Epic Honeymoon - Day 44 - Hamburg

On our forty-forth morning of this crazy adventure, we jumped on a train to head to Brussels airport. Leaving behind the relaxed delights of Belgium, we pushed on to our next stop: Hamburg, Germany.

Avy had previously visited Germany on business trips when she was still living in Taiwan, but not Hamburg. In fact, the main reason for choosing Hamburg as a destination was simply that it was en route to Denmark (and I hadn't been to Germany!). Charming, as it was, Hamburg is a bit more of an industrial town, as it turns out, being that it is one of Germany's major ports. On top of this, we happened to visit over a weekend (everything is closed on Sundays!) and a public holiday. So we didn't have the greatest time. But nevertheless, we made the best of it that we could.

Arriving at the airport, we used the simple ticket machines to get a local train into the suburbs to the east of the city centre. Our accommodation in Hamburg was a very spacious studio apartment within a small complex. Oir host, Joao, was extremely kind and helpful, meeting us and showing us around before being on his way. The room featured a sizable bed, kitchenette, washing machine, TV, and a well equipped bathroom. So even if we didn't love the city on our visit, the accommodation was quite good!

Our studio apartment in Hamburg.

Not any old washing machine, but a quality brand! Ahh, German engineers!!

A spacious place to live for a couple of days.

After settling in and relaxing for a while, we went for a walk around the local area, opting to leave the city centre until the next day. Wandering north to Lübecker street, we stopped in for a nice German lunch at Schweinske.

Ich bin ein süßes kleines Schweinchen!

I was looking forward to a nice schnitzel, now that we were in Germany! Unfortunately, the quality here was just okay - not bad, but nothing to get excited about either.

Full of pork and carbs, we kept wandering the area and stopped in at a local supermarket to pick up some supplies. The local Penny had a good range and groceries, and even an innovative machine for recycling bottles and cans for a refund (like an automated version of what we have back home!).

Meat, glorious meat!

Later that evening, Avy had a return of her cravings for Asian food. The problem was there was little to choose from in the way of noodles and soups in our area - we looked... in the rain! Eventually giving up, we decided that maybe the city centre might have more to choose from (but let's face it - we were a long way from The Orient...!).

Explore Hamburg with us on Day 45!