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Hamburg the port city of Germany, is an extremely important city, facilitating trade, given its easy connection to the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Hamburg has a vista for every palate. While art lovers can learn from museum visits, the naughty and bold can satiate their senses in some of the sex shops here!
The Port of Hamburg is undoubtedly Germany's busiest port. Take a stroll along the port, and watch the bustling activities from the many cafes and shop to your heart's content for souvenirs. To tour around, you can buy tickets from the Elble Tunnel that is a passageway under the Elble River! The Rickmer Rickmers and Cap San Diego are both ship museums and every May, a parade is organized during their anniversaries.
For art lovers, you have the Kunsthalle Art Museum, which is one of the best museums in Germany, with exhibits which are works of impressionists. A major attraction is the Altarpiece painted by Master Bertram for St. Petri Church in 1379! This masterpiece reflects the biblical story of creation. German culture unfolds when you visit this museum.
Just north of the port, is Reeperbahn within St. Pauli District- Hamburg's popular red light area. Within its shady domain are many sex shops, strip clubs, peep shows, bustling pubs and dance clubs. Another attraction is the Erotic Sex Museum. This place was originally reserved for homesick sailors to regale themselves.
While you can satiate yours senses at the sex shops in the north of the port, for the spiritual seeker, at the opposite end, ie, at the southern end of Hamburg, stands the beautiful 19th century St. Nikolai Church, built in the Gothic style, the intriguing spirals of which are so tall that they seem as if they're touching the heavens!
Hamburg also boasts of its finest baroque-style church-St. Michael's Church, which has an interesting history. Built in the 17th century, this impressive church, was unfortunately, razed when a lightning struck in the 18th century. It was rebuilt in the ornate Nordic baroque style, but this time, it was gutted by a horrible fire in 1906. Again in 1912, it was demolished during the Second World War! What stands today is the reconstructed version. Germany's largest clock tower stands at a height of 433 foot with 26 feet diameter on the church. Atop the clock is a platform that offers a panoramic view of Alster Lakes and Elbe River. An audiovisual show portraying Hamburg's history is shown in the Multi-Vision Show just below the platform.
The adventurous can travel to Carl Hagenbeck's Tierport Zoo, which is home to more than 2,000 animals. Major attractions are elephant rides, dolphin shows and rides on camel backs. The train-ride through Fairyland is something children and adults will enjoy.
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