Bicycle Touring Checklist   About Bicycle Touring   Contact/Feedback   Table of Outdoor Checklists (Home) | << | 30 | 31 | | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | | >> | | Germany: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | South Tyrol: 12 | 13 | Germany: 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Trip Notes | Ray's Pics | Bicycle Tour Adventure #39: Germany, Day 4 Hamburg: Morning (Laundry Day) Above Left: Power breakfast. Above Right: Subway Terminal - Stephanplatz. I'm taking a subway out of town to a laundry mat. There are no laundry mats in town but there are plenty of dry cleaners. It took a lot of effort to get a location and directions from the hotel staff because they would do my laundry and charge by the piece, like €4 for a pair of socks. I ended up doing a full load for about €10 + 2 for the subway pass. Above Left: Station tracks. Above Right: Subway - The video is showing and announcing the upcoming stops/stations. Above Left: The Central Money/Machine Controller: Generally, when I see something like this in Europe, I know that we will see it here in the USA in a year or two. The money controller allows you to pay for washing and drying and buy/dispense soap and bleach from one coin operation and to operate multiple washers and dryers. The trick is that one must have physical possession of the machine, i.e. your clothes better be in the machine or you may be paying for someone else's wash or dry cycle. Above Right: Cover of a Magazine that was laying around, Gee the Germans are just as interested in Jackie as the Americans, go figure. [The Germans will Always remember President JFK's and Jackie's visit to Berlin and the USA's help with the Berlin Airlift]. Above Left: The machines allow you to choose wash and rinse water pre-set temperatures. Above Right: Art! It's the top view of a stainless steel washer - There is a lot of stainless steel in Germany. The Germans prefer good quality in everything. Above Left: The Wasch Center. Above Right: Apothecary across the street and next to the apothecary was a Café where I had a cup of Kafé. Above Left: A view down the street. Above Right: A view up the street. Above Left: Another Hamburg canal near my subway stop. Above Right: A picture of the subway system and its stops. Hamburg: Just After Noon Above: Former Lock and Port Control House (now used by an Engineering Firm). Above Left: Ferry Boat (Not a tour boat, per se) and the big building is the Maritime Museum. Above Right: River Docks and the Dark Tower (of Saint Nikoli). Day 4: Hamburg, Mid Day Walk on the Planten Bloomin Trail Hamburg: Evening Conference Dinner Above Left: The Hamburg Shanty Choir. The songs were lively with familiar tunes. Above Right: Hamburg Shanty Choir's Symbol and Sign, a Life Preserver (mit Bear). Above Left: This is the old Fisch Markt - People finding their places. Above Right: People ready for Entertainment and Dinner. Above Left: The Bar, set up like a Cargo Hold Area. Above Right: Our neighbors: They are Russians from the Moscow area, he's a surgeon and she speaks several languages and is well traveled. The gentleman across from us, not pictured, is an Irishman who went to Irkutsk on a whim; he got along fabulously with the Russians. Everyone was impressed by our biking experience and plans. Above: The Menu. Above Left: Neighbors to the other side, English and Welch. The lady across from us (not pictured) is Australian. The Wait Staff is serving Appetizers Above Right: Dinner Preparation (I just walked around with the camera and acted like I knew what I was doing). Above Left: The Half-Time Show, more Sea Shanties by the Hamburg Shanty Choir. Above Right: Dinner. Above Left: Another big picture view. Above Right: Cheers! We had Appetizers and Desserts; I just don't always remember to take a picture. Previous Day  Top  Next Day