36 Hours

The New York Times has a great "36 Hours" series where they suggest a 36-hour itinerary in a specific city. Thanks for passing along the October 7th article on Hamburg, Jamie. I will have to take them up on their suggestions. And I invite you to do the same!

From The New York Times:

36 Hours in Hamburg
"HAMBURG, the maritime and media center of Germany, is a city of jarring juxtapositions. The industrial waterfront heaves with rusty docks, while its center is filled with emerald parks, blue lakes and cream-colored villas. Sex workers ply their trade along the neon-lit Reeperbahn, while old-money families have made this Baroque port into Germany's richest city. And despite playing second fiddle to the cultural juggernaut that is Berlin, Hamburg breeds its own brand of the cosmopolitan cool — with a large Turkish population, gay enclaves and fashion centers — who mingle at chichi restaurants and steamy underground clubs. Where else but this high-low metropolis can you window-shop for Cartier diamond necklaces during the day and slum it with punk rockers at night?"