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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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 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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On the road with the rural women from Hude

Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. at ATG ferry pier 3: A lively group of women in their prime disembark from the historic steamship St. Georg. We introduce ourselves and start our tour with a bus already waiting at Ballindamm. Once around the Binnenalster, we take a look at the outside of the building that we have just […]

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Pentecost in St. Petri

A Pentecost window can also be seen in the chancel of our main church in Hamburg, St. Petri. The “Pentecost window” in the middle right above the altar, together with the three other stained glass windows in the chancel, depicts the highlights of the Bible. Would you like to find out more about St. Peter’s […]

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Some German Brazilians in the city

“Are you sure you’ll get on with a Spanish-speaking tour guide? After all, Brazilians usually speak Portuguese.” – “Yes, we are. Many of the group also speak German.” – ? Oh right, all right. After some confusion about the meeting point, we finally found each other at the central station and started our time together […]

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Further training in Hamburg’s composers’ quarter

Today, we tour guides from Hamburg Guides had the opportunity to learn more about Hamburg as a city of music in the newly opened Composers’ Quarter. The crowds were large and we were able to learn well-known and lesser-known details about the musicians Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johann Adolf Hasse in […]

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Through Hamburg in 60 minutes

Wow, what a packed program it was on 9 May 2015! Two days before the tour: “Sarah, your ship will be eight hours late!”, one day before the tour: “Sarah, your ship will be four hours late!”, two hours before the meeting: “Sarah, your bus will be 30 minutes late!”, at the meeting: “Sarah, your […]

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Easter in the main church of St. Petri

The Good Friday Mass and the subsequent Easter days and celebrations are highlighted and illustrated by one of the choir windows in our main church in Hamburg, St. Peter’s. The “Easter window” in the middle above the altar, together with the three other stained glass windows in the chancel, depicts the highlights of the Bible. […]

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