This is really the Home of the Hamburger!
The city of Hamburg was well and truly bombed during the war
but they had done quite a good job rebuilding it. I was interested in the
Harbour Area which was really interesting. I had no Idea how busy the port
would be! They count the containers though the port in the many millions a year,
and much is export of the high quality German goods as well as some imports.
The city seemed to me to be quite welcoming and having the 2 lakes in the
centre really makes it a nice city to visit. I was really astounded to see the
double articulated busses on the No5 route of course I had to have a ride but they
wouldn’t let me drive one!
As I was quite close to Luneburg I took the opportunity to
visit a friend there. I was really glad I did as the town is fantastic and they
have managed to keep most of the ugly rebuilding to a minimum.
Another town nearby is Lubeck with its claim to fame being
that it has 7 spires, this town also took a beating in the war and in
Marienkirche they have left the church bells where they fell in 1942. Again
much restoration has gone on and some of the houses look as they did in the
1600’s but again here some of the new build is a bit on the bad side.
I write this in the Holstein Schweiz area of Germany in a
little town called Plon. I am camped by the lake and thinking that it is nearly
shorts time as the sun is shining and it’s quite warm.
