{"id":3433,"date":"2014-06-19T01:06:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T05:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:17:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:17:50","slug":"hamburg-airbus-port-festival-lufthansa-technik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/carolinatravelgirl\/2014\/06\/19\/hamburg-airbus-port-festival-lufthansa-technik\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hamburg Airbus, Port Festival, and Lufthansa Technik Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tall Ships, Jumbo Jets, and Friends – Oh my!<\/h1>\n
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The Tall Ship Mercedes<\/p><\/div>\n

If there is one thing I can count on when I travel to Europe, it is rain. Such was the case on my recent trip to Hamburg, Germany to meet up with a group of about thirty other FlyerTalk members for the\u00a0Hamburg Airbus, Port Festival, and Lufthansa Technik<\/strong> Do. This particular Do was based around the Jason Dahl Fundraiser <\/a><\/strong>where the winner was to receive a flight on a Lufthansa Junkers J52.\u00a0 Attending a FlyerTalk Do is always great fun. It is a chance to catch up with old friends and meet the people behind the handles on the forum.<\/p>\n

\"Lufthansa<\/a>

LUFTHANSA Junkers Ju52<\/p><\/div>\n

Hamburg, Germany, holds one of the world\u2019s largest Port Festivals<\/a><\/strong> each year and this year marked the 825th<\/sup> year since Hamburg was granted a charter allowing merchants to transport goods from the Elbe River to the North Sea without having to pay customs duties.\u00a0 The festival, which has been held on or about May 7th<\/sup> each year since 1977, consists of ship launchings, parades, fireworks and even a tugboat ballet and is quite a source of pride for the city. (I just wish it hadn’t rained so much and so hard while we were there!)<\/p>\n

\"Hauptbahnhof<\/a>

Hauptbahnhof (Central Train Station)<\/p><\/div>\n

I was fortunate to find a great award ticket to and from Vienna on Austrian Airlines.\u00a0 After a day in Vienna, I flew on to Hamburg on Air Berlin. Arriving in Hamburg, I waited at the airport for a friend who was arriving shortly after me from the UK and we made our way into town via the S-Bahn, a direct train which took us straight to the Hauptbahnhof (Central Train Station) in just under 30 minutes.\u00a0 From there it was just a short walk to the Park Hyatt Hamburg.\"Park<\/a><\/p>\n

On Friday evening we met and made our way to Schlachterb\u00f6rse Restaurant which is located in the meatpacking district,. The building dates back to 1904 when it was used as a trading exchange at Hamburg\u2019s slaughterhouse.\u00a0 In the early 1970\u2019s the building was transformed into a restaurant and tavern. With its dark wood paneling, cozy atmosphere, and known for its incredible steaks, and vast variety of beer, Schlachterb\u00f6rse is definitely a restaurant I would recommend if you are visiting Hamburg.<\/p>\n