The Hamburg Fish Market attracts both locals and visitors from around the world to St. Pauli every Sunday. Hamburg’s traditional market, which is also known as the Altona fish market, already exists since 1703 and is well known far beyond the borders of Hamburg. Besides fish, fruit and flowers, diverse goods are sold at the […]
AIDAluna and AIDAsol leaving the port of Hamburg
AIDAluna and AIDAsol belong to the so-called Sphinx class and can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and 600 crew members. The cruise ships were built by the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. Owned by the Costa Crociere SpA which in turn is part of Carnival Corporation & plc. To see both ships at the same […]
Alster Canal Tour – Hamburg
The Alster canal tour by boat starts at Jungfernstieg, a street on the southern shore of the Inner Alster Lake in Hamburg. Across the Inner and Outer Alster Lake we reach the Alster canals. Past the best residential areas and through wildly overgrown channels, you experience Hamburg from a completely different side. Despite the fact […]
Hamburg – Harbor Elbe Cruise
Harbor Elbe River Cruise – Impressions In bright sunshine we set off in Hamburg harbor which is already in hectic operation. At first we saw the Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, lying in dry dock for maintenance purposes and a cruise ships sailing in front of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall. In addition ferries and […]
Hamburg in spring – Impressions
Hamburg is, like most cities in the world, most beautiful in spring. In the 4k video above you see impressions of the port with the St. Pauli Piers and the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard line in the dry dock and the submarine museum. The city center with the Inner […]
Hamburg City Tour – Part2
Hamburg City Tour – Part2 The second part of our city tour through Hamburg starts at the city hall. We drive through the city center and along the Reeperbahn. After a short stop at the St. Pauli Landing Stages we continue our bus tour and go through the Speicherstadt (city of warehouses) before we return […]
Hamburg City Tour – Part 1
Hamburg City Tour – Part 1 Start of Hamburg City Tour is at the Main Station. We drive around the Outer Alster lake, then past the Inner Alster Lake to City Hall. Hamburg City Tour – Part 2 Text, photos and video: Copyright © myVideoMedia
Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg
The Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg – the world’s largest model railway- was created with extreme attention to detail in more than 10 years on a floorspace of 13993 sq ft. The Miniatur Wunderland is spread over two floors and is divided into sections, such as Austria, Hamburg and the coast, America, Scandinavia, Switzerland and Knuffingen Airport. […]
Warehouse district – Speicherstadt in Hamburg
The Warehouse district – Speicherstadt – in Hamburg is part of HafenCity (port city), a district of Hamburg and was originally part of the free port. The warehouse district, founded on timber-piles, was expanded continuously since 1883. 6 loading canals, the so-called Fleete, facilitated the transport to and from the warehouses. Since 1991 the warehouse district […]
Hamburg city walking tour – Part 2
Hamburg city walking tour – Part 2 The landmark of Hamburg is the church of St. Michael, called Michel. The tower is the second highest in Hamburg. The highest one is the tower of St. Nicholas with a height of 482 ft; it towers above the city as a memorial. From the observation deck of […]
