My latest organized visit to Hamburg started by train from Freiburg
Hauptbahnhof on December 12 at 9:48 AM. During the trip, the ICE 76 was
diverted due to the deployment of an emergency doctor in the tracks
(euphemistic for someone who threw himself in front of a train) and finally
stopped longer in the small town station of Riedstadt-Goddelau.
Remember to click the photos to enlarge them.
Looking out the window, I thought visiting the Büchnerhaus, his birthplace, would have been possible if our train had stopped longer.
Wikipedia knows about the giant of the German language:
The Büchnerhaus in Riedstadt-Goddelau is the birthplace of the playwright
Georg Büchner. Today, the house is a cultural center with a literature
museum.
Büchner was born here on October 17, 1813, in the small room on the second
floor that the young family had rented. His father was a country doctor at
the time and thus was also responsible for the physical illnesses of the
inmates of the Philippshospital, one of the first psychiatric hospitals in
the world. However, at the time, as a "madhouse," it was more of an asylum.
Here, young George must have gotten the insight for his drama Wozzeck.
We were only 45 minutes late arriving at Hamburg Central Station, so the total
travel time was 6 hours 35 minutes.
©warrel040/Wikipedia |
The lobby is styled art deco. |
Freizeit from13.00 -16.30 |
Stadtrundfahrt
It is customary to kiss someone when you cross the Feenteichbrücke (Fairy Pond
Bridge) at the Outer Alster. Nobody was at hand, and nobody on the bus kissed
Red Baron.
The Altona Town Hall was originally the Altona-Kiel Railway Company station
building. In 1844, Altona was a Danish port city on the Elbe River.
Subsequently, the station was opened on the king's birthday for
Christian VIII Østersø Jernbane (King Christian VIII Baltic Railway) on
September 18, 1844.
The bus tour ended at Gänsemarkt, the gateway to Hamburg's Christmas markets. The former geese market (Germans adopted the turkey only after the war) is an appropriate seasonal place.
As in the past,
the obligatory sightseeing tour by bus rounded the Außenalster
(Outer Alster), traveled along the Reeperbahn to Altona, and up the Elbe
River along the Landungsbrücken back to the city center.
Red Baron learned two new details.
On Feenteichbrücke. To the right is Hamburg's Senate (government) guest house. President Trump stayed there in 2017 during the G7 summit. |
The bus tour ended at Gänsemarkt, the gateway to Hamburg's Christmas markets. The former geese market (Germans adopted the turkey only after the war) is an appropriate seasonal place.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing with a birdie on Gänsemarkt |
Lessing, a precursor of the German classic (Goethe, Schiller), was the first
serious dramaturg at Abel Seyler's Hamburg National Theatre. With his
Hamburg Dramaturgy, Lessing decisively shaped German theater culture.
Maximilian II, Duke of Bavaria |
Hamburg Rathaus and Christmas Market. Note the Wichern Advent wreath with its 24 candles. |
From Gänsemarkt, we walked along Jungfernstieg past Christmas stalls to the
Rathausmarkt. At Christmas markets, the drink of choice is mulled wine.
Visitors may choose finger food between sweet, sour, and salty.
©Bucerius Art Forum |
Elphi
Our group listened to Beethoven's
Missa Solemnis in D major op. 123 at the
Elbphilharmonie in the evening.
The Orchestre des Champs-Elysees and the Collegium Vocale Gent are
seated, waiting for the conductor. |
Greeting the audience: The ensemble is standing, and Conductor Philippe Herreweghe bowing. |
Hafencity
The morning zur freien Verfügung |
In the afternoon, our group visited the new Hamburg quarter Hafencity built
on the premises and free plots of the former Speicherstadt (warehouse
district).
Gewürzmuseum (spice museum) in the twilight |
Elphi in the sunset |
The highlight of the evening: Kale cooked the north German way.
Simply delicious (©MIA). |
On the free morning of our departure, I visited the paintings of the
exhibition Femme Fatale at the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
Here is the blog.
Before we mounted the train to Freiburg,
I saw franz & friends at the Hauptbahnhof.
The only thing I need on an ICE train: A pot of coffee and a Franzbrötchen |
Although I had a winter feeling before I left for Hamburg. The evening
before my departure, I took a photo of my backyard.
It shall serve as the background for my best wishes to my readers:
A Merry Christmas
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