Since most of our afternoons are free, we try to get out and see some of the local sights. The Hamburg Botanical Gardens is just a 20 minute S-Bahn ride from downtown. It’s a beautiful and quiet place to walk around and enjoy the plants and trees from around the world. They are currently hosting an interesting exhibition on North American Indians and the crops that they grew.
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| Adam eating the apple |
It‘s amazing how many varieties we saw while walking around and how good it all smelled. I did notice that there were no pine trees like we would see on the west coast, by maybe they don‘t grow here well. Considering how late it is in the growing season, there were still many blooms.
This weekend the gardens are hosting an Indian Summer festival as they close out their season. Hopefully that doesn‘t mean we‘ll be having cold weather soon, but we‘re ready when it does. In the meantime we‘re enjoying nice fall weather and (keep your fingers crossed) no rain!
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| Japanese garden |
Quite a different side of Hamburg is the Sternschanze quarter, an area touted as an alternative to the touristy Reeperbahn. It‘s colorful, gritty, and a slightly seamier side of the city. There is a lot of graffiti all over the city, but much more predominant in the working class neighborhoods.
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