<\/span>Hamburg is one of Europe’s largest port cities which lends the cities a working class, industrial feel.\u00a0 This port history has given the city a unique attachment to the water.\u00a0 Like most of Europe, the second the weather turns warm, the locals head outside.<\/p>\n <\/span>A summer day on the Outer Alster Lake.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/span>You’ll find plenty of water sports on the lake, as well as a bike path around the water, but the most surprising aspect of summer in Hamburg was their beach culture.\u00a0 I’m a Floridian, I know my way around a beach.\u00a0 This is why Hamburg surprised me so much.\u00a0 While the River Elbe leads to the North Sea, Hamburg is not coastal.\u00a0 More importantly, even in summer Hamburg is not THAT warm (see the jackets in the above picture).\u00a0 That doesn’t stop the Germans though.\u00a0 There are loads of beach clubs with man-made sand beaches that are absolutely filled with Hamburgers enjoying a drink by the water.<\/p>\n Image courtesy of <\/span>Hamburg Marketing GmbH<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n <\/span>Not quite a tropical oasis, but still a great time!\u00a0 Hamburg’s ties to the water can be seen everywhere in the city; from the street art to business logos.\u00a0 There are old school nautical references all over the place.\u00a0 You’d be hard pressed to walk down any block and not see an anchor, a sailor tattoo, or best of all mermaids!\u00a0 Who doesn’t love a city covered in mermaids?<\/p>\n What’s my favorite way to celebrate Hamburg’s Nautical history and German culture?\u00a0 A mermaid full of beer of course!\u00a0 At <\/span>Altes Madchen Braugasthaus<\/a> you can get just that!\u00a0 This is a craft brewery that serves beer flights inside of a wooden mermaid.\u00a0 I can’t handle how much I love this!<\/p>\n Beer and whimsy, what more could you want?<\/p>\n <\/span>So what’s the best way to enjoy the warmish summer days in Hamburg and pay homage to their history and culture?\u00a0 Head to the water and drink like a sailor on shore leave!<\/p>\n![\"Locals](\"https:\/\/magsonthemove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/image-5-510x383.jpeg\")
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