My plane landed at 2:00 pm. The flight took so long because there was a layover in Frankfurt, Germany. I took a taxi from Hamburg Airport to my hotel. Hamburg is such a beautiful city. Herr Chipman says it is Chicago's sister city but it seems so much prettier. It is very clean, and a lot of the buildings are really old-fashioned. I arrived at H...

I woke up pretty early..I was very excited to get my day started. I ate breakfast at my hotel because it is all-inclusive for each day I stay. I wanted to get a good look of the entire city, so I decided to take a tour. Hamburg is the only city where you can take a tour by boat. I went on the Alster-Boat-Ride. I took the same walk I did last nig...

I got ready and had breakfast. I took the U-bahn all the way to the other side of the city. I went to go to the Miniature Wonderland. It contains the world's largest minature train system. The whole exhibit stretches over 4,000 square meters. It has tiny models of people from all over the world to show all the different kinds of cultures. It was...

Once was done getting ready and having breakfast, I decided on making this day a "Museum Day." My hotel had some brochures of two museums that looked like a lot of fun. The first one I went to was the BallinStadt Emigrant's World. I had to take the S-Bahn south; it went straight to the museum. BallinStadt is also nicknamed the "Port of Dreams." ...

After I did my usual Hamburg morning routine, I felt like I had enough of the city for a while. I went to Altes Land (Old Country). I couldn't take the U-Bahn there since it is out of the city so I called a taxi. We took some sort of highway or "Autobahn" there. Altes Land lies on the bank of the Elbe River. It is known for its fruit orchards an...

After I had breakfast, I realized it was my last day in Germany!! I also realized that I only bought one souvenir..which is strange for a shopaholic like me! I took the U-Bahn over to Mönckeberg street. This is one of Hamburg's most popular shopping areas along with Jungfernstieg street. It was so much fun to be able to use my knowledge of the G...

I woke up very early so I could pack up my stuff and clean up my room. I had my last breakfast at Hotel Alameda. I took a little walk around the market area and took one last look at Lake Alster. As homesick as I was, I knew that I would miss this place. I had a lot of fun and I definitely learned a lot! My taxi came at quarter to seven because ...