Hamburg

Hamburg is wonderful! It's a beautiful coastal city with quite literally the best Christmas Markets ever.

Peek-a-boo on U-434 

Today I slept in, since I had no rush to get up and go so that was a nice break from all the go-go-go of the last few days. I visited the Russian sub U-434 after lunch and it was HUGE! I mean I knew subs were big, but this one was big. It wasn't like any of the ship museums in the States, I opened up some cabinets and I tried to open another but was afraid of the "security cameras" ...because those totally were in the ship. I certainly got a little goofy with some of my pictures, and it was fun.

One of the Market Entrances 

Tonight I explored the Christmas Markets and oh my, the rumor that they had the best markets was true! Walking around them one minute I smelled sweet things, then meat and beer, then I saw the toys, and jewelry. These were the most intense shops ever, like so much planning went into this. Wooden outdoor shops, metal things, a merry-go-round in every market, lots of crepe stands. Just an overwhelming amount of stuff and just ...I'll have to come back because it was just beautiful.