Finally a World Cultural Heritage Site

On 5th July 2015 it was finally declared: the UNESCO „awarded“ Hamburg  with a World Cultural Heritage Site – the Warehouse District including the Kontorhaus District around the Chilehaus. At the end of the 19th century Hamburg was persuaded to join Bismarck’s newly found customs union – given that the city could still profit from […]

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Hamburgo con 14°C y lluvia

Ay, qué tiempo! Y eso para españoles que en este momento echan de menos su Madrid con 33°C. Bueno, como ya Nicolas sabe: No hay mal tiempo en Hamburgo, sino sólo ropa inadecuada. :-) Desde el lado opuesto del hotel de Lujo Hotel Atlantic empezamos a las 9 de la mañana nuestro recorrido en la […]

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With Eye Catcher through their neighbourhood

What a success! I’ve already received a tour through my new website – incredible! The enterprise Eye Catcher from Hamburg wanted to do a two hours walk through Hamburg for their employees and friends. i was really keen on being with them. It is always a challenge to guide people from Hamburg through their own […]

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On tour with Hude’s „farmers‘ wives“

Wednesday, 10.30 a.m. Alster quay 3 of ATG: A lively group of women in their best years disembarks the historic steamer St. Georg. We shortly get to know each other and start our tour with their bus, already awaiting us on Ballindamm. We drive around the Interior Alster in order to see from the „outside“ […]

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Brasileños un poco alemanes en la ciudad

„Están seguros que basta una guía que habla español? Al final vienen de Brasil y normalmente hablan portugués.“ – „Sí, estamos seguros. Muchos del grupo hablan alemán incluso. “ – ? Vale, bueno. Después de un malentendido en relación con el punto de encuentro empezamos nuestro tiempo en la estación principal en dirección de la […]

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On-site training in the Composers‘ Quarter

Today, we – the tourist guides of Hamburg Guides – were trained in the topic „Hamburg, a City of Music“ on site in the recently opened composers‘ quarter. A large group of tourist guides could get to know well or less known details about the composers Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann […]

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Through Hamburg in 60 minutes

Wow, what a tight schedule in this Hamburg Tour on 9th May 2015! Two days before the tour: „Sarah, the ship is eight hours late!“, one day before the tour: „Sarah, the ship is four hours late!“, two hours before the, meeting: „Sarah, the bus is 30 minutes late“, at the meeting: „Sarah, the bus […]

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Easter in St. Petri

Good Friday’s service and the following Easter Days and festivities are especially illustrated and highlighted through a window in the choir of our main church St. Petri of Hamburg. The „Easter Window“ in the center of the choir – together with three further coloured glass windows above the altar – builds a collection of different […]

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Hamburg’s white spring heralds are back

Today was the day: Hamburg’s „swan father“ Olaf Nieß and his team brought back our white animal spring heralds – directly amoung us onto the Alster Lake. Book keeping documents relating to the swans can be traced back to the 16th century. Since the 12th century they enjoy a special protection: It is not only […]

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