Hamburg, Germany

Why a visit to Hamburg, Germany? Mainly, cost! It was a cheap way to get out of the city. A long overdue post, thought I'd share a small bit of my experiences on the trip.

First, the facts:

• Hamburg was bombed heavily during WWII.
• Its the second largest city in Germany
• According to Wikipedia, Hamburg has more bridges (2300) than Venice and Amsterdam combined!
• In the early 1960s the Beatles use to play in several clubs around the Reeperbahn

The weekend was a nice getaway from the hectic, fast-paced chaos that is London. After living here for over 2 years, a weekend away to "catch my breath" is always a good thing. We did the usual things: enjoying the food, sightseeing, and checking out the nightlife.



But probably the most interesting and unusual thing was finding a Filipino pub/karaoke bar. It was like deja vu because a trip to Frankfurt a while back, a group of us came across a similar situation where we discovered a Filipino pub/karaoke bar as well!


Anyway, my mate and I walk in and I feel like I'm in a family party. The place is packed with Filipinos singing karaoke completely off key. We head to the back of the pub and play some pool and enjoy the beer with the Filipino accent soundtrack fills our ears! My mate wanted to leave because he was a bit annoyed by the American Idol wannabes. I, on the other hand, completely felt at home! Unfortunately, I wasn't bold enough, nor drunk enough to grab the mic and have a go!