Traveling: Hamburg 2016

Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Hamburg 2016 - Part 2

Harbour Tour

Saturday - August 13th 2016

Today was our first full day in Hamburg and so we wanted to make full use of it, which meant we had to get up early. Since we didn't book the breakfast option, it was just not worth the price for us, we got coffee at a nearby bakery. Then we walked to the Landungsbrücken for a harbour tour. Most tours didn't start before ten o'clock, but we found one that left earlier. We chose Kapitän Prüsse for our tour and after we purchased our tickets, we still had some time to kill until departure. So we took a nice walk along the river and finally it was time for our tour. The harbour tour lasted for one and a half hour and took us from the Landungsbrücken to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Speicherstadt and from there to the cruise and container terminals. Not only did the tour guide provide many interesting facts, we also got to see many interesting areas, where we usually wouldn't go.

Landungsbrücken

The Boat for our Tour

Elbphilharmonie

Boat Tour

Speicherstadt

Boat Tour

Elbphilharmonie

Boat Tour

After the harbour tour we had to ckeck out the so called Elbtunnel, that's a 100 year old tunnel beneath the river that connects both sides. Later we got some beers at the Hard Rock Cafe and then it was time for lunch at Peter Pane Burger Grill. There we got really good veggie burgers with fries and some delicious desserts. Afterwards we walked to the famous red light district named Reeperbahn. There wasn't anything special to do and so we got a drink at a nice outdoor bar. Unfortunately the weather started to get worse and so after visiting the Michel Church, we bought some stuff at the supermarket and headed back to the hotel, where we had some snacks while watching The Nanny on the Disney Channel.