Today we found a Laundromat [washeri ]! Very exciting. After our brekky at the café next door , run by the Turkish lady [so much food we had leftovers for lunch] we headed off to the laundromat. A bit further then we originally thought but we arrived. Who should we meet there but fellow Aussies from Forbes and Central coast. People from Forbes know Sharron Dixon’s sister from Forbes. It’s a small world! They were travelling all over Europe by train enjoying themselves very much.
We had just enough time to check out of the hotel and catch a taxi to the train station. Worked out much the same price as two trains.
There were tv cameras and reporters all over the place. When we figured out that they weren’t there for us we caught an earlier train to Hamburg.
Train again was exciting as we were travelling at 230km/h. Doesn’t feel like you are going that fast. Only thing you can’t read is station name as you whizz through, very comfortable. No going through airports and security!! The stations show exactly where your carriage will be at the platform, very easy to do. Announcements in many languages.
Arrived at Hamburg at 4.00. Very busy. School appears to have gone back and people everywhere. We walked to our hotel through the red light district. Very unpleasant and dirty. It was as though we had arrived in a different country. People dressed very differently to those in Berlin. Found our hotel about ten minute walk from station. Very comfortable. Walked a different way and found dinner. We appear to be in the university area.
For the first time we are in a high rise on the 15th floor. We have a real bird’s eye view over Hamburg and too much of a view of the hotel next door with people who do not pull their curtains across when they should!
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