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Originally Posted by geoff189d
Plenty of "Gruenderzeit" still survives but my favourites are the red brick buildings of the 1920/30's.
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I wanted to visit a part of Winterhude that is entirely designed in this rough 1920's brown brick style, but as for many other things, I didn't have enough time.
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Originally Posted by Alemaria
Hamburgers are probably the Germans with the most pride in their city, I've never met one who didn't think Hamburg was the coolest and greatest city in the whole world, sometimes it can get a bit annoying, imo even more so than people from Cologne and Munich.
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they seem really proud, and it shows when you walk the city, everything is so well kept and maintained. most public spaces have a little something, a fountain, a statue, a nice touch. but the city is extremely rich, wich helps a lot.
but most of the Hamburgers (yum) I spoke with were curious about the other cities I visited previously - with no negative comments about Berlin or Dresden, etc.
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Originally Posted by Alemaria
If you go there for a visit I would advise you to rent a bike and discover the city that way. The city is very flat and the bike-lanes are fantastic.
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I believe you!! it's relatively flat. but mostly, with all these shaded avenues with green interconnections between parks and canals, it defenitely looks like bikers' paradise. and am I correct saying it's probably the greenest large city in Europe?
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Originally Posted by KKDowning
When Rolls Royce say "best car in the world" they don´t take it so serious, too.
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I have many «meilleure pizza en ville!» around my apartement in Mtl.
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Originally Posted by muppet
What a dynamic mix of architecture - so interesting everywhere you go. It looks damn liveable too.
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you say liveable? for a metro about 4 millions, look at the U and S map :
I don't know how liveable it is for the average local guy. I'd say pretty high quality of life. one of the biggest port in the world. one of the lowest unemployment rate in Germany + highest GDP in Germany. The city is very liberal and the cultural offer is massive. Parks and water everywhere. Superb transit system. Fast connection to everywhere in Europe, especially with these wonderful Deutsche Bahn. Don't know about the lodging situation or the public services such as schools, health care, or about the cost of living (I guess a bit higher than in Berlin, but nothing compared to Paris or London).
The mix of architecture is, yes, dynamic, very contrasted, but for some reason, mostly harmonious.
I definitely love this city.
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