Home is where your heart is
What are the top sights to see in Hamburg? I’ve lived in Hamburg for about 18 years, so this is a very tough one. But if you want to see Hamburg in just one day, these are my recommendations. The Harbour First and foremost, there is the harbour. It is, Europe’s second largest container harbour, […]
Here are top 6 things to do in Hamburg on a rainy day: Unfortunately, Hamburg has quite a few rainy days to offer each year, so you better be prepared. You should know that there is no such thing as bad weather, but only inappropriate clothing. No matter if you do have the right clothes […]
It was back in 2014, when I worked out of Houston and went for a weekend trip to San Francisco. There I was on one of these sightseeing busses. At one bus stop I bumped into a couple and was asked to take a photo of them. What has this to do with Leipzig, you […]
Lübeck is, again, one of the cities of the Hanse trade union that Hamburg, Rostock, Bremen, Wismar and many others belonged to. Lübeck is only about 45 minutes away from Hamburg. So, if you are in the area around Hamburg, take your rental car or the Regio train from Hamburg main station, which goes every […]
Schwerin say “Shverin”- only an hour by car from Hamburg or two hours from Berlin. It is the capital of the federal state Mecklenburg Vorpommern “Meckpomm” or simply MV and home to approximately 100.000 people. You might wonder, why on earth you should visit Schwerin. It is probably not mentioned in your travel guide “Top […]
Before you get to Kassel, by train, be aware that all, I repeat, ALL long distance trains stop at the station “Kassel Wilhelmshöhe”. If you book a ticket to Kassel Hauptbahnhof (main station) you’ll find yourself still on the train, waiting for the main station long after you’ve left the city. Kassel is located in […]