This past weekend Emily, another au pair, and I headed to Hamburg to tour the city, relax a bit, and get to know each other. We had an absolute wonderful time. Hamburg is a beautiful city full of history, culture, and well, people!
Here is a map of where we were:
Our trip to Hamburg
We arrived on Friday evening at the Hauptbahnhof and my cousin Alex (she is 20 and working int he city until school starts in October) met us at the airport and, Gott sei dank, helped us find our hostel. She took us to the street festival were we grabbed dinner and a drink.
Saturday was a very full day (we were up for 24 hours!). We both woke up around 7:30 so decided to just get ready and head out to the city. We felt like we saw everything! We got back to the hostel changed and got coffee at the nearby cafe with our roommate Piere. As we got back up to our room to get ready for the night, Alex called and invited Emily and I to join them for dinner at a Portuguese place. The food was wonderful. I got swordfisch in a pepper sauce.
After dinner the five of us went to the top floor of a new hotel to see the beautiful view of the city. We walked a bit through the Reeperbahn (got some safety things...basically to stay on the main street so men don't think you are for sale) and then headed back to the hostel.
Well then Emily and I decided we weren't tired yet (it was about midnight) so we headed right back to the Reeperbahn where we stayed until 5 am. It was so crowded and really fun! Around 4:30 we met three guys from Dubai who were speaking English, they were very nice and were also headed to the Fischmarkt, so we went together. It is about 1 km from the Reeperbahn.
At 5 am every Sunday, the Fischmarkt opens with live music, fresh fruit, fish, beer, coffee, (that is what I opted for) and lots of people (many from the Reeperbahn).
At around 6:30, Emily and I headed back to our hostel to get a few hours of sleep before our 11am checkout. We then got ate some breakfast on the beautiful lakeshore and then headed back home.
Pictures to come...I forgot my camera so Emily took 2x as many pictures but I haven't got them yet.
4 comments:
okay so i love the idea of the party crowd opening up the market in the morning...so i don't know how i keep missing your calls, sorry, but always great to hear your voice. tina leaves this friday. love you. stefanie
i miss you! it sounds like you're having fun!! lymymi!!
---isabel
Amy, here is a tip: If you don't want your parents to freak out and forcibly bring you home, don't mention the Reeperbahn, unless you are positive they aren't familiar with it! Besides, I thought this would be a family-friendly blog. LOL! One minute pound cake, the next minute hookers!
Cheers, Heidi
Ohh, the Fischmarkt and the Reeperbahn...brings back memories! Sounds like you had a blast in Hamburg and seriously made the most of your time.
love ya,
Tiny
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