HAMBURG, GERMANY - AN ALTERNATIVE TRAVEL DESTINATION IN EUROPE
8.8.18
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When planning a trip, real travel stories gives you so many information and help you plan your trip better. No matter how many travel guides you read, travel stories give you the real vibe of the place and help you explore it. It is sad to see that there are people out there (and many bloggers) that don't bother to get to know their destination, for them, it's all about the perfect insta hotel photos.
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Today it's my honor to host Rania's travel story. Rania traveled recently to Hamburg and has all the details about this German city-harbor and why you should visit it soon.
When someone thinks of making a trip to Germany, he usually chooses to visit Berlin or Munich ... but I will suggest something different to you ... Hamburg! At first, when my husband suggested that I should follow him on a business trip in mid-November, I had my objections. Eventually, however, I did not regret it at all.
Hamburg is one of the largest, lively and beautiful ports in Europe. It has a nautical charm without being seaside, with the Elbe river crossing it. The special thing is that its harbour does not make the city unattractive, on the contrary, it highlights it and is very tourist. Here you will find the legendary fish market on Sundays, known as Fischmarkt, you can take a boat ride, walk along the river and eat seafood while admiring its view.
Hamburg was voted "Green Capital" of Europe for 2011 and that's because the whole city is really a park. The inhabitants, despite the bitter cold and drizzle (which we were very lucky to meet at a minimum), use the bicycle and of course the subway too!
Your walk in the town should start from the famous Rathaus, the city's great town hall, an imposing neoclassical building that looks out over it.
Then, passing through the open-air market and the elegant arcades around the town hall, we are in front of the Bienalster, the large lake of the center, and a little further away is the even bigger Ausenalster in the north of the city.
These two lakes in the center of Hamburg give the water its dominant position in the beauty of the city, which has about 2,300 bridges over the canals, more than Venice or Amsterdam.
As remarkable places to visit I would suggest the following:
1. Walk to Stadtpark, the city's largest park.
2. The Church of St. Michaelis, who impresses with her baroque aesthetics and big tower.
3. The Kunsthalle Gallery where German Romantics have their honor.
4. One of the most diverse museums in Hamburg, the Miniature Museum with the most impressive modeling exhibition in Europe.
5. The Hamburg Opera House Elbphilharmonie, where you should definitely go up and enjoy the view of the city.
6. Hafencity is the largest urban regeneration project in Europe, where part of the old harbour was used to create a new suburb that includes houses, offices, hotels, shops and other residential areas. It is one of the newest parts of the town and represents the modern German architecture.
7. Reeperbahn (Red Light District) - You can not go to Hamburg and do not go through the Reeperbahn, the legendary evening spot of the city and one of Europe's largest Red Light District. It is the most famous street in Hamburg, where you will find numerous bars, restaurants, theatres and clubs, including sex shop, cunning museums, erotic theatres and strip clubs.
8. Go shopping or just stroll through Alster Arkaden, one of the most picturesque places inspired by Venetian architecture, a street where you will find various luxury shopping venues.
9. Elbetunnel - A typical vaulted structure, that houses four large chambers that have been carrying people and vehicles since 1911 to a depth of nearly 24 meters. After a short stroll under the Elbe River, the route leads to the Steinwerder and daylight.
10. The Speicherstadt warehouse area located in Hamburg's harbor and is one of the largest clusters of storage facilities around the world. It is full of high-rise buildings that exude a Neo-Gothic architecture with red bricks on their outer facade, towers, niches and glass windows.
Despite the fact that large parts of the city and the harbor were destroyed in the Second World War, the city of Hamburg was rebuilt without losing its historical character and charm. Today it is a warm and hospitable metropolis, which attracts many Germans and many tourists. For this, I suggest to you not to hesitate to visit the second largest city in Germany, because it will definitely reward you!
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