Hamburg!

Wow, what an amazing city! Although the weather was not overly cooperative in Hamburg, we had a wonderful time touring the city. There are approximately 2 million people living in Hamburg and it's the 3rd largest sea port in Europe behind Antwerp and Rotterdam. The city is currently working on a 1 million square meter development project located right on the port which will be completed in 2020 and will accommodate approximately 1500 new houses/condos as well as new commercial and office space. The picture above is Hamburg's City Hall which is still in use today. I asked Rich to take a picture of this building two different times while we were there, not realizing it was the same building, so it was definitely my favorite!
Above is a picture of us standing down by the port and fish market. Every Sunday, between 5 am and 9 am you can head down to the market to buy fresh fish. Unfortunately, we were not up in time to enjoy the fish market, but still managed to have a good time walking around the area...about two hours later! Behind us (and through the layers of fog!) you can see some of the condo construction.


We found a new favorite coffee shop in Europe. Balzac coffee (get your mind out of the gutter people!). We went to this spot a couple of times for coffee and pastries. There are quite a few of them located in Hamburg, but we haven't seen them anywhere else in Germany so it may be a local spot. Next time any of you are in Hamburg, make sure you hit up a Balzac coffee! :-)

No trip is complete until Rich experiences some good food! He'd been eying up this Currywurst stand for three days so on the last day he enjoyed some Currywurst with the rest of the locals. 2.70 euro for a sausage covered in curry sauce and a roll on the side. Not tempting to those with a weak stomach (or 37 weeks pregnant), but a real treat for those "food enthusiasts."












These two pictures were taken as we walked around the inner city lake (meaning it was located within the old city walls that were used to protect the city). The lake is approximately 1.5 miles around and is connected to the outer city lake which is approximately 8 miles around with beautiful multimillion dollars homes surrounding it. It looked like the perfect running spot so we may need to make a trip back in a few months just to experience it!

In collarbone news, Rich is on his road back to recovery! He's feeling much better and has a doctor appointment this week to get his stitches removed and start some physical therapy. He should be 100% in a couple more weeks. In baby news, no big news...except me! November 15th is still a go! The doctor confirmed last week that baby Temer has gotten settled low in my stomach so no real chance of him turning around now. We're ready though and are counting the days down! Based on his high activity level and ninja-like moves, he is counting the days down as well. I think November 15th will be a great day for all those involved. :-)