Al, Chico and I arrived in Hamburg, Germany at 10:30am on Saturday morning. We were all tired after having to get up at 5am to get to the airport.After checking in to our hotels and meeting up with Chico's friend Steph we hit the Christmas markets straight away.
Hamburg was something special. There were Christmas decorations everywhere you looked and the markets were like something out of Santa's village.
Most of the stalls were selling German cuisine and others were selling anything from Chrstmas decorations to wood carvings. The smells were wonderful and more often than not the food tasted even better.
Sunday morning we decided to give our stomachs a rest and walk off the copious amount of food we had consumed the previous day. First stop was St Nikolai (photo below), a cathedral built at the end of the 12th century in the centre of town, which had been the main target for the British when they bombed Hamburg in 1943.
Second stop was St. Michaelis, built 1751 - 1762, is northern Germany's most important Baroque church and Hamburg's landmark. The spire, popularly known as the Michel, is 132 m high; take in the breathtaking view of the city and harbour from the visitors' platform (where the above photo was taken).
We had such a great time in Hamburg this weekend. It was the most fun I have had doing something Christmasy since I was a little kid.
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