From 30th July to 1st August 2010, the Elbe is once again turning into a catwalk for the beautiful and grand ships of the seven seas. Six ‘dream’ ships will be gracing us with their presence at the 2nd Hamburg Cruise Days. For three days, Hamburg will be celebrating cruise ships - with the best maritime entertainment, live music and theatre along the harbour and in HafenCity.
After the long winter, they’re finally back - and at the same ticket price as last year: the Alster ships, the white fleet of the ATG Alster-Touristik GmbH. An all-round happy experience.
She’s charming, happily decorated with small hearts and fish, eye-catching, also because she’s always topless: Sanna, the new one in Hamburg’s harbour. She’s a convertible ship and the ninth member of the Barkassen-Meyer fleet.
Mehmet Coskun, hairdresser for over 30 years, is still elated about his career - a passion that his customers can see and enjoy at every appointment. Whether chignons or extensions, a new colour or look, the Hair Studio in Hamburg’s Neustadt district will simply make you radiate.
Ursula Getzinger’s shop Hanse-Antik, located in Alsterdorfer Straße, tempts you to stay standing, look around and enjoy. Under the banner ‘Old - older - antique’, she presents designs from the 60s and 70s, nostalgic pieces from the 50s, original objects from the 30s, elegant items from the past century and valuables from times past -
Fans in Munich have known the ‘Indian princess’ for a while, Hamburg residents and visitors now have the chance to experience her: owner Phera Singh invites you to enjoy the diversity of his country, just like at his Bavarian restaurant Maharani.
Café Borchers, in the hands of Jan Kleinert since the beginning of 2010, awaits you now with a new terrace, in addition to the well-known and loved, as well as a renovated red salon and consistently good quality - a service that guests appreciate.
If a stage designer were to have the task of creating ‘a typical wine tavern’, he would only have to copy Zur Traube in Hamburg’s Ottensen district. Karin Wege, the restaurant’s owner, offers around 40 open and over 250 bottle wines - together with an excellent dining menu.
‘Listen up, and let you be told when the bell rings at nine!’ - when you here this singsong echo through the Speicherstadt, you know that Volker Roggenkamp is patrolling the streets as the Night Watchman. The founder of StadtkulTour, he has been offering city guides and Kuddeldaddeldu Tours successfully for many years.
With his new trio, Dieter Ilg is adjourning to operas past and squeezing every last ounce out of Verdi’s successful ‘Othello’ - combining it with jazz to create music as never heard before.
Once a month for the past nine years, Hamburg’s Chamber of Commerce and the Hamburg Chamber Arts Association have been inviting guests to a lunchtime concert at the stock exchange.
