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Hamburg is a major port city situated on the Elbe River in northern Germany. 1,740,000 inhabitants make it Germany's second largest city. The Greater Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of 4 million. It is at the same time one of the 16 German Bundesländer (states).
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The area west of Hamburg's central railway station is mainly a shopping area with the streets Spitaler Straße and Mönckebergstraße leading to Hamburg's town hall. Close to the Mönckebergstraße you find the churches St. Jacobi (at road Jakobikirchhof) and St. Petri (at road Bergstraße), two of Hamburg's five main churches. Directly beside St. Petri there is the Hubelhaus dating from the beginning of the 20th century as most buildings around, but looking much older.
Behind the Hubelhaus under the building of "Radio Hamburg" you can visit the remains of the bishops tower, from the 11th century. On the other side of the road, you can currently see excavations in progress, seeking the remains of the small fortress Hammaburg, which was erected in the 9th century giving Hamburg its name.
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Hamburg has an opera house (Staatsoper) and many theaters. It is also known to host a number of different Musicals as well as other music events.
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- Geelhaus, Koppel 76 (St. Georg), 20099 Hamburg, phone.[10] Daily 6pm-11pm, some meals until midnight; menu changes frequently, fresh food, creativity.
- Lühmanns Teestube, Blankeneser Landstrasse 29, 22587 Hamburg (take the S-Bahn to Blankenese, and walk west on Blankeneser Landstraße from the station), phone 040 / [11] Mon-Fri 9AM-11PM, Sat 9AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-11PM. Friendly local café. Light fare and local specialties, wonderful pies and baked goods. Their Cornish tea with fresh scones is worth trying. €5-15.
- Murphy's Roadhouse, Saseler Markt 1 (Subway station Poppenbüttel, then take the Bus to Saseler Markt),. Mon-Thu Noon-1AM, Fri+Sat Noon-2AM, Sun 10am-Midnight. Serves a variety of American type food; good quality and portions at decent prices. Located in the northern suburbs, so it's a bit of a trip unless you are in the area. Typical meal should run about €10-17.
- Teufels Küche, Ottenser Hauptstraße 4, 22765 Hamburg, phone, Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun Noon-10pm. Serves international freestyle food.
- Ristorante Borsalino, Sternstrasse 125, Schanzenviertel, Tel., www.ristorante-borsalino.de, just 3 min from Train Station Sternschanze in the trendy neighbourhood of Schanzenviertel (see above) this little italien gem serves great and very affordable italian food at even better prices. Pizzas start from 6 Euros, fresh pasta is around 7-10 Euro (Pasta Mista is highly recommended), the meat dishes are delicious (it is right next to the "Schlachthof"-Slaughterhouse) and the four course menu is unbeatable at 17,50 Euros. From 12a.m to 3 p.m they serve a lunch menu for 6,50 Euros. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12am-3pm and 6pm-midnight, Sat 6pm-midnight, Sundays closed. Reservation on Friday & Saturday Evening recommended.
- Around train station Hammerbrook (one stop from central station) you find a couple of lunch places offer variety from sandwiches, Spoon's soups, pasta and German main courses. Open only during lunch time since this is an office area. Prices from 3-8 Euro per meal.
- In central station you can get all kinds of snacks including the fast food chains. But also fresh fish: Hamburg or Sushi style.
vegetarian/vegan food
every day you can get veg food for donation (1,50 euro) in diffenent places check out on this side:
http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/bewegungsmelder/index2.htm
In the Hauptbahnhof (Main station) there are a lot of snack bars to have a quick meal.
While there are probably not any vegetarian snack bars, there is a fairly decent selection of veggie food to be found, such as croissants w/ brie cheese and meat-free pizza slices.
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