My younger self would have loved this. I used to listen to tons of Beatles stuff on my dad's…read more8-track player and sing along or in rides in the car. I'm an older person now. I can appreciate and enjoy some of those songs still along with the latest radio crap. The Beatles refined their act here in Hamburg. Cool. This is an art thingy to commemorate that time. I didn't take pictures of it or with it. I feel that's significant to mention for some reason.

Do yo remember the Beatles? Great songs. I think we all can sing hits like "Revolution Nr. 9",…read more"Helter Skelter", "She came in through the bathroom window" and "Dr. Robert"... They came from Liverpool, all right. But they learn how to rock'n roll in Hamburg! So, now there's a place here called "Beatles-Platz"!! Photo link: http://inlinethumb14.webshots.com/22733/2841220960103263814S425x425Q85.jpg I find this place quite funny. It's really rock'n roll there, specially when the boys are drunk in the evening. They always twist and shout with John, Paul, George and Ringo. So Video link: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=BJqNxKdgyqM over there!

On my self guided tour of Hamburg, I stopped along at what appeared to be the tallest steeple in…read morethe town. St. Nicholas's church is more of a memorial than an actual building. Again, another great piece of history. It caught fire in 1943 and what you see today are the remains of what was once a place of worship for the people of Hamburg. The remains of the building are still beautiful and you can imagine what it must have looked like. There are pieces of artwork dedicated to the times as well which really spoke to me. It is pretty much the complete opposite of St. Michaels. But definately worth a stop and marvel at what happened there 70 years ago.

Great view of the city and the museum is well worth the 5 euro (4 with student ID). Learned a lot…read moreabout WWII and how it affected Hamburg.

We did the one hour English guided tour of the Hamburg Townhall. You buy the tickets the day off…read moreinside the building and it costs 8 Euros per person. There are guided tours in German and English language. Note that the English guided tours are not as often as the German guided tours. Our guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. He made the guided tour enjoyable. It was nice learning the history and seeing various rooms of the Hamburg Townhall. Overall, I recommend visiting this landmark and doing the guided tour.

The seat of the "Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg", this building is on the Rathausmarkt square…read more Constructed between 1186 and 1897, this is also the seat of one of the 16 state parliaments of Germany. Government still operates from here. I did not have time for a proper tour of the building, but the next time I am in Hamburg, I absolutely will do so. The lobby is open to the public and you can get to a few other places if the parliament is not actually in session. [Review 12060 overall, 1843 of 2019.]