This morning AA got up at 6:45 am to get to work by 8:00am. He showered had breakfast and then headed back to the airport area to do his testing he came for.
Lola on the other hand... stayed in bed, woke up for a few minutes when AA left, and fell back to sleep. She missed breakfast all together and woke up to housekeeping knocking on doors (11am), when she panicked as she didn't know if there was a do not distrub sign on the door. So she got up and looked, and luckily AA put it up for her.
She showered, but doesn't have a brush (its in the suitcase that is coming), so hand combed her hair and put it up in a pony tail.
Out for the afternoon, she first headed for some food. She looked up a place not to far from the hotel for some sausage. When in Germany, must eat sausage, and they say Curry sausage is a must. So Lola found a place called Edel Curry. She was a little nervous as when she got there she was the only person at the restaurant. She loves the smooth sausage, and the fries were so good! Might have to go back.
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| Best hair she could get after a shower and now brush (in the "lost" suitcase). |
During lunch Lola researched what to do... it was currently clearing outside, so thought walking would be ok.
Off to St Michaelis Church it was about a 1.54km walk that took about 24 minutes (was wondering) and taking in the sites. It is Hamburg's biggest church. It has been struck by lighting destroyed the first and second churches built on this site. In 1912 the construction of the church is what is standing today, although heavily damaged during WWII, it has been fully repaired. The church is 132m tall with its clock tower (with the observation deck at 106m). The church can fit 2500 people and has 5 different organs. The alter is 20m high and the crypt (which Lola didn't go to), houses 2000 people below.
The church was amazing and so bright, the walkway around the outside was so neat, and wish Lola could have walked up. She purchased the ticket to go up the tower after viewing the church inside. Since she slept till 11, she decided that taking the steps rather than the lift to the top.
Interesting things along the way up:
- Turnstyle with scanning your own ticket to enter the clock tower
- Neat plans of the clock tower
- every couple of floors there were different things to see..
- Lola is out of shape and heart rate was high as she got higher and higher....
At the top it was amazing views of the City, but wow was it windy. The rain kept coming and going as Lola was up there. She also waited to hear the bell tower ring 2 times :)
- She was going to take the lift down, but decided she would count the stairs instead.
She made it to what she thought was the bottom and counted 395 stairs.... then climbed another 54 stairs down to the turn styles. For a total of 449 stairs... i wonder if it was really 450 stairs... Lola wants to take AA back at night, hopefully we can make it.
After the tower, Lola walked towards the Elbe River. took in the sites, and then quickly got drenched with rain. She had a 30 minute walk back to the hotel, her phone was dying, and she was worried she wasn't going to make it back.
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| Statue of Bismark |
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| Hiding under a tree to try and get relief to take the photo. |
She saw a grocery store and went and got a few things, then headed back to the hotel. Her phone battery was in the red zone but she made it back.
Took off her wet clothes, but didn't have many clothes to put back on (need the other clothes for tomorrow), so put on her pj bottoms to try and dry off. She blogged and watched some tv waiting for AA to make it back from work.
AA made it back around 6pm, and we "debriefed" and headed for supper.
Lola found a steak house near by (as it was raining again), Block House.We both ordered the Hereford Rib-eye (as that is the kind of cow Lola's mom is all about). It was very good, and the baked potato. AA had the "special" sour cream. We had an after dinner hot beverage, then headed back to the hotel.
Lola talked to her parents, and AA got ready for his work call. Lola had to sit quietly during this call, it was 45 minutes... she has never heard AA do so much talking... all about the tests he witnessed today.
After he got off the video call he continued to work, and Lola finished blogging and watched a show recommended by here sister about Hamburg called "the travelling man". She asked me a whole bunch of questions about Hamburg, she knew more about it than Lola did.
The time difference makes it difficult to talk to those back home, but we are doing well.
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