It’s a Small World at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg

Back in 2007, I wrote about visiting Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, a toy train-lover’s dream world. Since then they’ve expanded quite a bit and this year opened a mini international airport among all the train tracks and roads of the world. Take a look at their new video for a...

Rainy Day Hamburg

A Shot in the Rain:  Hamburg A rainy day on the Rathaus Markt in Hamburg Photo by Kayte Deioma Featured articles: Exploring Hamburg Speicherstadt During a Rainy Hamburg Harbor Birthday Bash Miniatur Wunderland Brings Out the Kid in Everyone Dialogue in the Dark:  Envisioning a World Without Sight Kid Stuff:  Miniatur Wunderland Brings Out the Kid in Everyone Going Solo: Dialogue in the Dark: Envisioning a...

Exploring Hamburg Speicherstadt During a Rainy Hamburg Harbor Birthday Bash

story and photos by Kayte Deioma Hamburg, Germany is a gracious lady with her elegant architecture and posh shops along Jungferstieg. Waterfront cafes line the colonnade adjacent to the regal Town Hall, and swans glide gracefully across the Inner Alster Lake. The grande dame also has a naughty side with her red light district known as the St. Pauli Reeperbahn, where the Beatles made their continental debut...

Dialogue in the Dark: Envisioning a World Without Sight

story and photos by Kayte Deioma My foot tentatively follows the unfamiliar cane, testing the ground to feel where the dirt path gives way to lawn. I brush against a tall bush and reach out to touch the waxy leaves with my fingers. Birds chirp somewhere nearby and the scent of earth and grass reach my nose. In a suddenly dark world, I find myself in what feels, smells and sounds like a garden or a...

Miniatur Wunderland Brings Out the Kid in Everyone

story and photos by Kayte Deioma “If you build it, they will come” said a ghostly voice in the movie Field of Dreams. I can picture this same voice whispering to Frederick Braun when he came up with the idea to build the world’s biggest model train display. He convinced his more practical twin, Gerrit, that the project was feasible, and they set about putting together the funding and the team ...

Hamburg, Germany: Hotels and Restaurants

If You Go… Hamburg Flights: Check Travelocity.com for Flight Deals to Hamburg. Hamburg Hotels : Hotel Boston Missundestrasse 2 22769 Hamburg +49 (0) 40 589 666 700 www.boston-hamburg.de For more hotel choices, visit Hotels.com Hamburg Restaurants: Friesenkeller Restaurant Am Jungferstieg 7 (at the corner of the Alster Arcade) Hamburg +49 040 – 35 76 06 20 www.friesenkeller.de Note: Typical Northern...

Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Hamburg, Germany

Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Hamburg, Germany Featured articles: Rainy Day Hamburg Exploring Hamburg Speicherstadt During a Rainy Hamburg Harbor Birthday Bash Miniatur Wunderland Brings Out the Kid in Everyone Dialogue in the Dark:  Envisioning a World Without Sight Miniatur Wunderland Brings Out the Kid in Everyone Dialogue in the Dark: Envisioning a World Without SightIf You Go: Hamburg More Things to Do in...