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Friday, December 12, 2008

Hamburg


A busy mixture between commercialism and cosmopolitanism, a stylish shopping arcades combine with a famous red district of St Pauli. It's a beautiful city, although damaged by the war.
The city center is dominated by a big ornate Rathaus, try to explore the Neo Gothic district with seven storey brick warehouses thru the canals with small boat.
A well designed Museum fur " Kunst und Gewerbe" has a complete collections featuring from medieval to Art Nouevau.
"Grosse Freiheit" a notorious area in St Pauli district, a free prostitute district, including good discos and beerhalls. Besides gay discos, you may also find jazz music and punkers. Visit the Kunsthalle, which featuring the world famous of Caspar David Friedrich , an expressionist with romantic works.

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