We arrived in Hamburg, Germany yesterday around 12pm. We are staying in a great area. The Schanzen area is a magnet for the “in” crowd, trendsetters, cafe-goers and Asia food fans. You wouldn’t believe that there are so many shops and places to eat with a first glance but walking a little further and really scoping out the place you can see some wonderful shops.

We couldn’t check in until almost 4pm so we got a couple of doner kebabs, pommes frites (fries) and Fanta then walked to a near by park. After checking in and taking a short nap, we got on the train and went to the FanFest (World Cup area set up for people to go and watch the game on a big screen). I can almost gaurantee that there were over 50,oo people. It was incredible. After watching some of the game we walked down St. Pauli, a red light district where prostitution is legal. There were all kinds of interesting shops.

We got back on the train and went down to the City Hall. There we found a fun little area where they were having a light and water show. Today we went on a boat tour of the habor and canals. It was a historical tour and we were told the history of the canals and major habor surrounding Hamburg. The only problem was that it was all in German. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time seeing the city from the water.

In just a few hours we will be going to a REAL football game. We’ve really been waiting a long time for this. It will be lots of fun. I only have 5 minutes left on the computer so I better get going.

We’ll be home in a week.