Guten Abend,

We will meet tomorrow at 7.30 am at  Hauptbahnhof (Main train station) Track 5 (downstairs).
You have to be on time; we will not wait for you and you will miss the entire trip. I have reserved the train tickets for you. Please pack very lightly!
We will arrive in Hamburg at 10.25.We will be back Saturday evening at 20.35.
We will stay at a youth hostel, Jugendherberge Hamburg "Horner Rennbahn":  http://www.jugendherberge.de/Jugendherbergen/Hamburg%20Horner%20Rennbahn522/Portraet

Jugendherberge Hamburg "Horner Rennbahn"

Rennbahnstr. 100
22111 Hamburg

Tel: 040 5701590
Fax: 040 6556516

hamburg-horn@jugendherberge.de

Location & Directions

The hostel is close to the city of Hamburg. The city centre is just 5 underground stations away. The beautiful recreational area of Horn Racecourse, with its lawns, mini golf course, jogging paths and lakes, borders the youth hostel. A few minutes away from the hostel is the large Quarree shopping centre, a Cinemaxx cinema, a bowling alley and a giant slot car track system.

Arriving by train

• From Hamburg main station, take the U2 or U4 underground line to the "Horner Rennbahn" stop (towards Billstedt/Mümmelmannsberg).
• Walk in the same direction the train was travelling in and go up the stairs to the bus stop.
• Take the 23 or 213 bus to the "Tribünenweg" stop (just one stop).
• Follow the road in the direction the bus was travelling in for about 150 m and there is the hostel.

In the afternoon (I am going to book the tickets after I am done writing this post), some of you are going to do a sightseeing tour on bus and ferry. 

http://die-roten-doppeldecker.de/en.html

Tour Length:
Sightseeing by bus - approx. 90 minutes
Harbour cruise - approx. 60 minutes

You will be free for the rest of the day; 

On Saturday, I would like to take you to Miniatur Wunderland: http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/visit/

The fishmarket, Josh mentioned, is actually on Sunday. http://www.hamburg.de/fischmarkt/ We're going home on Saturday evening.

Please start blogging, post your photos!

1) Your first impressions of Berlin

2) Your experiences with your host family (do not include their address or other info on the blog; German are very keen on privacy)

3) Touring the city on your own and with Stefano and the group

4) Sachsenhausen

5) Potsdam

6) The food

7) the train ride to Hamburg

8) Hamburg

See you at the theater later tonight!

JB