The Swiss are coming – Castell #1 in Hamburg

My Swiss group was more punctual than the Germans at the ZOB, our meeting point, on Tuesday morning. We were able to start accordingly, but the traffic held us up a bit. After driving around the Outer Alster through one of Hamburg’s posh districts and getting to know street names such as “Bellevue” and “Schöne […]

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An impressive/oppressive tour to Neuengamme

On Friday, July 17th, 2015, I started my tour with three individual tourists from Brazil and the USA to the former concentration camp in Neuengamme. “We read, heard and learned so much about this topic but we were never able to imagine what a camp looked like.” That was the reason why my guests had […]

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A short impressive/depressing tour to Neuengamme

On Friday, July 17, 2015, I set off with three individual tour guests from Brazil and the USA to the Neuengamme concentration camp memorial. We read, hear and learn so much about this topic, but couldn’t even imagine it, said my guests, who had separated themselves from the rest of the group and thus from […]

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Finally a World Cultural Heritage Site

On July 5th, 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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A world heritage site at last

On July 5, 2015, the time had finally come: Hamburg was awarded its first World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Speicherstadt including the Kontorhaus district around the Chilehaus. At the end of the 19th century, Hamburg was persuaded to join the customs union established by Bismarck – on the condition that it continued to enjoy […]

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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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Hamburg at 14°C and rain

What a weather – and for Spaniards who can just miss 33°C in their home country of Madrid. Well, there’s no such thing as bad weather in Hamburg, just the wrong clothes! The group’s travel companion already knew that. :-) So we set off from the opposite side of the Hotel Atlantic at 9 a.m. […]

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With Eye Catcher through their neighborhood

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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With Eye Catcher through the neighborhood

The first order was largely based on my new homepage – what a success! The Hamburg-based company Eye Catcher organized a small tour of Hamburg for its employees and friends. Of course I was happy to be there. Hamburgers are always interesting to lead, as new things can come up for me too. In some […]

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