And Now: Hamburg - The Reeperbahn!

The first time I came to Berlin I just hung around Berlin, which one could probably do for several years and still find new things to do. But this time I decided that I was going to visit another city. I decided to spend a weekend in Hamburg, which is supposed to be the other really hip city in northern Germany. I got a ride to and from Hamburg through a website called mitfahrgelegenheit.de, in which people driving around Deutschland post their drive and tell you how many free places they have and how much they want for gas, usually from 10 to 15 Euros. I spent a total of 24 Euros to get there and back, which is way cheaper than the train, and I got to meet new people and babble in German.

I arrived in the evening on Friday night, and I decided I should do at least one thing on my first night. A friend told me about the Reeperbahn which, according to her description, was a street with some "colorful shops".



Here's just one of its many "colorful shops".

( Take a look under the LJ cut. You know you want to! )

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So Hamburg isn't just all attacking courtesans and sexy shop streets. In fact, when it comes to good ol' European goth, this city has Berlin beat!



Behold! The Hamburg Rathaus! (Rathaus = City hall. It doesn't mean house of rats, silly english speakers!) When I got off of the downtown U-Bahn this was the first thing I saw. This place is huge, and looks like a medieval fortress! It was quite a jaw-droppng site to see.

( Warning: Pic heavy entry under the cut! )

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Hamburgering on!

Last o' the Hamburg pics, I swear!



Near the Rathaus. Hamburg is kind of like Venice, in that it has many waterways criss-crossing through the city. The port has every kind of boat you can imagine, except for gondolas. (At least I didn't see any gondolas!)

( Pics from throughout the city... )

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