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Bicycle Tour Adventure #39: Germany, Day 2

Hamburg: Morning
Hamburg: The Kunst Museum.
Above: Dennis drops in on the Kunst in the morning, while Terry is in Conference. Originally founded in 1874 but moved to its current location about 1877, the Kunst has a large number of Impressionist Arts. This is the north side, the common sits between an art school (behind the camera). The main entrance is on the southwest street side,

Kunst: Michelangelo. Kunst: Rafael.
Above Left: Michelangelo (northeast corner).

Above Right: Rafael (northwest corner).

'Am Quai de Bercy in Paris' by Paul Cézanne, 1873-1875. 'Am Quai de Bercy in Paris' by Armand Guillaumin, 1874.
Above: This is COOL, these are DIFFERENT paintings and artists! One oil was painted in 1874 and the other was painted between 1873-1875. Paul Cézanne painted the left most painting and Armand Guillaumin painted the right most painting! Both paintings have the same name: "Am Quai de Bercy in Paris"

Claud Oscar Monet, 1880, 'Pears and Grapes'. Edourd Manet, 1877, 'Nana'.
Above Left: Claud Oscar Monet, 1880, 'Pears and Grapes'.

Above Right: Edourd Manet, 1877, 'Nana'.



Main Hall. School Class.
Above Left: Main Hall.

Above Right: School Class.

Emil Nolde, 1903, 'Birken in Schnee'. Auguste Herbin, 1907, 'Der Hafen von Basttia auf Korsika'.
Above Left: Emil Nolde, 1903, 'Birken in Schnee'.

Above Right: Auguste Herbin, 1907, 'Der Hafen von Basttia auf Korsika'.

Ernest Meissonnier ,1874, 'Das Portrat des Sergeanten'. Peter Paul Rubens, 1616, 'Die Himmelfahrt Mariens' (The Assumption).
Above Left: Ernest Meissonnier ,1874, 'Das Portrat des Sergeanten'.

Above Right: Peter Paul Rubens, 1616, 'Die Himmelfahrt Mariens' (The Assumption).

Museum Café. Entrance/Exit at the Kunst.
Above Left: Museum Café: Enjoying the moment and plotting the next move (Internationales Maritimes Museum).

Above Right: Entrance/Exit at the Kunst.



Hamburg: After Noon
Saint Michaelis' Kirche. The upper steeple's cupola (highest public access).
Above Left: Saint Michaelis' Kirche.

Above Right: The upper steeple's cupola (highest public access).

View north.
Above: View north.

View south.
Above: View south.

View east.
Above: View east.



Hamburg: Internationales Maritimes Museum
Internationales Maritimes Museum.
Above: Internationales Maritimes Museum; it's huge!

Old Fleet School. Buoy and Anchor in front  of the Maritimes Museum.
Above Left: Old Fleet School.

Above Right: Buoy and Anchor in front of the Maritimes Museum.

WWII Mini-Sub with Torpedo. Spy Glasses, old and new.
Above Left: WWII Mini-Sub with Torpedo.

Above Right: Spy Glasses, old and new.

Old Navigation Equipment. Old Navigation Equipment.
Above: Old Navigation Equipment.

I stated that 'He had the Coolest Job in the World'. One of the models that the Museum Modeler was repairing.
Above Left: I was watching this Gentleman through a doorway. He talked to me in German and I stated that I spoke very little German. Then in English I stated that 'He had the Coolest Job in the World' and in English, he said Thank You, but he added that 'He wasn't sure about that'.

Above Right: One of the models that the Museum Modeler was repairing (the ship model above the gentleman's head in the previous picture).

Floating Lighthouse Cut-Away. Aft Profile of the 1655 British Fighting Ship Glory.
Above Left: Floating Lighthouse Cut-Away.

Above Right: Aft Profile of the 1655 British Fighting Ship Glory.

Country and Signal Flags. Actual Medals for Duty.
Above Left: Country and Signal Flags.

Above Right: Actual Medals for Duty (for 4-500 years of recent history).

Knot Board. Ropes at the mast.
Above Left: Knot Board - Believe it or knot, Dennis can name and tie about half of these knots, liners, throwers, splices, and whips.

Above Right: Ropes at the mast - sailors had to know exactly where on each sail or mast that the rope attached and know its purpose.

Model of Ship Building. Model of Ship Building.
Above: Two models of different states of Ship Building.

Royal Battle Flag (it has a crown) from 1870. Harbor view (south) of the Hamburg Maritimes Museum from the Café.
Above Left: Royal Battle Flag (it has a crown) from 1870 with a familiar battle cry 'God is with us'. The Eagle is Prussian (single eagle head) and not Habsburg (double eagle head).

Above Right: Harbor view (south) of the Hamburg Maritimes Museum from the Café.

Model of the Maersk.
Above: Model of the Maersk: presently the largest ship in the world (container ship), Dutch.

Collection of Models of various working ships from Tug to Tanker.
Above: Collection of Models of various working ships from Tug to Tanker.

Dennis at the Head (arh arh). QE2 in Lego Blocks.
Above Left: Yours Truly.

Above Right: QE2 in Lego Blocks. BTW, The exit on the Autobahn for the Legos' Head Quarters is called 'Legoland' Exit; we saw it somewhere between Munich and Stuttgart.



Hamburg: Evening and Harbor Cruise
North end track entrance for the Hauptbahnhof. Double Decker Tourist Bus.
Above Left: North end track entrance for the Hauptbahnhof (Main Eastside Train Station).

Above Right: Double Decker Tourist Bus.

Dennis and Terry do Dinner on the fly; Bratwurst for T and Curry Brat for D. Hamburg Hummel.
Above Left: Dennis and Terry do Dinner on the fly; Bratwurst for T and Curry Brat for D.

Above Right: Yet another Hamburg Hummel.

The Fleetenkieker, our harbor cruise boat for the evening. The Fleetenkieker, our harbor cruise boat for the evening.
Above Left: Stern shot of the Fleetenkieker, our harbor cruise boat for the evening.

Above Right: Starboard shot of the Fleetenkieker.

Leaving the Binnenaister Bay for the Altona River. Terry on Binnenaister Bay.
Above: Leaving the Binnenaister Bay for the Altona River.

The former Stock Exchange, now the Rathaus. Warehouse District water tributary.
Above Left: The former Stock Exchange, now the Rathaus.

Above Right: Warehouse District water tributary.

Party Boat in another water tributary. One of the many city bridges.
Above Left: Party Boat in another water tributary.

Above Right: One of the many city bridges. Again, a reminder that Hamburg has more bridges and water way mileage than Venice and Amsterdam put together.

More Hamburg waterways. More Hamburg waterways.
Above: More Hamburg waterways.

Commercial Housing on the waterways. Commercial Housing on the waterways.
Above: Commercial Housing on the waterways.

Commercial Housing and city bridges. Commercial Housing and city bridges.
Above: Commercial Housing and city bridges.

Riverfront properties, Bridges, and city lights. Riverfront properties, Bridges, and city lights.
Above: Riverfront properties, Bridges, and city lights.

Ship industrial areas on the Altona river. Ship industrial areas on the Altona river.
Above: Ship industrial areas on the Altona river.

Returning up the to locks Binnenaister Bay. Across for the Rathausmarkt, then home for the night.
Above Left: Returning up the locks to Binnenaister Bay.

Above Right: Across for the Rathausmarkt, then home for the night.


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