Weekly Photo Challenge – Now

  As an aunt and godmother I try to spend time with my nieces and enjoy as many "now" moments with them as possible. When I was a little girl my grandmothers and my father's godmother would always take me to various Christmas theatre plays in December. It's something I've enjoyed tremendously when I was a kid ...

Weekly Photo Challenge – Gathering

  What would people do in December if they couldn't spend time on one of the many Christmas markets? Gathering is the topic of this week's photo challenge. Vienna has many beautiful ones. But Hamburg does, too. Like "WEISSERZAUBER" (white magic) - a market located right by lake Alster in the center of the city. The ...

A spring day in Hamburg / Ein Frühlingstag in Hamburg

Innen-Alster - view from Neuer Jungfernstieg on Ballindamm and Jungfernstieg After days, weeks and months of rain, snow and ice the sun is finally out in Hamburg - and suddenly everybody is enjoying the wonderful change and the first days of spring... Nach Tagen, Wochen und Monaten des Regens, Schnees und Eises, ist endlich auch in ...

Did you know that Hamburg has…

...more bridges than Venice and more rain than London? But when the sun shines as as bright as today, Hamburg is the most beautiful city and calls for a ride with an "Alsterdampfer", a little steamer named after the lakeAlster on which it rides. In Hamburg you have public transport, such as the underground and busses plus the Alsterdampfer in spring and summer. With these boats you can criss-cross the lake, admire the sites from the boat, hop on or off at any of the 9 stops or simply enjoy some time on the water. Wußten Sie, dass Hamburg mehr Brücken als Venedig und mehr Regen als London hat? Wenn aber die Sonne so strahlend scheint wie heute, dann ist sie nicht ...