hello and greetings from the northern port city of hamburg germany this is where sam
and i kicked off our recent trip across germany and while we only had one full day to explore
we hit the ground running ready to eat see and do as much as possible after a solid night's
rest we seemed to have kicked the jet leg and we spent our day exploring the red brick warehouses
of spiderstadt touring the port by boat eating our fill of pickled herring taking part in a
chocolate making workshop and a whole lot more the following is our hamburg travel guide and
in this video we're going to be sharing 10 things to do in hamburg during your visit
we just had to stop and pose in front of the coffee bean because you're a major coffee
lover right i had four cups this morning so that's how you get over jetlag my friends
and we're just loving walking around the city in the morning it's quiet
it's calm so we're just getting a feel for what hamburg's all about it's pretty impressive so far
okay so right now we are walking around the area known as schweicherstadt in hamburg and that means
city of warehouses and as you can see around me we're seeing a lot of red brick buildings it's
a very historic part of the city an old part of the city and this was actually built as a free
port where people could transport goods without paying customs so yeah we're really enjoying it
just walking around seeing the architecture even though it's a very gray day and it's kind of rainy
i feel like the red brick buildings really stand out and you can enjoy it even more so
later on we're actually going to be taking you for a boat tour so you can see the city from the water
but so far excellent first impressions we're having a great time here in hamburg
is located within the huffin city corridor and it's probably the image
of hamburg germany that comes to mind when you hear the city's name
the buildings here date from 1883 to 1927 and they are works of art these warehouses have
towers alcoves and cranes that were once used for loading goods on and off boats
they stand on timber foundations along the canals and they're about as magical as warehouses get
hello so this is the most impressive view that i've seen so far from the port area i just
can't believe the diversity of boats you can see here you have everything from small river boats
to working cargo vessels to even a few different american style
there's a mississippi river boat here so you kind of have a little bit of everything going on
then it was time to ride the ferry which if you're on a budget is a
pretty great way to see hamburg from the water
so right now we are riding the ferry just around the harbor to kind of see the city from the water
we're on line 72 which kind of does like a triangular route so you can
stay on and get off at the same spot if you want to and also it's based on
the honor system so you buy your ticket but you don't actually show it to anyone
maybe sometimes somebody will come on board and check but otherwise you know just get your
ticket get on board enjoy the journey and no one's really going to bother you and yeah so far so good
once we got off the ferry we walked over to the entrance to the old el bay tunnel
this place was quite the sensation when it first opened as it connected central hamburg with the
docks and shipyards making the commute to work in one of the world's biggest harbors so much easier
so we just finished crossing the old elbe tunnel which goes underneath the north arm of the elbe
river and yeah it's a pretty cool unusual attraction they have these massive elevators
with wooden doors it dates back to the year 1911 and it's actually open 24 hours a day for cyclists
and pedestrians you can actually also get vehicles going across also there's like spiral staircases
in there so you can kind of admire the structure of the elevator taking passengers up and down
so yeah i really liked it it's an unusual tourist attraction but worth visiting if
you're kind of like in the harbor area and you want to get to the other side of the river
then it was time for lunch and you know how much we enjoy sampling the local cuisine when we travel
no trip to hamburg would have been complete without trying a pickled herring sandwich
lunchtime here by the water today's lunch is all about the fish specifically herring today we went
for one marinated and fried herring sandwich so yeah i'm gonna take my first bite of this
my fried marinated herring this is that this is the one that the guy recommended when i was like
what's your special team so here we go
oh the crunch
i really like that wow i haven't had herring in so long yeah mine is like sweet and sour the
perfect mix of sweet and sour so i'm just so excited to try the bismarck pairing we
first tried this at stralzen like four or five years ago absolutely loved it it was i think
the official food of the city there classic dish in the northern part of germany where
you're close to the sea can't wait to try this first bite guys i want to get some onions too
there's just a lot going on with that flavor first thing i want to mention is just the
quality of german bread so good then you sink into the fish nice and sour actually the onions
add a little bit of sweetness to it overall delicious lunch and if you're coming to hamburg
make sure to have one of these sandwiches before you hop on ferry or any kind of
tourist boat see the city yeah which is just going over your shoulder that's kind of cool
we'll be going on that next actually about 45 minutes to wait
and we're on a boat we sure are we are gonna be taking a one hour tour with bark hassan meyer
and we're going to be seeing basically all the attractions that you can find along the river
there are 46. look at that i feel like this is going to give us the complete layout of hamburg
there are numerous boater operators to choose from so you'll have lots
of options depending on your budget and how long you want to be out on the water
we ended up doing the classic one hour tour with barcos and meier
they have one daily departure in english from april to october otherwise the commentary isn't
german but they do give you a booklet that has information on all the landmarks along the route
i can tell you my favorite part of the river cruise hands down was getting intimate and
up close with the working port now we got so close i could actually see the cranes loading
and offloading the containers it was amazing and my goodness those ships were enormous like
when you get that close to them you just feel like like an end standing next to goliath
all right guys a bit of a different activity now we have arrived at choco bersom where we're going
to be making our own chocolates essentially i'm pretty excited about this i'm a huge chocolate
lover it's a 90 minute experience and first you kind of go through the history of chocolate learn
about the cocoa bean and then you actually have the opportunity to make either milk chocolate
or a dark chocolate bar we're both going for milk chocolate yeah and with three special
ingredients a fun experiment because we got to choose three ingredients each
so yeah we're going to show you the process and it's our turn let's go wow
yeah you know what the hardest thing was choosing the three ingredients
they all look so good so i ended up i'm gonna dump it on here and show you
so i got white chocolate coconut and the special ingredient of the week was ginger
so the cool thing is you just grab it and sprinkle it on if you wish and it's good to go
shredded coconut cranberries and a maritini i think it's like some kind of cookie now that
sounds decadent tonight now i'll show you mine here
mine has white chocolate chips coconut and ginger
after creating our own personalized chocolate bars we continued with the
tour and got to sample chocolate at different stages of production
hamburg's chocolate museum is a super fun experience for anyone with a sweet tooth
all right guys dinner time we're actually eating here at our hotel because they have an on-site
restaurant called nemi and it's an israeli and middle eastern inspired restaurant but they also
have like typical dishes like a hamburger since we're in hamburg visiting we are in hamburg sam
has gotten a hamburger but in the meantime we're enjoying some delicious rustic bread
with lemonade which is a really yummy like yogurt sauce with olive oil and spices
and olives it is delicious the perfect little starter here
okay so my main dish is here i am super excited for this this is the jerusalem platter we've
basically got a bed of hummus spread across the plate some roasted red peppers a chicken that
smells delicious we have tahini we've got spices you might even have onions in there there's a lot
of magic going on and my mouth is just watering looking at it so let's dig on in what a combo huh
so good transports me right back to our trip through israel
back in 2013 eight years ago a couple years back crazy okay sam hey i'm in hamburg
how could i not have a hamburger the birth of the hamburger was here in case you were wondering
great reasoning yeah well let's take a look at this baby so i'm going to show you what's under
the hood first look at that we got lettuce we've got it's pulled beef here a whole beef burger
yeah that is a beautiful burger everything is just so soft and a little dab dab for your lips
all right let's try this what appears to be sweet potato fries
cooked to perfection right to perfection i should say it was a good meal
after dinner we went for an early evening stroll around hoffen city
meandering the canals and checking out all the different types of vessels on the water
eventually that led us to the elbe philharmonic hall also nicknamed the alfie
we wrote the elevator up to the plaza level for panoramic views over the city
okay so for today's sunset we decided to come to the el philharmoni plaza plaza i think it
is a mouthful enough for you it kind of is it's like the elb river philharmonic yes center it's
a place for concerts and all kinds of performances um and apparently it's really hard to get tickets
like they're always sold out it's very sought out to come and see a performance at this place
so we just went up to the eighth floor to enjoy the views we figured it would be a nice place at
sunset today is a bit of a gray day so we didn't get any spectacular colors but it's really cool
because you can walk all around and get 360 degree views of the port area the city you can see the
ferries coming and going and also the architecture is quite modern like as you can see it has a
beautiful glass exterior and then on the plaza level again more like curved glasses that act
as doors and then coming down the escalator it's just it feels like you're heading into a spaceship
so it's a really cool building i really like it and who knows maybe one day we'll
get to see some kind of concert here but today it's not the day let's continue with our tour
we ended off the evening in this miniature world that's kind of hard to put into words but really
you just have to see it to understand it
so we just finished visiting miniature wonderland which is a very interesting place
so you kind of go inside this historic building and they've got these like scale models of real
cities around the globe it's kind of like visiting a place without really going there or like at
least getting an idea of what a city or different part of the world looks like yeah sometimes you
have a bit of a bird's eye view and other times a distinct vantage point where you can see
the like the layers of a bridge bridges and mountains in the background it was pretty cool
like i really enjoyed the scenes from switzerland or like down in bavaria and it was like ah
i'd like to visit some of those places so yeah it was a really interesting spot
i think also it's probably a lot of fun if you're visiting with young kids i feel like
they would definitely enjoy it and there were lots of families with young children and they're just
loving it and they even have trains like model scale trains going around through these cities
fun for the whole family fun for the whole family that was our evening activity
last but not least during our visit to hamburg germany we stayed at the altus hafenumt which is
part of 25 hours hotels the hotel is located in a historic neo-gothic red brick structure
that also happens to be the oldest building in huffin city but inside the rooms are completely
renovated and super modern and that is our travel guide to hamburg in 24 hours we hope this
itinerary gave you a few ideas of the things you can see eat and do during a short visit
if you have any other suggestions of things to do in hamburg germany feel free to share
those with fellow travelers in the comments below and lastly if you enjoyed this video
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