old brick houses. But somehow, it perfectly fits in. And I love it.
    Because it has such a prominent location, the government said, they have to make it for the community, i.e. make a tourist attraction out of it. And they did. You can just get yourself a free ticket (the tickets are only there to control the tourist masses) and then "go upstairs" to get the best view over the town. It amazes me each and every time I get up there again.
    We also found our new favourite café (outside Göttingen), the Campus Suite right next to the Elphi. They have super tasty sandwiches there. And comfy seats. And the best hot cocoa to get you warm before the train ride home.
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