Day trips
by andrea.d
If you are in Hamburg it would be a shame not visiting a town Lubeck. It takes about 50 minutes to get there by train. Train leaves from Hauptbahnhof every hour. I went there to visit the first German ice and snow sculpture festival and it was really fantastic! Please take a look at my Ice World travelogue!
Team Handball, anyone?
by steedappeal
I have been obsessed with the sport of team handball for years. Most Americans have no idea what it is. It is NOT handball as most people know it (bouncing a ball against a wall).
It is a very exciting hybrid sport: part Water Polo (without the water), part Rugby (without the scrum) and part basketball (without the basket). You have to see it to enjoy it's fast paced action.
I travelled about an hour and a half outside of Hamburg to "Lubeck Travermunde" which is a very attractive, tidy seaside resort town. There I went to a local community sports venue on the Steenkamp and watched the final Ladies' amateur game of the season. Looks like the home-team won handily.
I would recommend this slice of Lubeck for its own sake, too.
Chamber Opera (in Altona)
by S.Cunis about Allee Theater
This is a truly unique place. One of very few chamber operas there are in Europe and the only one owned privately.
They often play lesser known works by great composers.
Their staging of the operas really is fine. In the audience you also feel the pleasure it is for the artists to perform there.
You can even book a four course opera dinner with your tickets! So, there you can have a complete evening of opera and theme related dishes with your friends.
Hofbr?u an der Alster
by bonio about Hofbr?u an der Alster
An outpost of the Hofbr?uhaus in Munich. Has all you would expect, good beer and on Sundays a brunch from 10 - 15:00. Mrs Bonio more than happy with vegetarian food on the menu too.
An enjoyable lunch.
Just walk through the city....
by Traub
Just walk through the city. There are soo many things to see, like railway station, the old houses, townhall place, footpathzone, Gänsemarkt and Hanseviertel, the parks from the north to the western side or the Speicherstadt (picture).