Today we woke to rain and cold. We decided to still go, as planned, on a boat trip . We first talked to a very helpful gentleman at the train company information desk. We needed a subway ticket to get to the port.There was no way we could work out the automatic ticket dispensing machines on our own with very limited German. He suggested it was better to pay an extra few Euros and get a day ticket rather than just pay for 2 rides. What if we got a train in the wrong direction and then had to get another one and had no ticket, got caught and got a hefty fine? He also suggested we could catch a local ferry to explore the waterways rather than a tourist boat. We said we wanted the commentary. We went to the ferry wharf, by the correct train, and found a boat trip that we liked. We knew we would have to download an app to listen to the English commentary. Trouble is it wouldnot download onto my phone. So we heard the German commentary for 1 hour and understood not 1 word. Not true, we recognised some place names.
Boat trip : narrow waterways thru old warehouses, now fancy apartments, huge size of Port area, several corvettes, many many tugboats, impressive new Philharmonic hall, many cranes. I like being on the water, wherever it is.
After the boat trip we were cold, caught a subway train to an area we had driven through yesterday and thought there were quite a few restaurants. However, the area was sleasier than we remembered, nothing was open except maybe a Burger King or a dodgy pizza places. We were getting colder and I was getting grumpier. Ms Google told us of a good coffee chop, but it only had a few stools. The pleasant woman told us of another place that we would never have found. It was delightful, quite full of locals, tulips on all the tables, nice chairs, airy, colourful, ideal for a biggish lunch. We caught another train back here , had a rest and then went downstairs for a hot chocolate and a shared piece of cake. Bread and cheese for dinner again.
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