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Headed to Hamburg Germany, where else should we go?

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January 31, 2017, 08:31 AM
lugerguards
Headed to Hamburg Germany, where else should we go?
My wife has been given the opportunity to run the Hamburg marathon 0n 4/23/17. We will be staying with a host family for up to 7 days. Our thought is since we are paying for the air fare and have a place to lie our heads we will see a little bit more of Europe. my initial thought is fly into Amsterdam or Oslo and kick around there for 2-3 days. its a short/cheap flight to Hamburg. we haven't been given our itinerary for there yet but i will assume we can train it to various locations form our home base. after the marathon we hope to head to another country for 3-5 days. The sister cities in Poland sound cool. any suggestions?

Shawn


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January 31, 2017, 09:01 AM
Steve Collins
While in Hamburg a must see is their miniatures museum. Truly unbelievable. Here is a video of the museum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkmg3Y64_s
January 31, 2017, 09:05 AM
FLhiker
If you get to Poland, Kraków is a wonderful city to visit. Wife and I both think highly of Munich Germany, also.

Enjoy and stay safe !
January 31, 2017, 09:33 AM
Russ59
If you're a car guy, look for one of the manufacturer plants. I did Porsche and a bit of MB last September. Amazing.

Good luck to your wife's race!


P229
January 31, 2017, 09:49 AM
Skull Leader
I agree Poland's Krakow is a wonderful city, but If you can get to Prague. Prague is AMAZING.

Berlin though is my favorite European city and it's only a 2 hour train ride from Hamburg. So much to do and see. Excellent public transportation. Berlin is just so easy to visit and see.
January 31, 2017, 09:58 AM
SR025
Go see St. Michael church in Hamburg and go up to the observation area. Like suggested the miniature muesum is pretty neat. Also go up to the observation area of the new symphony building real good unobstructed views of the water ways and city.
January 31, 2017, 10:09 AM
Wayniac
I recommend a day trip to Bremen. The "old town" square and surrounding gothic buildings are amazing. I spent a lot of time there as child.
January 31, 2017, 11:29 AM
Citadel
German Tank Museum, about an hour south of you off MSR 7. Seriously cool place.
January 31, 2017, 05:03 PM
joel9507
quote:
Originally posted by Citadel:
German Tank Museum, about an hour south of you off MSR 7. Seriously cool place.

I was just going to suggest this. Haven't been there (yet) but hope to someday.

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January 31, 2017, 05:26 PM
Fdan
Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Vienna - all wonderful for a 2-3 day visit each. Research and take your pick of one or two! Enjoy!


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January 31, 2017, 05:47 PM
PASig
If you are staying north: Kiel, Germany is a pretty cool town and a day trip to Copenhagen, Denmark is easy.


January 31, 2017, 05:53 PM
ridgerat
Interläken, Switzerland.



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January 31, 2017, 05:55 PM
SevenPlusOne
There's also a U-boat in Laboe.



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January 31, 2017, 05:59 PM
SigM4
quote:
Originally posted by Skull Leader:
I agree Poland's Krakow is a wonderful city, but If you can get to Prague. Prague is AMAZING.

Berlin though is my favorite European city and it's only a 2 hour train ride from Hamburg. So much to do and see. Excellent public transportation. Berlin is just so easy to visit and see.


Agree with the Prague comment. I've been looking forward to going back ever since my last visit there several years back. A truly great city to see.



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January 31, 2017, 06:01 PM
IrishWind
Have a Hamburger? LOL

BERLIN! Go there.


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January 31, 2017, 06:30 PM
lugerguards
Thanks for the suggestions guys, keep them coming. Prague is on the list for the back end of the trip. We are hoping that we can do 2-3 day trips when we are in Hamburg.


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January 31, 2017, 07:15 PM
flashguy
Prague, Berlin, Munich, Salzburg, Budapest, Vienna, Cologne (Köln), Krakow, Amsterdam, Paris--every one of those is worth a trip. I have now (since 2015) been to all of them at least once and some of them several times. I have lots of photos of them out on Flickr® and will happily point you to them once you've made some decisions about where you might like to go.

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January 31, 2017, 09:16 PM
Russ59
quote:
Originally posted by ridgerat:
Interläken, Switzerland.


That was my first vote, but it's a bit south. Interlaken and Lauterbrunnen are stunning.


P229
January 31, 2017, 09:24 PM
Skull Leader
And Switzerland is damn expensive.
January 31, 2017, 09:38 PM
jimmy123x
quote:
Originally posted by SevenPlusOne:
There's also a U-boat in Laboe.


There's a u=boat right in the OP's backyard in Chicago! Big Grin