Durrty Dozen +2 offical threak

[morse9443]

almostnice is killing this thread!! great pics...

[rnrswitch]

If almostnice is "killing" this thread, then everybody prior to him really "brought this thread to life."

[ThinFinn]

awesome update...again!

hamburgs artists are killin it even if i don't really understand some of these works...

must spread...

[fardin]

wonderful post markus as always, love those pics. great!!!

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i feel like i was THERE

[almostnice]

cheers for the kind words fellas,well received!

sorry for the belated reply,you know what a shy e-personality i am.

as its still unbearable hot the kids are refusing going to bed early,so after a lot of reading,singing and ranting they finally gave in.

I took the chance to get the bike out and went to catch the very last daylight, some architecture and posing will do for today.

[almostnice]

last stop at my local dealer to fill up with beer and tobacco,which makes this update a bit more comfortable.

[Atzec]

totally slept on this thread lately. great stuff, mr.nice.

[beatle]

neighborhood stores are such a good thing ...

[almostnice]

neighborhood stores are such a good thing ...

they def. are,esp. if they store Augustiner and Rothauspils,but my cash allowed me just humble holsten today.

[coleslawyum]

Beautiful shots of the buildings, old and new. Thanks for posting.

[almostnice]

took the nipper for a little biketour to the harbour.most pics are done on the ride.

just round the corner,the St.Georg district turns from officebuildings and 4star hotels...

...into little arabia,lots of turkish/arabic shops,supermarkets and restaurants,which i highly recommend for authentic,quality food.

followed on the other end by a little red-light district

cashmachine and 2 1/2 star hotel coming in handy for those in need.

sorry dude,couldnt resist..

some shooting

the Sprinkenhof,an old office building,started 1925 and finished 1943,luckily survived the war without any major damage

[mtchfrnk]

Love the building immediately above--amazing manipulation of pattern through altering orientations and scale. Could've been part of the student art show! Really cool stuff, man.

[almostnice]

some more old architecture

the Nikolai church,bombed in 1943,never rebuilded

now a monument against any war.

on the way to the harbour we passed the typical tourist-traps

anybody fancy a harbour boat trip at 34°C?

you probably not.

this guy is doing it right:

getting hammered in the blazing heat whilst working on his tan.

judging by his headgear and backpack he still expects germany to win the worldcup.

[almostnice]

Love the building immediately above--amazing manipulation of pattern through altering orientations and scale. Could've been part of the student art show! Really cool stuff, man.

cheers man,

this is just a tiny part of a huge building:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprinkenhof

also check the Chilehaus:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilehaus

its in german,but you should be able to find some info in english.

really really love the architecture in Hamburg from 1910 to 1940,sadly lots of it was destroyed in 1943.

[almostnice]

our aim today:the old river Elbe-tunnel

lovely entranceportal build 1911

thats how car elevators looked 100 years ago,still in use today

the tunnel hasnt changed much either

wall decorations

at the other side

the view

[almostnice]

my son didnt looked too confident on the way down again...

but at 17°C even he couldnt complain

he enjoyed the ride most.with no headwind down there riding fast isnt a problem

about time to head home

[almostnice]

on the way back we went through this park,passing a skating rink

i wasnt too sure if i should post this,but people checking wastebins is far more common now than 5 years ago.in 2005 the government introduced a new law regarding unemployment.if people dont find a job after a year they are forced to live from 345,-€ a month,which is by european standards really low.i know people who are affected by it,it makes everyday life really tough,esp. with kids.

[-Z-]

really enjoying following along on your leg..great stuff!

[Chicken]

this thread has been delivering.

thank you.

[fardin]

i just loev those hamburg posts markus and am looking forward to see more. looks like a great city!!!!

[almostnice]

cheers for the kind words,fellas!

fardin: it def. is,i mean,I LIVE HERE!

what more reason do you need to call it a great city?!?

[rnrswitch]

i wasnt too sure if i should post this,but people checking wastebins is far more common now than 5 years ago.in 2005 the government introduced a new law regarding unemployment.if people dont find a job after a year they are forced to live from 345,-€ a month,which is by european standards really low.i know people who are affected by it,it makes everyday life really tough,esp. with kids.

Whoa??????? You guys got badonkadonk in Germany too? I thought y'all just had anorexic skinny broads.

On a serious note. What was the unemployment compensation law before 2005?

[beatle]

Man, even Chicken dropped in.Thanks, Almostnice

[roy6]

[quote=almostnice;2350903

Really a nice shot.

Do you take requests? I hear the Hamburg Botanical Garden has a nice succulent garden. Fun for the kinder...

[almostnice]

rnr:before 2005 it was depending on how many years you worked, how much you earned and how long you had paid unemployment-insurance.in any case it was enough for living.

roy6: I passed it yesterday,its up behind the stairs here

couldnt find any info on the succulentplants,a link would be great.

i might will go there this weekend,its very close to where i live.

[roy6]

http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/bota/ham.asp

I think it's the "desert garden" on the east side:

http://www.bghamburg.de/foreign.html

[almostnice]

as i had nothing better to do today i decided to get on the bike again and do roy6 a favour.on the way to the botanic garden i noticed that algal are liking the high temperatures we have for the last couple of weeks:

setting the camera to action mode and shooting from the bike surely is fun:

the so-called Kriegsklotz,"Warblock",an ugly monument build by the nazis in 1936.it is usually covered in lots of paint and graffito,looks much better complely stained:

after the war it was decided to leave it as it is,as a memorial against fascism.in any way the cheapest solution.in the background you see the memorial against it,done by austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka in 1986:

showing a smashed swastika and the inconceivability of the holocaust

the botanic garden is just a minute away

[almostnice]

lets go inside and have a little walk around.

this has nothing to do with food in any way,right?

I keep my leg food free!

do i look lonesome? i am,there are hardly any people apart from me in here.at 32°C outside not many fancy 35°C and 99% humidity inside.

I hope you appreciate my offering,roy!

[almostnice]

lets go on.