Today, the 16th, was our second and last day in Hamburg. We woke up promptly and made it down to breakfast in time. The hostel's breakfast area was packed with travelers around our age. It was cool to see so many students traveling. After that, we walked around town and eventually made our way to the boat tour on the Elbe River. I thought that it was an okay ride. I liked that the woman spoke in English and German, but I didn't really think there was much to see. (Shhh don't tell anyone but a few kids fell asleep). Hamburg is a very industrial looking port city with not many flowers or trees or anything pretty (well, except for the gorgeous half timbered houses, but even most of those aren't very old because Hamburg was bombed pretty badly).
Anyways, after the boat tour, we split up and walked around to find a place for food and just to walk around and explore. Me and 8 other kids had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe right near the port and it was so much fun. We all had a great time listening to the music and talking about the trip. I really like this group of people. They're so friendly and nice and I hope we can all stay friends.
Next, some people went to the shopping area while others went to the top of the St. Michaelis church. There was a very large elevator that brought us to the top where we were able to see a lot of the city. I couldn't help but think of the Galata Tower in Turkey and how, from below, things were pretty ordinary, but from above, everything was clearer and more beautiful. (When I say that it was "ordinary" in Turkey, I mean that it was hard to get a big picture. Turkey is beautiful and I miss it every day). The top of the church was very windy and I felt like I could blow away from there. It was an incredible view, though.
So on Tumblr, a blogging website that I am on, I saw a picture of this bridge with locks on it. Lots of them, all of which had names written on them. Interested, I read the description, only to find out that they were called Love Locks. Lovers write their names on a lock and attach it to a bridge, throwing the key into the river so that they can never undo the lock. I thought this was absolutely the most adorable thing I had ever heard. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE IN HAMBURG. I ABSOLUTELY FREAKED OUT I WAS SO EXCITED. I think I took 20 pictures of different places with locks and the individual locks themselves. They're so cute oh my goodness. :)
When I got home, Jakob asked if I would want to go watch the football (soccer) game with Björn, Richie and Lena. Like every other time he's asked me to do something, I had ten minutes to get ready. It was a big game, apparently, and the boys were very excited about it. I thought it was interesting, actually. Dad, you'd be proud of me for watching it. Haha I actually paid attention! I think that soccer is more fun to watch because its very fast paced and the shots on goal are so incredibly ridiculous. I'm not even sure how they get the timing right for the tricky shots. Anyway, it's late.
Choos!
Zoë :)
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