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Welcome to what is probably the longest Impressions... post ever! The overall theme was meant to be water, however, I did sneak in a couplephotos of interior shops I discovered.
First, a couple photos of the Hamburg port, the 2nd largest port in Europe. We took a boat trip and I saw the former 'retirement' homes of captains along the Elbe and the city beach.
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Below one of the cool new buildings that form part of the new Hafen City. I like the organic shape of the building.
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Here are a couple interior design stores I checked out.
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The next two photos below show a shop that is straight out of a fairy tale. The former factory is crammed with the most beautiful props. Apparently, their clientel are mainly prop stylists.Does anybody happen to know the name óf this shop?
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Nice contrast between the elegant building and the run down theatre. Everybody bikes in Germany.
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One of the many beautiful city parks with an observatory and a lake where you can swim. They were filming at the lake when we went there.
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This is random but I found this 'skeleton house' interesting.
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And then we went to the beach (45 min from Hamburg). We were lucky because they were pretty empty. We rented one of these cute things below - a Strandkorb. Do I now want to have my own Strandkorb, too? Yes, I do.
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The dunes protect from the floods.
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So, I hope you enjoyed this trip!