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Bicycle Tour Adventure #39: Germany, Day 5

Hamburg: Mid-Morning Walk About
One of the river locks. Slamatjen Brück (bridge).
Above Left: One of the river locks.

Above Right: Slamatjen Brücke (bridge).

One of the bridges to the new city. We could never figure what he was doing.
Above Left: One of the bridges to the new city.

Above Right: We could never figure what he was doing.

Eco Fair at the Rathausmarkt. Eco Fair at the Rathausmarkt.
Above Left: There is an Eco Fair at the Rathausmarkt, we nose around.

Above Right: People at the Eco Fair at the Rathausmarkt.

Siemens is showing their Wind Turbine teknology. Siemens is exhibiting rotors with wing-tip controls.
Above Left: Siemens is showing their Wind Turbine teknology. This is a cross-section of a wind driven electric generator's rotor.

Terry's size gives an idea how large these blades are. Note the aerodynamic curves designed to increase wind to energy results.

Above Right: This is new, Siemens is exhibiting rotors with wing-tip controls (which can be used to increase rotor effectiveness or to purposefully slow down or govern a max turn speed, for example to face the problem of high winds from a storm.

We will later learn that the Siemons Company installed the first phone and electrical wiring in the Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau. Siemens is to Europe as General Electric is to the USA.

Feeding Ducks and Swans (Schwans) at the Rathausmarkt. A Farmers Markt is down the way on Ballindamm Strasse.
Above Left: Feeding Ducks and Swans (Schwans) at the Rathausmarkt.

Above Right: A Farmers Markt is down the way on Ballindamm Strasse.

Food at the Farmer's Markt. Food at the Farmer's Markt.
Above: Food at the Farmer's Markt.

Another Hamburg Hummel. Banners of the EU, Germany and Hamburg.
Above Left: Another Hamburg Hummel, at the REWE Markt.

Above Right: Banners of the EU, Germany and Hamburg.

Flowers of the Planten Bloomin walkway. Flowers of the Planten Bloomin walkway.
Above: Flowers of the Planten Bloomin walkway.


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