April 24 – Hamburg...and the
Whirlwind Tour with an awesome young couple
Achim drove us to the next town so we
could catch the train to Hamburg. It was a two hour ride through the
green, green farmlands of Germany. Daniel and Sinje picked us up at
the train station in Hamburg, the 2nd largest city in Germany.
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| Hustling & bustling Train Station in Hamburg |
What a young and vibrant couple they
were! After putting our packs in their delightful, clean, and
beautifully decorated little flat, they took us on a tour of
Hamburg.
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| They served us franzbrotchen before we took off on our city tour. YUM! |
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| Cute kitchen table in their dining area |
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| This is a lamp shade they made from clothes pins. |
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| How about a ceiling lamp from plastic white cups? |
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| Sparkling clean & very cute bathroom |
We saw so many interesting sights and will always remember
their willingness to share their day with us.
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| I thought these trees were so cute - never found out the name of them, though |
Michaelis Bridge is famous for its love padlocks.
Whether this custom originated in Italy or Serbia is not quite known;
in any case there is a growing number of love locks with the name of the
sweethearts on them. Today you can buy a lock at a locksmith who will
engrave the names, dates, hearts etc. onto the lock, the lock is then
affixed to the bridge and the key thrown into the river as a symbol for
everlasting love.
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| Love Padlocks |
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| More love padlocks |
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| This church was badly damaged by WWII, but stands today as a monument for 'no more war'! |
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| Rathaus or City Hall |
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| Red Light District - ONLY MEN over 18 allowed! |
Constructed from 1886 to 1897, the City Hall, still houses its original governmental functions with the office of the First Mayor of Hamburg.
Sinje & Daniel particularly enjoyed showing us the “Red
Light District.” street. There was a big fence that said “MEN
ONLY over the age of 18. Supposedly no women were allowed and would get kicked out if they went in. It was quite funny!
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| The 1st Police Station in Hamburg |
The
Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district
St. Michaelis is the most famous church in Hamburg - the Protestant church affectionately called 'Michel' in German.
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| St. Michaelis Church |
We enjoyed lunch at an Arabian cafe.
It was very tasty!
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| YUM YUM!! |
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| Our fabulous hosts in Hamburg - Daniel & Sinje...THANK-YOU!! |
After a lovely day of good weather (the
days before evidently had been rainy in Hamburg) and good company, we
we settled in for the night.
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| Panoramic view of the Hamburg skyline |
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| Our bedroom for only one night |
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| And this is our bed! |
One day is just not enough to enjoy
this beautiful young couple. We hope to see them again someday and
that they will follow their dream to come to America!
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