Deichtorhallen, photography exhibition, Hamburg, Germany

Sprinkenhof, Pumpen & Burchardstrasse, Hamburg, Germany

Deutsche Bahn, Bahn, train, S-Bahn, Altona, Hamburg, Germany

Alter Elbtunnel, tunnel, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

S-Bahn, Landungsbrücken, train station, Hamburg, Germany

Landungsbrücken, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Port of Hamburg, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Alter Elbtunnel, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Altona Fischmarkt, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Fischauktionshalle, Altona Fischmarkt, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Dockland, Fischereihafen, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Neumühlen, Övelgönne, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Hafenlotsenbrüderschaft, Port of Hamburg, HVV harbor ferry, ferry 61, Elbe river, Hamburg, Germany

Juliusstrasse, Lippmannstrasse, Sternschanze, Hamburg, Germany

Street art, Lippmannstrasse, Sternschanze, Hamburg, Germany

Herr Max, café, Sternschanze, Hamburg, Germany

"Post no bills", sign, Sternschanze, Hamburg, Germany

S-Bahn, Sternschanze, train station, Hamburg, Germany

Deutsche Bahn, S-Bahn, Dammtor, train station, Hamburg, Germany

Aussenalster, Alsterufer, Alster, Hamburg, Germany

Gerhard Brandes, sculpture, Aussenalster, Alsterufer, Alster, Hamburg, Germany

Neuer Wall, reflection, Hamburg, Germany

Neuer Wall, Adolphsbrücke, Hamburg, Germany

E Michaelis and Co., Michaellisbrücke, Herrengrabenfleet, Hamburg, Germany

waste bin, HafenCity, Magellan-Terrassen, Hamburg, Germany

Hauptkirche Sankt Katharinen, Kornhausbrücke, Hamburg, Germany

Hauptbahnhof, Central Station, Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg, Germany in June

June is a great time of year to visit the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, Germany.

27 June 2010 was a beautiful and sunny early-summer Sunday. However, the city was relatively empty as most were at a bar, a restaurant, anywhere with a screen which would show a football match. It was no ordinary football match, as Germany defeated England 4-1 in the knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

At a latitude of 53 degrees North, 17 hours of daylight in late-June are accompanied by clear blue skies and warm temperatures. There’s lots to do in these summer conditions, including:

Hop on a ferry on the Elbe river to see the activity around the Port of Hamburg
Walk along the canals or “Fleets” (German Wiki)
Take in a photography exhibition at the Deichtorhallen
Ride a boat through the Fleets, the Speicherstadt (warehouse district) or through the Alster lakes
Stop for a drink or a bite to eat in the Sternschanze neighborhood (description in German)

I made the photos on 26 and 27 June 2010. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotopress (fotoeins.com).

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05/27/2012

Andrew

Hamburg will always have a special place in my heart. It was the first place I went in Germany many many years ago. An exchange program in the summer even. I spent 2 months just wandering in the city. It was great. And yet since then I have not really been back. I need to fix that.
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- 05/28/2012
  
  fotoeins
  
  That’s great, Andrew! I have another post in the works about taking a boat through the canals (Kanalfahrt, not Fleetfahrt). And yes, please go back this summer and visit HH again!