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| Landungsbruecken (Google suggests to translate this as Grandiloquence!) from the terrace of the restaurant where we partook of luncheon |
I have been on a little holiday in Germany, visiting the family, and mooching around Hamburg, whence I hail from. I didn't take too many photos, it being a family outing and all, but am posting what I have, if only to show what a wonderful place Hamburg is. I am hoping to have a proper holiday there again one day, and shall take lots of photos and write loads of blurb. Until then the photos below will have to suffice.
And no, I did NOT buy any scarves ...
We had a very nice meal at the Hotel Hafen Hamburg, which overlooks the Landungsbruecken - the first photo in this post was taken from the terrace where we sat.
Inter alia we also saw the Hamburg Dungeon, a pathetic and theatrical attempt to instill a bit of Hamburg history into an uncomprehending audience. I became increasingly curmudgeonly as the tour dragged on, and when we were all supposed to point fingers at a supposed witch during a show trial I refused, saying that I did not believe in witches. When told to shut up I said that it was my duty to speak out for the truth. Then I got threatened with torture and burning myself, but proclaimed proudly that I was prepared to die for my beliefs. I shouldn't have come ....
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| Cranz Neuenfelde, where we took the ferry |
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| Landungsbruecken |
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| Hotel Hafen Hamburg |
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| The Michel, or Michaeliskirche, where I, like every true Hamburger, was baptized. I am glad the roof is looking greenish again, a few years ago they replaced the copper and it looked aggressively brown, which is not a good look for the Michel. |
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| The Bismarck Denkmal, which holds very special memories for me, and is just a stone throw from the Michel |
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| Near the dungeon ...Mind you, the Kaffeeroesterei where they roast and sell coffee was great! |
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| Harbour from underneath a bridge |
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| We arrived in Hamburg just before the Harbour Birthday on 7 May, when lots of ships visit |
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| Blankenese, opposite Cranz whence we took the ferry - it's a suburb of Hamburg |
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| Very hilly place, is Blankenese |
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| Waiting for the ferry to return to Cranz |
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| That pole is about 10 meters high! |
