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| Now, from the "Kammeramtsstuben" with their picturesque buildings, little shops and restaurant, you can go on with walking towards the harbour. The decision is yours: To the left is "Speicherstadt" where until the end of September 98 you can see the "Titanic" exhibition (from the Links page through "Hamburger Abendblatt" you can reach the according webpage), an impressive exhibition with many bits and pieces from the famous ship, well displayed in a multi-media way of museum. The exhibition itself resides in one of the old warehouses of the Speicherstadt and takes quite a bit of its atmosphere from that fact. By the way, in the same block of buildings, just on the other side (you have to cross a canal, though) is the Spice Museum, entrance DM 4 (or it was at least when I went there last), which is full of home and foreign spices. You even get a small bag of pepper at the entrance. It's worth a visit.Some way up I said: ... to your left ... If you turn right at that point you walk towards Landungsbruecken. On your way there you see the small, usually blue boats for harbour sight-seeing trips (I'd prefer those because they get into every little Fleet, not like the bigger ships you can get on from Landungsbruecken. They have to stop earlier), the sailing ship Rickmer Rickmers and the motor ship Cap San Diego (previous page). If you are tired by now you can take the subway back to the city from "Landungsbruecken", otherwise there's the next set of sights: the Landungsbruecken themselves. In former days the old transatlantic liners were fastened here - you still can feel the long gone vibrations in some places. And then there's the old tunnel - a technical masterpiece of the late 19th century. If you think about a normal tunnel (drive in, drive through, drive out again) you're wrong. There are elevators on both sides of the Elbe River - each can hold one car. You drive into one of the elevators, buy the ticket, and the journey goes downward. Then you pass under the Elbe River and enter the next elevator on the other side. When you get out of the elevator again, you're on harbour ground. At weekends the tunnel is closed for motor traffic - then people use the public elevators (free) or the stairs (if you want) to get down and walk through the tunnel. Believe me, it's an exciting experience and view.  To view the picture in full size and with some explanations please click on the picture. (to be continued) |
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