"Cheap Weekender to Hamburg" Hamburg by weewatty


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Cheap as Chips

I found the following deal:- £75 for Flights and 3 nights accomadation in the 2nd largest city in Germany, and I thought to myself "I'll have a bit of that!!!"

Rounded up 6 of my good mates and off we popped for a weekender to Hamburg.

Sleazeville

The Reeperbahn District(aka Red Light District) is tacky, but its part of the attraction, its relatively safe, well policed, just gotta keep yours wits about you and not be naive the same way you would in any big city.

Packed full of partygoers on weekend evenings and a great place for us to find our cheapo Hotel.

Hamburg Fischmarkt

An utterly unmissable experience of any weekend trip to Hamburg is to visit the rather extensive and unique Sunday morning Fish Market.

Starting at 5am and thronging with people, from revellers finishing off their night out to couples out to meet their friends to old folk getting their weekly groceries. On the pic here you can just make out that there is a band playing on a stage at the far end of the hall, belting out Robbie Williams covers they were.

Read more on my tip on it but if you can just go and find out for yourself.

AOL Arena - Home of Hamburg SV

As is an nigh on neccesity with any trip to Europe for me I made sure that we could take in a football game featuring the local team, on this occasion Hamburg SV.

We arrived in Hamburg on a Thursday and managed to get tickets for Saturday afternoons match without any problem, cost 26 euros.

Enjoyed the atmosphere of a packed out stadium, makes a change from what i've been used to of late watching, my local team infront of crowds of about 2,000 :-(

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Lively, Cosmopolitan, Architecture, FISCHMARKT
  • Cons:Kinda Sleazy, Locals seemed a bit arrogant.
  • In a nutshell:Great Night Out, One for the Lads?, Plenty to Discover.
  • Last visit to Hamburg: Apr 2005
  • Intro Updated May 10, 2005
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    mydreamquest Dec 24, 2005 at 3:00 PM Report Abuse

    Isn't it cool how, at the AOL Stadium in Hamburg, how easy it is buy 5-6 beers with those plastic funnel glasses? Saw Manchester City play there in 2002.

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    acemj Oct 20, 2005 at 6:32 PM Report Abuse

    Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole . . . Looks like you and your boys had a great time at a bargain price . . .

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    b1bob Jun 27, 2005 at 9:41 AM Report Abuse

    You seem to have a talent for finding the weird in every destination.

  • hailsbails May 8, 2005 at 5:16 PM Report Abuse

    Nice nice nice work you!!! I wish it were that cheap to fly from nz to Hamburg. Lucky bluddy europeans!! Keep up the great work and cant wait to see more excellence from your trip :D

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