Hamburg im April 2008
On this page I present pictures from my journey to Hamburg in April 2008
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 From "Berliner Tor" via
Jungfernstieg to Rödingsmarkt The market "Isermarkt"
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From April 14 to 18 we (Heimo Müller, Karl Pabi, Graukopf Karl and Onkel Tom) travelled in a plane of "Air Berlin" to Hamburg
the so-called "Venice Of The North".
Our residence was an appartment from Fair-Wohnen.
This is a holiday-appartment-agency that I can recommend to all Hamburg-Visitors.
I also recommend buying the Hamburg-Card.
With this card you can use the public transport-system for free and you get discount at the entry-fee for a lot of sights.
Even though we had not the best weather, the journey was a big success. A lot of the experiences we made can not be kept in pictures.
One thing I can say for sure: This was not my last trip to this beautiful city.
From "Berliner Tor" via Jungfernstieg to Rödingsmarkt
As usual we walked through the town for the first discovery. The walk lead us to the near traffic-junction "Berliner Tor" and later
to the proper central station. Then we walked through a pedestrian-zone to the city-hall and then from the Jungfernstieg along the
channels to the Rödingsmarkt, where we had our first break.
The market "Isermarkt"
You can nearly call it a tradition that we walk through a market-place during our city-trips.
That way you can watch the inhabitants of the town in their everyday-life and also get in contact to them.
The Hanseats are - for me that was a surprise - very accostable and communicative.
The "Isermarkt" runs under the bridges of the metro-line U3 between the stations "Hoheluft" and "Eppendorfer Baum".
 At the "Isermarkt" |
 At the "Isermarkt" |
 At the "Isermarkt" |
 Public toilet t the "Isermarkt" |
 In a comfortable Café near the market |
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At the harbour
Hamburg Port - Gate To The World
We took a ride through the harbour taking a line-boat that belongs to the public transport-system. So we got an impression
of the size of this huge emporium. Unluckily we couldn't make a ride through the channels of the so-called "Speicherstadt"
because of the weather. But after visiting the "Miniaturwunderland" we took place in the Speicherstadt-Coffe-Roastery,
where you can try many coffee-specialities.
 At the port |
 An ocean-giant in a Dock |
 In a café in the harbour |
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 The bow of the "Rickmer Rickmers" |
 Museums-ship "Rickmer Rickmers" |
 This gun won't be shot anymore! |
 Two tired... tough guys! |
 In the Speicherstadt-Coffee-Roastery |
 Finest coffee from all over the world |
Around St. Michael's Church.
Faszinierender waren da schon die schönen Backsteinfassaden in der Umgebung, die uns so manches Foto machen ließen.
 Between Holstenwall and St. Michaeli |
 Brick houses and iron lanterns |
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 Opposite of St. Michael's |
 View on the "Michel" |
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 In the belfry |
 View on the clockwork |
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 Main altary of St. Michael's |
 The beautiful organ of the church |
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 View over river Elbe |
 Weather is coming from sea-side |
 View on St. Pauli |
 View to the radio-tower |
 View to the Außenalster |
 View to the old town |
 A barber-shop |
 Some of the street-names sound rather strange |
St. Pauli
No visitor of Hamburg wants to pass a walk through the sinful quarter of the city. St. Pauli, because of its a little higher altitude
also called the mountain of Hamburg. "At the Reeperbahn" as the famous actor and singer Hans Albers sang. Somehow you
seem to feel that the "Blond Hans" is everywhere present.
The pub- and club-scene of this quarter is just as manifold as the people are. You find everything there: cheap pubs, rip-off,
reputable erotics and of course the naked business with naked bodies.
But let me say one thing: You haven't been to Hamburg when you haven't been to St. Pauli!
 Directly at the David-street... |
 ...an emigrated Austrian owns... |
 ...the most comfortable "Steirer-Stüberl"-pub |
 Those are the things that are forbidden here. |
 The cars of the "David-Wache"-police-station |
 Go in or stay out... the entrance to sinful Herbertstraße |
 Blond Hans and "his" square... |
 ...authenticly with "The sailor's piano" |
 Not only the people are flashy |
 Not really a noble-quarter |
 Spring-Cleaning |
 Very inviting: The pub called "Schlemmer-Eck" |
 Just as you figure a pub in Hamburg |
 with a heart for smokers |
 and a place for fans of the St. Pauli - Football Club |
 Horny Times |
 On their way to work? |
 The business with "love" |
 The "Große Freiheit" at daylight |
 Walking along Reeperbahn |
 At the street "Große Freiheit" (Big Freedom) |
 Here used to be the famous Star-Club |
 Just as you figure St. Pauli in the night |
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To The Top
The miniature-wonderland
In the "Speicherstadt" placed on two floors and still under construction:
the biggest model-train-exhibit in HO-scale (1:87). Here grown-up men feel like little boys, running around with shiny eyes
and show their commitments which affectionate details they found.
On a lot of points you can start effects like a pop-concert, a construction-area or an explosion in a mine, by yourself just by pushing a button.
The most fascinating thing for me was the area where the city of Hamburg can be discovered as a toy-land. You find St. Michael's church,
the port, the HSH-Nordbank-Stadium and even sinful Herbertstraße with the easy chicks in the windows and sailors spending their money on
the girls.
Here again I can say that I will come bak.
Who wants to have a first look at this little world can visit its website
www.miniatur-wunderland.de.
 The fast ICE-Train |
 An Austrian Train |
 Model of the HSH-Stadium in the scale 1:150 |
 Hooliganism in 1:87 |
 Animal-rights-acitivists in action! |
 Welcome To Scandinavia |
 Little Las Vegas |
 Model of Hamburg's Herbertstraße |
 One more view on the sinful road |
 Model of the house that hosts the model-world |
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Boat trip through the Alster-channels
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| Copyright © 2008 by Thomas Angerer |