An Introduction to our Web Site:
Hamburg is our home and so we thought a "Home Page" should be dedicated to our favourite bits of "Home," i.e. Hamburg and our local bit, Blankenese. Not to forget the aspect that we love the most, namely the river Elbe (the "e" on the end is spoken, albeit a short e), which joins us both to Hamburg and to the rest of the world. The choice of subject for this site was also influenced by the beauty of the local scenery, its ever changing moods and the interest caused by the ocean going ships that busily parade up and down with the tides and winds, so there is always something happening! We have many old friends and acquaintances, who have now moved away to foreign parts. We thought, if we had moved away, that we would like something like this! So this is for all of you, who are now spread around the world. We hope that we can keep some of the memories alive and up-to date!
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The Structure and Content of the Site:
The Hamburg area pages go on to include pages about the Elbe river, Hamburg's Climate and Seasons, the Harbour and other areas of interest within Hamburg. The number of illustrations will grow as our photo collection grows.
For a rambling discussion on the Techy and Design side of what we have done Click Here. Probably the best way to find your way around the site is to use the Site Map. |
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An Introduction to Hamburg:Living in Hamburg, you are never far from the influence of the sea, of ships and all that comes and goes with "the sea". It is certainly the water and waterways that give Hamburg its very special character - after all Hamburg has more bridges than Venice! (reported as 2,400+ in total, of which 1000 are over water!)
So we are close to the city, close to the harbour, enjoy a broad expanse of water with exciting views and yet enjoy a village atmosphere. On the water there is always something different happening - either driven by nature (sun, wind and tide) or by man in the form of a vast array of different vessels - from kayak to super tanker.
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An Example Set of Photos:These shots were taken during a short walk by the Elbe on a sunny, summer evening along the Blankenese beach. Technically, these are all "stills" captured from a standard video camera recording: |
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| As this freighter approaches
it is difficult to image just how long it is, until it gets nearer!
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| Waiting for its big brother
to pass by, this vessel waits patiently until the way is clear. It has just come out of
the small ship yard opposite Blankenese in the River Este by Cranz.
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| Not only big, but also small
and also very fast, here a local yacht is motor-sailing up the river towards Hamburg and one
of the Catamaran passenger ferries that regularly ply between Hamburg and Stade
passes by at restrained speed (to protect the banks from wave erosion!).
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| Slowly the sun sets in the
West, leaving only the silhouette of the Blankenese Lighthouse (it is really one
half of a
pair of "leading lights") and the side of the Süllberg hillside.
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| A little later, having
climbed the steep hill to the "Bismarckstein", we are breathlessly treated in
the twilight to a panoramic view of the last few vessels heading out on the evening tide.
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Why? . . . Well, I suppose the phrase "Home Page" was the deciding
factor. 
Apart from this introductory level, the site is divided into two
main areas covering the 
The Blankenese section
provides an added focus on providing photo collections (still limited to two
collections!) One of the collection shows some of our "favourite views" of the
Blankenese area and the second shows a short "guided tour" through the
Blankenese Treppenviertel.
In the middle of the city centre, there
are the two Alster lakes, Binnen und Aussen (inner and outer Alster) and leading
from these, there are many quiet and picturesque canals. And then just to the south of the
city centre flows the river Elbe. In total, a great amount of water, such that out
of Hamburg's 750 sq.km, over 60 sq.km is just water! 
