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Hamburg's center has a compact planning and well arranged transport system, so visitors usually find it easy to take bearings. Hamburg is not rich in outstanding showplaces. However, the red-light district of St. Pauli attracts sailors and visitors arriving in the area to blow off a little steam and dance to a sweet R'n'R tune.
Although this may appear dubious, the city seems to have brought it off in an advantageous way, creating a profound mixture between today's glamour and the area's traditional poignant environment. This place was once frequented by many musical celebrities, including the Beatles. Indeed, it is music that has been most instrumental in making St. Pauli the place it is today, not sex! Anyway, for those who appreciate the hustling and bustling of weekend nightlife, the Reeperbahn Street and adjacent streets will be an ideal place.
The Alster Lake is just one more significant district of the area. This is a kind of umbilicus between the noisy and ever-pulsing high-tech metropolis and the divine realm of nature, and the whole trip does not take more than a few minutes! All you have to do is take a cruise from the Binnenalster to the Aussenalster and enjoy the rural quietness of one of the largest European cities!
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Airport Address: Hamburg Airport, Flughafenstrasse 1-3, 22335 Hamburg, Germany
Distance and Location: The airport is located 8km (5 miles) north of Hamburg
Airport Website: www.ham.airport.de
Airport E-mail: Via the airport's website
Airport Telephone: (0)40 50750
Country Code: 49
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 2
Moving between Terminals: A free shuttle bus runs between the terminals and to car park P6.