The Strandperle is for lots of people living in Hamburg a kind of a famous café. They are right. It…read moreis really beautiful. It is directly situated at the Elbe and visitors have really a great view at this river. You may watch the huge ships passing by while you are having a coffee or you are enjoying your breakfast. A small beach is directly in front of the café The café is very special and you will find lots of young people spending their time here. Lots of people in the twenties and thirties go there to meet friends or to relax. The atmosphere is amazing. When you go there simply to have coffee and to relax it often may happen that people start a conversation without knowing you at all. This is the result of such a comfortable atmosphere. Everybody is relaxed and life is beautiful again. The service is very friendly and professional. It is really worth going there and enjoy this place.

Good and cheap restaurant in Altona, near the beach. They serve sausages with bread and potatoes…read moresalad, and other traditional German fast-food. We were sitting at a table which was just in the way between the stairs and the beach, so there was a lot of passing.

Nice spot if you enjoy street basketball which is located between residencial flats and a bakery…read more Nice idea for sprucing up the place.

It's the terraced square that overlooks Grasbrook Harbor when walking along Am Kaiserkai in…read moreHafenCity. We just happened to pass by it after visiting the Elbphilharmonie. It's easily missed unless you're a resident in one of the beautiful buildings surrounding it. You'll see more as you walk betweeen the basketball court and the café towards the harbor. There are very few benches there. I can only assume that the steps are used for seating on sunny days. It's much smaller than the Marco Polo and Magellan terrace. Are you already catching on to the theme of famous explorers? As a tourist, it's a nice little viewpoint. It's a view from a different perspective of the Marco Polo Tower, Oval Tower, and other architecturally pleasing buildings. The brick design along the harbor walls is very appealing from this side as well. It was a nice break in the scenery as we were heading back towards Übersee Quarter, but I wouldn't make a special visit to see it unless you're already in the area. It's really intended to be an outdoor space for the people who live there. It was still a nice stop on a rainy morning.

Die Tiere sind toll, die Parkanlage ist jedoch etwas ungeordnet. Soweit ein recht schön gestalteter…read moreTierpark. Aber: es gab keine Capybaras, daher schonmal einen Stern weniger. Außerdem sind die Preise bezüglich der angebotenen Speisen und Getränke schon fast frech (kein Wunder, dass sich soviele Menschen selber Versorgung mitnehmen!). Auf jeden der ausgeschilderten Toiletten campt Personal, welches dich böse anschaut sobald man kein Kleingeld ,spendet' - bei den Eintrittspreisen auch ein Unding. Zu dem Eintrittspreis in den Tierpark muss man, um ins Tropengehege gehen zu können, fast nochmal den gesamten Eintrittspreis bezahlen. Außerdem waren die Eisbären nicht da, bei solch professionellen Tierparken erwartet man eine Info auf den entsprechenden Internetseiten.

I had a really enjoyable afternoon here at the weekend. I'd forgotten how fun zoos are, and took…read moregreat delight in being able to feed the elephants apples, carrots, money - which they pass to their keepers, etc! There are lots of other animals, my highlights included: - weird hare/dog hybrid things - the petting zoo where you can get in with the goats - some turkeys - a horse 15 euros buys you a lot of happiness. Have a look at my photos!