Yesterday was one of the hottest days of our trip so far – low 80s (upper 20’s for you metric folks), so we expected it to be nearly the same this morning. Such was not the case. Immediately after walking out the hotel door, we headed right back in to get warmer clothes – yes, even me.

With help from our friendly front desk receptionist, we headed to the bus stop with our Hamburg pass – free bus and train fare and discounts at most attractions and museums. Like the other cities we have been to, Hamburg is a blend of old world and new world. It is a very industrial city and a very busy seaport. Even so, like so many European cities it has lots of open spaces and parks.

We decided to start the day at The Maritime Museum before it got too busy and then go on the city bus tour in the afternoon. It was a wise choice as we had the museum practically to ourselves. But by 1 pm it was getting busier with more people and group tours. The maritime museum is housed in a waterfront warehouse that was designated as a “building of historic interest” in 2008. The building, Kaispeichrt B, was built in 1878/1879 and is the “gateway to UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Speicherstadt”. To further quote the flyer it has the “world’s largest private maritime collection.” It is nicely divided into 9 sections located on 9 floors or decks.

Gold model of sailing ship

Silver model of sailing ship

The collection covers all facets of naval and commercial seafare from 10,000 BC to current day. It uses text, audio, models, dioramas, paintings and videos to inform us about navigation, communication, exploration and warfare, It includes models and descriptions of all types of seagoing vessels and how they are constructed. It also has one of (if not the) largest collection of ship models (to scale) in the world.

Model of Pearl Harbor under attack

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Maritime museums are among our very favorite museums and we have been to many but this one beats them all. As a result, we spent way more time than we anticipated and had little time left for the rest of the city. But we don’t regret it a bit.

We did, however, have enough time left over to take the hop on hop off bus tour of Hamburg that provided a great overview of the city. On the tour, we learned that although Hamburg is the 8th most populous city in the EU it has the lowest population density as it is spread out over a large area. It is on the Elbe River and is the second largest seaport in Europe. It also has more canals than either Amsterdam or Venice. Alster Lake, in the center of the city, is the size of Central Park in NYC. The city bus tours are great, but it is extremely difficult to get decent photos from them. They are always fuzzy because of vibrations when it is in motion or there are trees or other obstacles in the view when the bus is stopped. As a consequence, we don’t have many good photos of the city.

After the bus tour, it was getting late, so we headed back to our hotel. Like yesterday, the internet was unreliable so we weren’t able to catch up on the blog.  It will just have to wait. Hopefully, tomorrow, we’ll have an internet connection.