The English Park, in the north of Hamburg, contains an artificial wave made by partially damming the flow of a canal. People here use it for surfing!
KLS, BS and I walked to the park early to beat the heat and were quite mesmerized by the wave and those using it. What a thing to find so far from the ocean!
The dozen or so surfers were of varying skill levels (and gender and age) and observed a one-at-a-time honor system for using the wave. The flow was very powerful and the surfing is real. I was extremely impressed by such a creative use of what would be an otherwise unremarkable patch of canal.
The park is worth visiting for other reasons – not least because it is massive and beautiful. While we had a very early start, even around 8 am the heat was picking up and by the time we reached the beer garden in the center it was time for a rest and a cool snack.
The name of that treat probably translates to ‘fruit finger’ but it (mis)read as ‘flesh finger’ so we’ll forever remember it so 🙂
By early afternoon the heat had become oppressive. What a good time therefore to spend 2.5 hours on the open top deck of a tour bus! And so we did!
Although we were nearly baked to death, the tour was great and I’m glad we took it. We saw many sights in the city as well as some a bit more distant such as Nymphenburg Palace, the BMW factory and the ’72 Olympic Park. The shot above is the ‘golden mile’ of high-end shops near the imperial residences. Speaking of which…
That’s a shot taken near the residences themselves. Mum: ‘foxy’ says he’s loving Deutschland!
It’s late and I’m very tired after such a long, hot day. But it was a very full day and we got our laundry done!
That’s a shot taken in a market under Munich station. After Ireland and then France I may have doubted any country could love gummi’s more. How little I knew! 🙂