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| The Town Hall Tower (left). But don't forget to look up - birds' nest in a ship (above) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Hamburg has a great variety of architecture - the Oberpostdirektion in Stephansplatz (left) and the Hotel Atlantic (right). - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Hamburg Kunsthalle (left) and the Gallerie der Gegenwart (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Alsterarkaden between the Town Hall and the Binnenalster - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Town Hall Tower (above) viewed from one of the coffeehouses in the Alsterarkaden. Morning coffee (right) in the Alster Arcade. - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Swans on the Alsterfleet (left); Bridge by Jungfernsteig (right). - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Binnenalster fountain (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Binnenalster as a pleasure boat approaches the Uferpromenade - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Alsterpavillion (left); the queue for ice cream nearby (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Street Market in the Colonnaden on a Sunday afternoon - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Lombardsbrücke (left) and the Binnenalster (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Fountain and Townhall viewed over the Binnenalster from Lombardsbrücke - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Außenalster on a Sunday afternoon - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| S-Bahn train emerging from tunnel at the Hauptbahnhof - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (left). Pedestrian precinct - Mönckenbergstraße near junction with Steintorwall (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow |
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| Lunchtime in the Barkhof (left); The U-Bahn (left) - some of these stations are reminiscent of New York and Toronto;- video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The U-Bahn station at Rödingsmarkt. Confusingly "Hochbahn" is displayed on the front of each train - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| A Hochbahn train approaching the station at the Baumwall - note how the water spray is activated as it approaches. Apparently this is to reduce brake dust in the station - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Looking towards the Baumwall (left) and the Kehrwiederspitze (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Cranes on the Brooktor where in 2008 extensive redevelopment is taking place (left) Road repairs (right) as men pour tar between the paving stones in Speicherstadt. - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Speicherstadt - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Kranwärterhäuschen (left) on the Molenspitze where the canal divides. Pleasure boat in Fleete (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Bridges and warehouses - some converted into flats - on the Molenspitze - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Bridges and warehouses (above) as represented in Miatur Wunderland - one of Hamburg's most visited attractions. Unfortunately the real Landungsbrücken (represented above right) was bedecked in scaffolding due to extensive renovation work. - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The layouts abound with detail and many of the buildings are recognizable representations of the real thing. Miniature Wonderland's building as depicted in Miniatur Wunderland, the largest collection of model railway layouts in the world. - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| From the Baumwall - the nearest U-Bahn station to Miniatur Wunderland - you can walk along the Elbe to the Landungsbrücken, or take the U-Bahn (Hochbahn) for one stop . Hochbahn at Landungsbrücken - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Hotel ship CAP SAN DIEGO - in model form at Miniatur Wunderland (left) and in reality at the Landungsbrücken (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Blohm & Voss Drydock Elbe 17 (above) where the Kriegsmarine battleship BISMARCK was built and the windjammer RICKMER RICKMERS (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Windy weekday afternoon at Landungsbrücken (left) contrasts with a busy Sunday afternoon when pleasure craft such as the OLYMPIC STAR (right) make frequent harbour tours - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The motor vessel MISSISSIPPI QUEEN - a modern diesel driven stern wheeler - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The master watching passengers disembark - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Floating dock with pleasure craft seen from St-Pauli-Landungsbrücken. - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Fischauktionshalle - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Fish Market Landing - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Container ship makes its way up the Elbe (left). Stilwerkbrücke (above right) on the way from the Fish Market Landing to the Port Authority Building (below) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Dockland Building - Port Authority - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Views from the top of the Dockland Building - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Former Soviet Navy Tango Class submarine now open to the public - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Bungey Jumping from the crane next to the submarine - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Arriving at the U-bahn St-Pauli stop for a walk down the Reeper Bahn - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| US style façade to a building on the Reeper Bahn - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Reeper Bahn - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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Colourful WC on the Reeper Bahn (left). Hochbahn somewhat confusingly underground (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow |
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| Contrasting building styles: a severe imposing building (left) and the sweeping curves of the Chilehaus (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Hamburg Communications Tower - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Deutsches Zollmuseum and Coast Guard launch (left). Deichtorhallen (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Stubbenhuk at the Baumwall (left); you can walk along the Alsterfleet from the Baumwall to the Alsterarkaden bridge (right) - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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| And continue on through Europa PassageEuropassage and along Monckebergstraße back to the Hauptbahnhof at Steinford - video captures - copyright - Malcolm McCrow | |
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