Hamburg, the second busiest port in Europe. All in all, it looked unravished by the World Wars. The continued success of its port, however, has given the people of Hamburg the second highest average pay in Europe. Being a port city you're also not short of water views, especially with the Alster lakes that they'd dug inland.
Here are the points for Hamburg:
1 point goes to St Nicholaikirche (St Nicholas' Church). It was meant to be a church with a rather beautiful exterior but it is currently undergoing refurbishment so it was all scaffolded up. The unscaffolded bits, however, looked very old-style European (read: dark & grimy looking). There is apparently a lift that you can take up to the tip bits of its bell tower for a good look of town though.
2 points go to the Kramerentswonhungen (I'm not sure if I'm spelling this right). These were former Almshaus built to house widows. They are now cafes and museums.
3 points go to the Chilehaus. It is meant to be a great example of Expressionist architecture. Maybe it is my failed appreciation of the Expressionist style to garner it this low score. It is, however, rather large. There were also similar Expressionist buildings adjacent to the Chilehaus.
4 points go to the Flughafen (airport). It is a reasonably dated airport. There is also no rail access to city centre, but given its proximity that wasn't really a big issue. You can catch the Airport Express bus instead for 5 euros (8 euros return).
5 points go to the Hauptbahnhof. It is centrally located (well, my hotel was right next to it so it was VERY centrally located for me) with easy access to the local shopping strip and the Kunsthalle (Art Hall). You can also catch an array of regional trains and local S- and U-bahn at the 1 station.
6 points go to the Rathaus (Town Hall). It is in one of those impressive (neo-gothic?) styles. There is also a large square in front of it was ample seating for you to ponder where to head next (as I did). It is also within walking distance to Hamburg's high streets, one being Gänsemarkt (see 7 points).
7 points go the Gänsemarkt. One of Hamburg's high streets with Guccis and LVs and whatnot shops literally littering the street & its surrounding neighbours, there are also a few lovely canals that run through the area.
8 points go to Landungsbrücken. Right on the embankment of the Elbe river, you can witness the second busiest European port first hand. There are a few 'attractions' like the 2 ships Rikmer Rikmers and Cape San Diego which the guide books pick out but me not being fans of watching ships I gave them a miss. Guide books also recommend taking the No.62 ferry to Finkenwerder for a cheap tour of the Elbe River and look at Hamburg's architecture. It was late & gloomy looking when we got there so we gave that a miss too. This area is also within walking distance to the old warehouse district of Nicolaifleet and HafenCity (see 10 points).
9 points go to Jergfernstieg. A shopping & restaurent district of Hamburg, you're bound to find something you fancy in this area. Probably for the younger crowd than the retirement crowd although there is an entire store of Nivea...
10 points go to HafenCity. The odl warehouse district of Hamburg, this area is filled with amazing old buildings, many of which have been or are in the process of being converted for modern day uses. There was, for example, this cafe situated inside a working roastery where they also offer tours. Towards the southern side of the area new office blocks and apartment buildings are also being built. Wendy told me that they plan to house 1/4 of the city's population in this area in the future.
And finally, 12 points go to the night view of Binnenalster. This is the smaller section of Hamburg's inland lakes. We took this photo while walking back to Hauptbahnhof after dinner.
I'm ending my Germany week by bus-ing over to history-filled Berlin for 3 days. See you there.
Here are the points for Hamburg:
1 point goes to St Nicholaikirche (St Nicholas' Church). It was meant to be a church with a rather beautiful exterior but it is currently undergoing refurbishment so it was all scaffolded up. The unscaffolded bits, however, looked very old-style European (read: dark & grimy looking). There is apparently a lift that you can take up to the tip bits of its bell tower for a good look of town though.
2 points go to the Kramerentswonhungen (I'm not sure if I'm spelling this right). These were former Almshaus built to house widows. They are now cafes and museums.
3 points go to the Chilehaus. It is meant to be a great example of Expressionist architecture. Maybe it is my failed appreciation of the Expressionist style to garner it this low score. It is, however, rather large. There were also similar Expressionist buildings adjacent to the Chilehaus.
4 points go to the Flughafen (airport). It is a reasonably dated airport. There is also no rail access to city centre, but given its proximity that wasn't really a big issue. You can catch the Airport Express bus instead for 5 euros (8 euros return).
5 points go to the Hauptbahnhof. It is centrally located (well, my hotel was right next to it so it was VERY centrally located for me) with easy access to the local shopping strip and the Kunsthalle (Art Hall). You can also catch an array of regional trains and local S- and U-bahn at the 1 station.
6 points go to the Rathaus (Town Hall). It is in one of those impressive (neo-gothic?) styles. There is also a large square in front of it was ample seating for you to ponder where to head next (as I did). It is also within walking distance to Hamburg's high streets, one being Gänsemarkt (see 7 points).
7 points go the Gänsemarkt. One of Hamburg's high streets with Guccis and LVs and whatnot shops literally littering the street & its surrounding neighbours, there are also a few lovely canals that run through the area.
8 points go to Landungsbrücken. Right on the embankment of the Elbe river, you can witness the second busiest European port first hand. There are a few 'attractions' like the 2 ships Rikmer Rikmers and Cape San Diego which the guide books pick out but me not being fans of watching ships I gave them a miss. Guide books also recommend taking the No.62 ferry to Finkenwerder for a cheap tour of the Elbe River and look at Hamburg's architecture. It was late & gloomy looking when we got there so we gave that a miss too. This area is also within walking distance to the old warehouse district of Nicolaifleet and HafenCity (see 10 points).
9 points go to Jergfernstieg. A shopping & restaurent district of Hamburg, you're bound to find something you fancy in this area. Probably for the younger crowd than the retirement crowd although there is an entire store of Nivea...
10 points go to HafenCity. The odl warehouse district of Hamburg, this area is filled with amazing old buildings, many of which have been or are in the process of being converted for modern day uses. There was, for example, this cafe situated inside a working roastery where they also offer tours. Towards the southern side of the area new office blocks and apartment buildings are also being built. Wendy told me that they plan to house 1/4 of the city's population in this area in the future.
And finally, 12 points go to the night view of Binnenalster. This is the smaller section of Hamburg's inland lakes. We took this photo while walking back to Hauptbahnhof after dinner.
I'm ending my Germany week by bus-ing over to history-filled Berlin for 3 days. See you there.
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