A walk in Hamburg

Remembering a walk I did in Hamburg, that little town in the north of Germany, with a whole lotta history on it's back. Starting as it has to be with a bit of autum rain.....and then let's see what I've got.  Oh yes, having arrived in Hamburg I was near the main station to get my breakfast which was needed to be strong all day long and to talk to a very nice friend... :-) But always you have to start to show around and so we came to the Alster- how can't we... if you are in Hamburg you have to take the underground and see what is going on with the "Hafenstadt" and the "Elbphilharmonie". Lot's of ships and new buildings around and oh they still build on the "Elbphilharmonie" which actually you can see quite good but it's  kind of a mess you watch... now this building has a problem with statics and cost around already 800 mill. Crazy, isn't it?  But it's much bigger then it looks on the pic. Not only in real this building is far bigger, also who's fault it is with all this going on and on...

But don't worry, just do your walk and enjoy the fire boat, or the view because of all the old buildings around and some new. Yes walk to the "HafenCity"- kind of a little town in the town, with the "Dungeon Doom" or restaurants or shops and even when they have the water on the streets - Hamburg people don't care and go on living and making the best of it.  
But also you can ask about the "Speicherstadt"cos it was and is a place for the warehouses.

I mean it's the second biggest town of Germany and has the biggest port of the country. So actually big. So watch out!
So no wonder you'll find a lot of new apartments at the port and houses in modern style there. You walk along them and just think that you will not want to have a flat there because not only people can look inside your bedroom, also it's just too expensive. 
Although if you're interested in architecture it's very pleasant and you can get exited. 
From the "Jungfernstieg" Station you also can see two of the Musical halls, which Hamburg is very much known for. A night at the musical theatre is easy to have in Hamburg. There are a lot of choices. You must know Hamburg has over 60 theaters. But I must say the newest building looks in my eyes like a coke bottle on the top.

Anyway, let's go on to see what this town has to offer you. Our harbor walk is going behind the "Elbphilharmonie" and we come to the Underground station "HafenCity Universität" from the U 4... a light show with music will welcome you. Very beautiful to watch and when your going up to see what's outside the station, go to the bridge and there on the other side you have a little tower to climb on and what do you get? A view over the town and what is going on and will be done in the next years.

Now back to the place we've started and we stand in front of the building called the "Landungsbrücke" next to this building is a tunnel. It goes to the other side of the river and is just now under construction and will be rebuild and renovated in the next years, but don't worry, they let you use it! Just one side of those two tunnel routes. Do it, take the elevator or the stairs down and go through the tunnel. It's so nice to walk under and inside a very old thing and maybe you meet a couple too who has just married. :-)  Like I did with my friend, after we have been on the other side, watching the people, the sun, the harbor and feeling very good. It's a romantic place in some way and you have easy to talk to each other no matter what. 
Well, going now to the "Speicherstadt" which is actually next to the "Landungsbrücke" feels very well and you discover the beauty of this town and much more when you try the underground which partly drives overground. Hamburg can be very nice on many places. And yes if you are hungry try fish.... it's good and fresh. 
I had the luck to have a friend there who had spend some time with me and I really appreciate that. It's always funny and much more delighting when you know someone from the place you travel to. 
It was a short trip and I will sure come back in time. Yes it was much the typical tourist places this time, but as I was only two or three times there, it was the right thing to start with. And somehow I can understand this way the longing for the north. Enjoy the rest of the few pics...

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