A Taste of Hamburg – In Photos

When we weren’t working hard at Canada House for the Reeperbahn festival, we were eating hamburgers and exploring Hamburg. We were lucky to have two great friends to serve as our tour guides and show us the interesting sights of Germany’s second largest city.


The port in here is the most significant economic unit of the city.  It is the third biggest in Europe and stretches for kilometers along the River Elbe.

Hamburg Port in Action

 

The Mighty Hanjin Freighter

 

A Cyclists Perspective

 

An old German WWII U-Boat now serves as a museum on the River Elbe

U-Boat Museum

 

Canals wind through the downtown buildings

The Canals

 

St. Nikolai Cathedral in the Autumn

The Cathedral of St. Nikolai

 

A sunset view on the TV tower from the Skybar Hotel

Skyline at Sunset - Hamburg, Germany

 

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  • October 8 2011

    Amazing pics, Hamburg seems like a beautiful place. Loved the first pic and that tilted one in particular.
    Thanks for this taste, it will linger in my mouth for long!
    Have a wonderful weekend Pete:)
    Arti recently posted..Haridwar – Shopping in the Markets, Where to Eat, Where to Stay

    • Pete
      October 9 2011

      Thanks again for your comment Arti!

  • October 8 2011

    Hamburg is the city where Jess and I took our first trip together 🙂 Looking at your photos brings back lovely memories. Love the shot of the canal.
    Dani | Globetrottergirls recently posted..Our Perfect London Day Off the Beaten Path

    • Pete
      October 9 2011

      Thanks Dani! Great place to go on a first trip! 🙂

  • October 9 2011

    Nice photos. A lot of people say that Hamburg isn’t that interesting but it looks like a nice city.
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  • October 9 2011

    Very pretty; I like the one with the bike in front of the container ship. Two extremes. 🙂

    • Pete
      October 10 2011

      Thanks Christy! Definitely 2 extremes 🙂

  • October 9 2011

    Lovely photos, and I especially love the one of the canal winding through buildings 🙂
    Emily Sims recently posted..My journey to Shenzhen, complete with a fake Louis Vuitton

    • Pete
      October 10 2011

      Thanks Emily! 🙂

  • Abby
    October 9 2011

    Wow. I love that none of the photos reveal what season it is. I can’t tell if it’s freezing or baking hot. Love the canal pic.

    • Pete
      October 10 2011

      Fortunately it was warm 🙂 That canal pic was one of our faves too. Thanks Abby!

  • October 9 2011

    Beautiful shots of the port and harbours, very well done!
    Natasha von Geldern recently posted..Wildflowers of Australia’s Red Centre

    • Pete
      October 10 2011

      Thanks Natasha 😉

  • October 9 2011

    I’ve never been to Hamburg – maybe next time. I like the photo of the imposing cloud right over the barge. The next one of the bike in front of another barge has a nice perspective.
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  • October 10 2011

    I read the title wrong and was totally expecting to see all kinds of photos of yummy hamburgers! I’m slightly disappointed now…. hahaha
    Looks wonderful! I’ve never been 🙂
    Cailin recently posted..What should I do in San Francisco?

    • Pete
      October 10 2011

      I thought about that too, and wondered if anyone would comment about that. Actually thinking about it, that probably would have been a great post too 🙂

  • October 10 2011

    Love these photos – so moody. I’ve always wanted to go to Hamburg.

    • Pete
      October 10 2011

      Thanks Lara, the beautiful port and architecture was a wonderful surprise.

  • October 9 2011

    Great pics. I liked the U-Boat there is a very similier museum in San Francisco. Well worth a visit!

    • Pete
      October 10 2011

      Thanks James. Actually seeing the U-Boat kind of took me by surprise. My Grandfather told me a story many times how he was attacked by the German U-boats when he fought for the British Navy and his ship sunk, luckily he survived. To see one reminded me of him and his stories.

  • October 10 2011

    Wow. The tower looks just like the CN tower in Calgary, Alberta. Weird.
    Matt Gibson recently posted..Making Waves in Jamaica

    • October 11 2011

      Do you mean the CN Tower in Toronto, or the Calgary tower in Calgary? Either way, I agree. 🙂

  • Great photos! Never been here before, but it certainly looks nice.
    Stephanie – The Travel Chica recently posted..Feeling Small in Buenos Aires

    • October 11 2011

      It’s not the grandest of most aesthetically pleasing cities in Europe, but it definitely has some great views and it’s own charm!

  • Jarmo @ArcticNomad
    October 10 2011

    Great photos. The u-boat museum sounds interesting, did you go check it out?

    • October 11 2011

      We didn’t – I don’t think we even saw it until our last full day in the city. Next time!

  • October 10 2011

    You make Germany look so beautiful. I love the photo of the canal.
    Christy @ Ordinary Traveler recently posted..Paradise in Arizona – Havasu Falls Photo Essay

    • October 11 2011

      Thanks Christy! (I am taking credit for the canal photo, as I don’t play with the camera as much as I used to anymore – haha!)

  • October 11 2011

    Love what HDR does with clouds! Only had one day in Hamburg, wish I’d had more.

  • October 11 2011

    Looks like an awesome city – can’t wait to check it out!
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  • October 12 2011

    Nice photos!! I was in Hamburg in the winter and didn’t get the best impression of the city – but that was mostly due to the weather. Enjoy your time in Germany!! I just love Berlin!

    • October 13 2011

      Unfortunately that was our only stop in Germany…this time. We will be back!

  • October 13 2011

    dear god- stop it with the amazing photos. I’m serious, I can’t look at your site without being totally jealous! (but for real- love them, guys!)
    jade recently posted..Seal Yoga at Elephant Seal Rookery

    • October 13 2011

      Haha, thanks Jade. Sorry though, we must keep putting out the travel porn. Live, every Friday. 🙂

  • October 13 2011

    I like how the clouds cooperate so beautifully in the second photo 🙂
    Sophie recently posted..What to do on a Friday night in London if you’re time travelling

    • October 14 2011

      We had nothing but clouds while we were there, so I’m glad some of them were co-operating. 🙂

  • November 12 2011

    Stunning photo essay, I felt like I just walk through Hamburg with you.

  • November 15 2011

    I really love the pictures, but my experience in Hamburg wasn’t so good. I remember it as very grey and sad. It must have been because I went there as a school exchange program!
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  • Mariella
    February 28 2013

    I’m so excited that someone would capture my home town so beautifully!! Stunning pictures. But then again it’s a GREAT motif 😀 thanks for this!

  • Micha
    November 21 2014

    Hey!
    The U-Boat in hamburg is an old russian one – not a german. Built in 1976. A Museum since 2002.

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