Hamburg, Germany
I just got back from Italy and Croatia. But in June I had again an Interrail ticket. This time I wanted to go north. I packed my backpack again and took a train to Hamburg. There I stayed for a couple of days and enjoyed the city. I met an interesting guy from Manchester at the hostel I stayed in. With him, I went to my favourite burger place (Burgerlich) in the city. On the next day, we joined a free walking tour and explored the city.
Lübeck, Germany
Next up was Kiel and Lübeck. In Kiel, I just stopped and explored a little. Then I headed to Lübeck where I was able to stay with a family. There I met a guy, who was travelling the world with his motorcycle for the last 5 years. The weather wasn’t that great so I stayed inside, had a talk with the guest mother and worked. Since I wasn’t out I needed to have a quick look into the city before I left.
Rugen, Germany
Then I took the train and went to the holiday island named Rugen. The island has nice beaches but is very boring as a lot of old people are there for vacation. No issue for me as I have a lot of work to do. So I got me some food and worked 4 days straight. In the later afternoon to refresh my brain, I got my Amazon Kindle and went down to the beach to relax. The weather was warm and sunny on all days when I was staying there.
Berlin, Germany (WordCamp Europe 2019)
The whole reason why I travelled into the north of Germany was because of the WordCamp Europe 2019. This year it took part in Berlin. So I decided to extend my trip and explore more cities in the north. After Rugen, I headed south to Berlin.
The conference is always a highlight since the whole WordPress community is gathering there and I get to meet so many familiar faces. This years conference had 2500 attendees.
After two days of the conference, I changed my accommodation in Berlin but wanted to explore a little more of the city. Luckily I was not the only with that mindset. Another developer and photographer from Switzerland (Claudio Schwarz) also stayed for 2 more days. So I went out with him and took some photographies.
Dresden, Germany
Haven’t seen rain for two weeks. To be precise since I was in the far north of Germany in Lübeck. I went more south to Dresden. The temperature was super hot and it was hard to focus and work. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my time in the city. My Airbnb was right in the centre of the city next to the Maria church and closeby a lot of restaurants where I went in the evening to eat.
In one afternoon I met a Couchsurfer to explore the close by Saxon Switzerland. A beautiful landscape with special rocks. A famous place to visit and hike up to is the Bastei bridge. We went by train to the bottom of the hills, then took a ferry to cross the river and hiked up the hill to visit the sunset. It was a warm and peaceful evening. I really enjoyed it.