Hamburg 2021

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 Moin Moin from Hamburg

  In the middle of February, I went to Hamburg for a two-days-trip. I had a job interview in Oststeinbek, so I decided, to arrive in Hamburg a day earlier, also because of Hamburg is one of my favorite cities in Germany and I wanted to walk around and find new beautiful places. Luckily, my hotel wasn't far away from Hamburgs Speicherstadt - my first photo spot on that evening. Usually, I was always hurrying through the warehouse district, but this time, I took enough time to discover every corner of one of the most beautiful and interesting parts of Hamburg. Not far away, I also walked along the Elbphilharmonie, the famous concert hall in the HafenCity, to reach the St. Pauli Piers. There, I spend the rest of the evening, having a fish sandwich as dinner and enjoying the harbor with its lights. On my way back to the hotel, I crossed a bridge, where I got surprised by Hamburg again. The view looked like I would stay in Amsterdam. Hamburg - such a wonderful city!
 

  After having the job interview in Oststeinbek, I still had the afternoon to spend some time in Hamburg. At the beginning, I wasn't quite motivated to go around, but luckily, I could change my mind to visit the Blankenese quarter. Blankenese also has a long history as a fishing village along the Elbe river. The so called "Treppenviertel", which used to be the centre of the old Blankenese village, is well worth seeing. The district is located on a steep slope with winding stairs and narrow alleys down to the Strandweg street below on the Elbe. After exploring the narrow streets with its fisherman's houses and luxury mansions, I reached the Blankenese Low Lighthouse, from where I started to walk along a short part of the Elbstrand, before turning back. Since it was really cold outside, there were many ice floes floating on the water and lying on the stone bank, generating a special atmosphere. It remembered me of the ice crystals on the black sand in Iceland. Hamburg - you beautiful soul!    


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