Hamburgers really do come from Hamburg!

Hellooooooooo

Just got back from a few days in Hamburg, Germany. And yes, rumour has it, that hamburgers were really invented there. The story goes they have always made these fish burger type roll things. In WWII American soldiers tried these, thought they were brilliant, and decided to steal the idea and make 'Hamburgers' back in the states. So know you know where your cheesburgers originated =)

Had a great time in Hamburg catching up with Anna and staying with her friend Zayda and other friends. It's an interesting city, not the prettiest, but it certainly has its charm. Hamburg is fundamentally a port town so a lot of its architecture and so on is based on this.

We checked out the port and warehouse district which was quite interesting. When visiting the town square we stumbled upon some world championships in beach volleyball of all things. Random but hey it was good fun. We checked out a couple of the churches, one of which had been bombed in the war. The gothic style tower was basically the only thing left standing. It was quite a stark reminder of the price of war, it would have been such an amazing church all together.

The last night we went out to the red light district to a latino club and danced all night. Then straight from there we went to the fish market, one of the main attractions in Hamburg. They sell everything there from flowers to souveneirs to *gasp* fish even. They also had a huge beer hall there with live music. Keeping in mind this was 7 in the morning. You got to hand it to the German. Any excuse...

SO all in all a top weekend. Unfortunately my cameras not working so I can't show you pictures =(

Ciao for now anyway xoxo