Wilkommen in Deutschland
Trip Start
Jan 31, 2009
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Trip End
Mar 28, 2009
Hamburg, Germany
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Welcome back to my travel blog! This time around it's a little more business than pleasure, but I will be sure to enjoy myself on the weekends and share some photos and stories along the way.
I've now been in Hamburg Germany for two weeks. I hit the ground running with the superbowl starting at 1230 am on my first night here. My first order of business after the AFC championship game was to secure a location where I could enjoy the Steelers 7th appearance as soon as I realized I'd be here for the game. My coworkers (being good sports) and I arrived at a movie theatre right around midnight where the Germans had the big game playing on the big screen. In what proved to be a marathon night (my coworkers left very early on) I was rewarded for staying awake with a brilliant win for the Steelers 6th championship right before 5am. I made friends with aGerman guy who studied in Iowa and for some reason was a huge Steelers fan and gave him my terrible towel after the emotional win. My first day of work in Germany came 3 hours later...What a start!
There have been long days at the office the last two weeks, but on the weekends I have had the opportunity to enjoy the notorious Reeperbahn which is the main party district in Hamburg. It also happens to be the red light district and the sex capital of Europe. Needless to say, there is always something to look at. The city of Hamburg itself is beautiful, and my hotel is right on Lake Alster. From Europe on a shoe string to 4 star living!
I have a few upcomming trips planned including Berlin, Stockholm, Prague, Munich, and Zurich. I can't wait to share some experiences and pictures.
Cheers!
Justin
Comments
WHERE DID YOU WATCH THE SUPER BOWL!!! or find out how to? could you hit me back if you know? jessica.urgo@gmail.com we're a couple of americans in hamburg who just want to drink beer and yell at a tv :(