Once a year my mom, sister and I make an effort to do a “Girls Trip” with a set budget and one-two weeks of travel. This year we decided to do a two-week vacation trip to three countries in Europe. Our fourth destination was Hamburg, Germany where we spent one day and rented an apartment via VRBO.
On our first day in Hamburg we went to Saint Michael’s Church. The church is considered to be a main landmark of the city and it is considered to be one of the finest Hanseatic Protestant baroque churches. In the front of the church is a large bronze statue of the Archangel Michael of whom the church is dedicated to where Michael is conquering the devil.
Next we went to the Warehouse district also known as “Speicherstadt” which is the largest warehouse district in the world. The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying any customs. After the warehouse we then went to the Hamburg City Hall, which is the local government of the Free Hanseatic City. In 1842 there was a terrible fire that was set to the old city hall and it took 44 years to build a new one. The City hall is the home of Germany’s 16 state parliaments.
Our final destination was the Hamburg Harbor, which is Germany’s largest port and is named the country’s “Gateway to the World.” The port was founded on May 17th 1189 by Frederick I for its strategic location and has been Central Europe’s main port for centuries and enabled Hamburg to develop early into a leading city of trade with a rich and proud bourgeoisie. During our visit at the port we decided to have dinner at the Blockbrau, which has a great view of the harbor on the roof.
All I can really say about Hamburg is that it had beautiful water scenery and had a wonderful sunset. I was presently surprised by the harbor but I felt like it was one of those places that was a hit or miss.
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