We had heard so much about Hamburg and many people recommended visiting the city, therefore we went for a stroll along the Elbe. As we could have predicted, we were not the only ones.
Luckily, it was easy to find a central parking for us, even with a view to the famous Elbphilarmony. From our parking, we walked up the river and around the Speicherstadt and Hafencity areas.
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| Parking in town |
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| Many harbour cruise ships were waiting for passengers |
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| Modern architecture at the Hafenstadt |
The Elbphilharmonie is the new landmark of Hamburg, a modern concert hall built on top of an old storage building at the harbour, which was finished in 2016.
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| Modern and old close together |
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| Merchant buildings at one of the arms in the harbour |
The Speicherstadt is the largest warehouse district in the world, where the buildings standing on timber-pile foundations were built from 1883 to 1927.
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| Evangelical church of St. Michaelis |
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| Brick architecture around the fish market |
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| Fish market |
At the fish market we found a nice restaurant, where we went to sample some of the typical fish dishes of Hamburg at the “Alt Helgoländer Fischerstube”.
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| Matjes in 3 variations |
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| Flower of the Day 😉 |
