A weekend in Hamburg with all the great attractions. That was the plan.
The set time for this undertaking fell on the weekend after the first week of the apprenticeship.
The same was a highlight in itself, raising high hopes for the life at work to come.
After my friend Christina and I were reunited, we went towards the train.
We didn’t count in all tosses and losses of the train wreck of the German train connection and after a chaotic 6 hour long odyssey we arrived. Luckily, our Airbnb host was a very helpful and generous one and thus, the day ended well after this uncalled for adventure.
In the beginning everything appeared sunny…
Our schedule included 3 main attractions: ‘Dialogue in the Dark’, ‘The Lion King’ and the ‘Hamburg Dungeon’. We went more or less well rested through the Speicherstadt and experienced a Dialogue in the Dark.
A plain recommendation!
Not to tell you too much beforehand: Dialogue in the Dark is a very well carried out guided tour by blind people. To put it lyrically, you learn to see the world with different eyes.
Next to historic buildings, Hamburg offers a rich architectural palette.
Having some coffee: CHECK
What impresses my fond-of-music self deeply, is the Elbphilharmonie.
That night it was time for the musical experience. Either price you pay, you can’t leave disappointed. A perfect show with a perfectly aesthetically crafted stage design and musically brilliance, which made me leave to the utmost heights of my emotional receptiveness.
Before, again not as much well rested, we went to the Speicherstadt to learn about the horrid side of Hamburg history, we visited another Hamburg attraction: The fish market.
Pitchmen, bargain chasers, tourists (like us) and real Hamburg people created a colourful and sometimes quite tight crowd.
The Speicherstadt is an incredible work of masonry, especially coming from New Zealand and unable to think of anything comparable…
In the Hamburg Dungeon we learned, less off horror than of entertaining episodes, about the more unpleasant chapters of Hamburg. Maybe one day I might sign up with them and make use of my acting talents to scare and teach others… 😀
After a short, but most invigorating weekend we stepped onto the train and were let down successfully for another time. This time it was masses of soccer fans, which didn’t fit the capabilities of the wagons. That way, the way back was not of ease standing up more than sitting down, but we arrived. And that counts for something. 😉
Back at work I have some more memories to spook my head next to CSS and HTML. Moving weeks these are, but it doesn’t get boring…
At least! 😀
