We made a trip to Hamburg to visit a friend of Ben's. It was fantastic. The German's that I have had the pleasure of becoming friends with (mainly though Ben) have been wonderful hosts. We started with a tour of the massive port that is around 1,000 years old. We took a boat tour in German and it went through the old Warehouse district canals. Afterward we strolled the waterfront and finished the day with an excellent dinner at Restaurant Rive, overlooking the harbor. The nightlife is great too. Clubs and vintage bars galore (The Beatles became famous at The Star Club) along with new bars/restaurants. We started the night at a posh rooftop bar called Clouds-Heaven's Bar. They have a great atmosphere on the roof top with fun and tasty drinks.
Of course, we had to make our way over to Hamburg's version of the Red Light District "The Reeperbahn". Where the prostitutes stand on corners wearing fannie packs and in the winter...they still work on the corner...but in ski suits!
The next day we visited the Miniature Wunderland (a world famous miniature train and city exhibition) and the Hamburg zoo...where they let you hand feed some animals. We fed the Elephants. Too cute.
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| The old Warehouse District canals |
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| Harbor |
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| Me, Fabian and Ben at Clouds! |
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| One of the vintage bars |
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| An old boxing arena- now an entrance to a bar |
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| The Zoo! |
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Feeding the Elephant a carrot.
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We also had the pleasure of joining a couple of good friends of ours on their sailboat for an adventure. We sailed on Lake Constance or The Bodensee (in German). It is located at the foot of the Alps and is bordered by Austria, Switzerland and Germany. We sailed from the Swiss side to the German side and had a wonderful dinner at a beautiful restaurant. We slept on the boat and sailed back in the morning. A great time with friends:):)
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| Us sailing! |
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| Andreas and Andrina |
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| Beautiful and warm |
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| Andreas taking a swim |
Sad to say, my time living here in Deutschland is coming to an end soon. I have had such a wondeful and adventurous time here with my man, his family and our friends. I am looking forward to soaking up the next month and then I get to visit home! Much love!
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