Hamburg – Pick Up My Car

Sunday, my mother and I took the night train to Hamburg and next morning we had a transfer to Bremerhaven. There I had to deal with the plates and the insurance for the car. Due to good preparation in advance it took only few minutes to get a 5-day-pass. With plates and insurance we headed to the freighting company, where I picked up my car. Unfortunately, it has one scratch, which hopefully can be polished. It was amazing how many cars every week get imported. This week around 20 ships arrived. In summer it was 180. Unbelievable how many took advantage of the good exchange rate. After the process we stopped in the city centre of Bremerhaven to have a "Frigatellen-Brötchen", which is comparable with a burger. It is really delicious! With a full belly we could start our journey back to Hamburg.

We arrived at our Hotel around 6 o clocks in the evening – we stayed at the Marriott in the middle of the city – Thanks to Alex! After quick shower and relaxing, we started to look for a dinning place. After endless walking, I asked for a restaurant and we were lucky. We were recommended a great place with typical local food. I had "Labskaus" and my mum had some fish with mustard. After some drinks at the hotel bar, we fell in our beds for a long nice sleep.

On the next day, we started our hardcore sightseeing-tour with a harbor-tour by boot and afterwards a tour with a bus. This compared with a lot of walking in between made us hungry and tired – the question is when I am not hungry?! ;-) We really enjoyed the city, because the sun was shining but it was chilly. I don't want to mention all the details about the city, because I think it is more about the atmosphere, which makes it so impressive. Of course I have to mention the "Reeperbahn" as one of the most famous party miles on earth, but as it was Tuesday and freezing it was not much going on there. The clean and shiny streets, fleets and bridges make Hamburg one of my favorite cities. On Wednesday we visited the museum for local history, which showed us the development of the city. Our last point on the sightseeing list was a Russian submarine.

At 8 pm, I had to drive my car to the train to get it transported in the rear of it. My mum and I had it comfortable in the front in a nice bed. Yes, you are right. One moment I was thinking of staying in my car, but with freezing temperature it was an easy decision. :-D

Hamburg