Thursday, October 31, 2013

Fall Break: Hamburg and Bremen

Hi everyone,

a couple weeks ago I had my fall break from school, and Jesse and I decided to take a couple days to explore Hamburg and Bremen.  I had already been to Hamburg before, so I felt fairly comfortable navigating the city, and it was also fun going to a new place, Bremen.

We took off on October 15, arriving in Hamburg and making our way to our hotel, which was located in central Hamburg, in St. Pauli.  We ate dinner at a nearby restaurant called Feuerstein, and then we took a walk down the Reeperbahn and along the Elbe River.


Beatlesplatz
The next day we took another walk down the river, ending at the Landungsbrücken, and then we hopped on the U-Bahn and rode down to the Rathaus.  This was one site I missed the first time I was in Hamburg, and I am glad we stopped to see the building.  It was really beautiful.



We then went to the Kunsthalle.  I have been to a few art museums in Europe, and this is definitely one of my favorites.  It was interesting to see which paintings I gravitated towards this time around and how my tastes and knowledge have changed over time.  We then ate some lunch at one of the restaurants there, The Cube. 


After spending a few hours in the art museum, we were pretty wiped out.  We went back to our hotel and relaxed a bit before going out and having dinner at a place called Tex's.


On Thursday the 17th we took a day trip to Bremen, where, after the rains let up, we walked around the Altstadt.  I really liked Bremen; it was so pretty and charming.  We saw the Bremen Town Musicians statue and even made a new friend...!




Overall, it was a very nice trip.  It's always nice to get out of Löcknitz and our one-room apartment for a while...!

Until next time,
Amy

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