hamburg

Another Visit to Hamburg

Der Gezeitenunterschied in Hamburg ist deutlich merkbar in den Fleeten in der Nähe des Hafens. Schiff wird in den Hafen geschleppt Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Cap San Diego Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Gewürzmuseum Hafencity Hafencity Hafencity Hafencity Hafencity Fleet in der Speicherstadt Fleet bei Ebbe Nikolai Kirche Nikolai Kirche Nikolai Kirche Schmales Haus Finanzbehörde Colonaden Alsterarkaden

The weather wasn't the best, so it was dry and not too cold, but unfortunately the sky was rather averse to photography - only milky mush in the sky. Never mind, still took photos and still had fun. The spice museum is really great, especially because of the smells. The Cap San Diego is interesting, albeit somewhat meager (the engine room is of course great, but with the cabins only a few are visible and the whole thing is rather sparse, they could make more of it). The exhibition "A Suitcase Full of Hope" is interesting, although it consists of 90% of set-up cardboard walls with printing. So much reading is in order. And the evening at the landing bridges is for me always a nice finish.

Miscellany from Hamburg

Bahnhof nachts Blohm und Voss Werft Mississipi Dampfer Containerschiff FŠährschiff Feuerschiff Barkassen füŸr Rundfahrten Kehrwieder Spitze Kehrwieder Spitze Baumwall U-Bahn Station BrŸücke im ehem. Freihafen Hafen und Michel Speicherstadt Blick in einen Kanal Kriegsdenkmal Rathaus Passage am Alsterfleet Alsterfleet

Was in Hamburg on Saturday again - why not enjoy the beautiful weather in one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. The pictures are all taken with the Leica M8 and the Elmar-M 2.8/50, except the last one, which is taken with the Ricoh GRD II. Nothing special, just a collection of what I looked at. And in color, because I want to show it to Juliana.

Preservation of the Senate's Interests?

Wondering how high the interests of the Senate are that should be preserved in the gradual sale of Hochbahn and the port to the railway:

According to the report, the paper sets the goal of "pursuing the achievement of a majority in stages while safeguarding the interests of the Senate."

Well, apart from the "turbulences":

The negotiations between the Senate and the railway are still ongoing, accompanied by severe turbulences. Not only did the federal government speak out in favor of keeping the headquarters of the railway in Berlin. Also, the employees and numerous economic representatives recently positioned themselves against a change of the main seat of the railway from the Spree to the Elbe. However, this is exactly what Beust's plan envisages, in return for the participation of the railway in HHLA and Hochbahn. The HHLA employees fear the loss of around 300 jobs.

Hey, not only are the Berlin employees being sold, but also those of Hochbahn and the port. And all this for the relocation of the railway administration to HH - which is of course strategically important for the labor market. Screw the jobs in Berlin, as long as HH gets some. For that, we'll easily sell the others.

At the beginning, I still thought that with the right SPD in Hamburg, it couldn't get much worse with a Union Senate. I admit, that was an exaggerated optimism on my part. It keeps getting worse/stupider/incompetent.