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Oct05

View Point HafenCity

 

This beautiful orange architecture building is Viewpoint located in Hafencity, Hamburg, Germany.  HafenCity is Europe’s largest inner-city redevelopment project, occupying 157 hectares or 388 acres of former industrial land next to the historic Speicherstadt warehouse district. You can take a guided tour on foot or by bicycle, and enjoy a 360-degree panorama of HafenCity from the free ViewPoint observation tower.

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Jun02

Football Stadiums Tours

Now I’m showcasing our favorite football stadiums tours in Europe that you can combine with a city breaks.

AOL Arena
Located in Hamburg, Germany, it is the home ground of Hamburger SV. Originally built in 1925, it has been destroyed completely during the Second World War and was again-established in 1953. In 1998 it was again totally renovated with about € 90-100 million investments. It has capacity of 57, 000 seats (all covered) and field’ dimensions are105 m x 68 m. The new AOL Stadium belongs to the European-wide most beautiful and most modern stadiums. A stadium tour is app. 90 minutes and costs €5.00.

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Apr29

Park Fiction

Park Fiction is a green oasis in the middle of Hamburg and a collective project by active residents from St. Pauli. The whole area has a nice view of the harbour with Blohm & Voss‘ dockyard 10 and 11 . This small (only 1500 m2) artificial park is an absolute insider tip.

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Apr29

Altonaer Museum, Hamburg

The black box with big white letters stands inconspicuously on the Altonaer balcony (in Altonaer Museum) in the beautiful harbour scenery in Hamburg. If the sun is shining – don’t be scared, just go in and close the door behind you. When you get indise it’s advisible to wait a few seconds till your eyes acclimatise to the dark. You’ll see the harbour upside down moving projected picture on a white wall. The Camera Obscura is invented in times of Renaissance also know as pinhole camera. It is a camera without a lens and a single very small aperture. The smaller the hole, the sharper the projection, an upside down and right-left reversed picture.

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Apr14

Hanoi Museum

 

Hanoi Museum in Vietnam was designed by the Hamburg studio GMP Architecten.It is located in an artificial park area in the middle of water basins, monuments and an old historical village in Hanoi.

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Jan28

Nat Fine Bio Food Restaurant, Germany

Nat Fine Bio Food restaurant is spotted in Hamburg, Germany.

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Dec13

Elbphilarmonie

Located in Hamburg,  Elbphilarmonie is one of the most anticipated builds in the German metropolitan city. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the building is considered as the icon of the new cultural epicenter on Hamburg. The project is the most massive ongoing urban construction in Europe.

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Nov09

Superbude Hotel

This is interior design Superbude Hotel located in central Hamburg only a 5-minute walk from the Berliner Tor underground station. Designer by architect Armin Fisher from the studio Dreimeta from Germany, this hotel has an attractive interior with the colors and the various kinds of furniture.

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Oct22

The Gastwerk Hotel, Hamburg

Located in the district of Altona, it is a first design hotel in Hamburg. A few meters from the underground S-Bahn, the Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg is a 4 star design hotel that offers contemporary style and unique suites. After reconstructions in 2002 and 2006 Gastwerk Hotel was transformed an industrial monument into a new creative center.

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Sep21

Louis C. Jacob Hotel

Blessed with a unique location on the banks of the river Elbe, this 5 star hotel offers private charm, excellent service and an award-winning cuisine. Located at one of the most elegant neighborhoods of Hamburg, it combines tradition and modern comfort. For more than 200 years Hotel Louis C. Jacob has been accommodating guests with pleasant atmosphere, exciting view and especially quiet location.

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