Monate: November 2015

Contemporary art and photography in the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg

The Deichtorhallen (English: levee gate halls) are one of the largest art centers for contemporary art and photography in Europe. Both historical halls with their open steel-and-glass structure were built from 1911 to 1913. The halls have been constructed as market halls and are one of the few preserved examples of industrial architecture of the transition […]

Wonderful new café in Hamburg

Actually, I wanted to go to a vegan café at Fischmarkt in Hamburg that was recommended at the official website of Hamburg city. But it’s closed in the Winter season. No reason to be sad, there is a wonderful brand new place only some meters away: Neue Heimat (English: New Home) – a restaurant with […]

Jungfernstieg in Hamburg

The Jungfernstieg is an urban promenade and my favorite place in Hamburg, Germany. Its history began in 1235, when Count Adolph IV of Holstein commissioned the construction of a mill dam. Jungfernstieg became the first street in Germany to be asphalted (1838), and in 1842, the first German shopping arcade opened at that place.  The […]