During a Korean travel show on Hamburg I remember seeing a rather unusual underwater tunnel. Aside from allowing pedestrians and bikes there was also a single lane for cars tightly packed in. I wanted to find this tunnel even though its not really a tourist destination.The tunnel was easy to find in the cruise ship district which was full of tourists, tour buses, and tour boats.London has a similar foot tunnel in Greenwich we used to visit as kids, built in Victo...

South of the town centre is Hamburg's historic wharf area from its old trading days. This goes back to the Hanseatic days when it was an important trading town.Similar to the wharfs in Trondheim Norway, the buildings tightly pressed against the waterfront. However instead of wood buildings in Norway, these were Victorian brick.I don't know if they were damaged in WWII and if these are restorations but the architecture is very impressive as the reflections shimmer...

Today was a beautiful warm sunny day to explore Hamburg. The first impression was how overrun it was with people. It felt like being inside an ant colony. It was also more multicultural with many different nationalities.I got a fish sandwich from Nordsee Restaurant at Hamburg station for only 2.80 Eu ($4.20). Wow food was cheap after Norway were I daren't not eat anything!First I went towards the Town Hall and passed some old churches along the way. There was int...