Hamburg

We spent a couple of days in Hamburg before hitting the road with my brother and nephew towards the Alps. We had fantastic spring weather and spent most of the time outside catching up with family and friends. One night we caught up with my old flatmate, Male, for a few drinks. We decided to check out all the pubs that used to be our locals when we lived together. The third pub we went to is famous in the area for its cocktails and we downed plenty of very yummy Caipirinhas and Cosmos before heading to our last destination, called the Familieneck, where I used to work behind the bar. At the Familieneck we realised that we had just walked out of the previous cocktail bar without paying the bill. Initially we felt guilty but after a few more drinks we thought it was quiet funny that we got all these cocktails for free. The joy did not last long as Col then realized that he had forgotten his backpack there. To make matters worse, there was no way to just leave the backpack behind cause it contained two brand new snow goggles that were given to us as a present by my borther’s new girlfriend. We had to go back! Oooohhh how embarrassing!!!! Male and I were too scared to go back to the cocktail bar and face the waitress so Col headed back on his own and left us chickens at the Familieneck with a couple of Portuguese guys that we had just met. Few minutes later, Col returned, realizing that he had no idea where he was and what direction we came from. In the end the cocktail bar was already shut and Col returned the next evening. The backpack was still there with a fat bill attached to it. Justice prevailed in the end! I won’t forget this night for a while…

By the Elbe River with the Hamburg harbour in the background.

Male and one of the Portuguese guys we met that night.

At the cocktail bar...

On the picture above I am standing next to Anna, my sister in-law. Mum of Klara and Oskar.

This is Klara. She is 4 now. Her face is all scratched up because she fell out of the passenger car while the car was in motion. The responsible driver was my brother...

This is Oskar. He is 8 and came skiing with us. We trained him well...