Hamburg

The new Elbphilharmonie in the HafenCity Hamburg

The new Elbphilharmonie in the HafenCity Hamburg

What: Elbphilharmonie and HafenCity
Where: Hamburg, Germany

View to the harbor and Sandtorkai, in the background the new concert hall Elbphilharmonie

Who would have thought! The new Hamburg concert hall Elbphilharmonie is completed! Just two months before its official opening, visitors can now explore the Plaza platform at …

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At home with Enno von Ruffin

At home with Enno von Ruffin

Who: Enno von Ruffin
Where: Gut Basthorst, Germany

Baron Enno von Ruffin says about himself that he’s a ‘car-driving rambler’

“The baron is coming in a second”, says the friendly woman and pleases me to wait. And then he’s standing in front of me – in red cords, a for …

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Home-cooking & Co in Henny’s restaurant

Home-cooking & Co in Henny’s restaurant

What: Henny’s Restaurant
Where: Hamburg, Germany

The Hamburger writer and organ builder Hans Henny Jahnn (1894 – 1959) is the eponym of the Hamburger hotspot ‘Henny’s’ on the Hans-Henny-Jahnn-Weg in Hamburg-Winterhude

Have you already been to Henny’s, asks my friend Franziska during one of my last trips to my old …

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Restaurant Coast and its fabulous crossover kitchen

Restaurant Coast and its fabulous crossover kitchen

What: Restaurant Coast
Where: HafenCity, Hamburg

Just the right thing for a summer in the HafenCity: The bistro of the ‘East’ Hotel has a superb terrace by the water with a view on the concert hall ‘Elbphilharmonie’ and the harbor

If you want to enjoy a combination of the harbor …

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Luxury cushions in abundance

Luxury cushions in abundance

Who: Susann Eschenfelder – Fabric-Refiner and Designer
Where: Hamburg and London

Jil Sander once resided in this beautiful villa in Hamburg Pöseldorf. Now Susann Eschenfelder lives here since ten years together with her husband and Parson Terrier Nelly

„There’s only a very little market in Germany for what …

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Villa Linari – The scented house

Villa Linari – The scented house

Who: Rainer Diersche – Entrepreneur & Product Designer
Where: Villa Linari, Hamburg, Germany

The Linari residence in Hamburg’s district Groß Flottbek

When I turned into the calm side street in the chic Hamburg district Groß Flottbek I immediately knew: this must be the place! The minimalistic cube midst …

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Austrian delicacies in Hamburg’s Hafencity

Austrian delicacies in Hamburg’s Hafencity

What: Coffeehouse Klein und Kaiserlich
Where: Hamburg – Hafencity

The gallery upstairs offers more seats on additional 25 square meters*

I expected everything on my exploration tour through the Hamburg Hafencity, thick steamers in front of fish stands and herring rolls with sellers in sailor shirts. …

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