Happy New year from Hamburg

http://english.hamburg.de/tourist-information/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg

http://english.hamburg.de/

http://wikitravel.org/en/Hamburg#b

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/hamburg

we went to Hamburg as a surprise !

the journey takes 13 hours the same as to Prague !

It takes 4 hours to get to the Euro tunnel , It is 800 miles from out house,

 I am asleep on Euro tunnel -we used to do this to Prague ,it very early in the morning !

http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/home/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=eurotunnel&utm_campaign=ET_Brand_Terms_Exact

Leo woke up !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Tunnel_(1975)

This is our trip though the Elbe tunnel

 http://www.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx

we went to the Lego shop

 me and Evie in the lego shop

 Looking at a Nativity Scene

 http://www.germany-christmas-market.org.uk/hamburg_christmas_market.php
http://www.germany-christmas-market.org.uk/

 we are in the city Hall

 a painted car

 where we stayed

 the underground

http://www.hvv.de/en/
http://www.hvv.de/en/all-you-need-to-know/for-visitors-to-hamburg/
http://www.hamburg-tourism.de/en/search-booking/arrival/public-transport/ 

 I am waiting for  a underground train,

http://www.asklepios.com/klinik/default.aspx?name=Asklepios_Klinik_Hamburg_Sankt_Georg

 we had to go to the hospital for Evie , this board could tell you where to go in English

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercity-Express
http://www.bahn.com/i/view/index.shtml
http://www.b-europe.co.uk/Travel/Trains/ICE?gclid=CN6lz_yisq0CFQUOfAoddVV1tg

I went to see the Ice train -Intercity express - ICE

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metronom_Eisenbahngesellschaft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_Central_Station
http://www.bahnhof.de/site/bahnhoefe/de/nord/hamburg__hbf/hamburg__hbf.html

 This is the main station -central station

 one of the Christmas decorations

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicholas'_Church,_Hamburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicholas_Church

 some of the old buildings near the old docks

 a ship we went on -Cap san diago

 http://www.capsandiego.de/
http://www.capsandiego.de/Summary/Information_in_English_History.html

 

 

 

 another old ship

 we are walking down the street

 on one of the buses

 a thatched house

 on one of the underground trains

 http://plantenunblomen.hamburg.de/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planten_un_Blomen

we went to find a large playground

 the television tower

 one of the second world war bunkers

 a very big hotel above the confernace centre

 can you see the train ?

Der größte Kinderspielplatz 

 I am on the digger

Note from Dad this was 1 C with a high wind chill factor

 Evie on the slide

 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/hamburg/the-old-elbe-tunnel/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe_Tunnel_(1911)


http://jalopnik.com/352372/the-old-elbe-river-tunnel


http://www.elevatorbobs-elevator-pics.com/elbe.html

we walked under the river -this is the old tunnel -it takes both cars and people at the same time !

 There was a person taking their wedding photos here !

 we saw the new year fireworks in Hamburg !

 Leo asleep in Belgium, we went through France , Belguim and Netherlands to Germany 

we are back in the Euro tunnel !

Christmas day and Wilderswood

Christmas day , I had a great day today , we went for a walk and watched films and played with our new toys , we had a really good breakfast and roast beef for our main meal.

 Me and Leo

 These are Leo's Hand prints

 

 Leo

 We had Italian pancetta , Croissant and scrambled egg for Breakfast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancetta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croissant

 I liked this

 Leo enjoyed the breakfast - scrambled eggs and Croissant

 Evie looks at her presents

 one of my presents

 Evie is opening one of her Presents

 I am very happy the Game I wanted

 Leo opens his main present from out Nana

 Leo likes his new present 

 one of the Art books Evie got

 This is the Pin art -my Hand !

Walk around Wilderswood
we did this last year but it had snowed
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/wilderswood-in-snow-horwich-christmas.html


our route this year
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/61690758

       

    

 in the woods

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/wilderswood

 Evie in her Pink coat

 Evie and mummy

 Love the mud !

 They have planted new trees to replace the pine trees which were cut down
the Pike !

 walking towards Cabin pit

 I am running up the track

 having a look at the stream which flows underneath the track here

 running past  there are a lot of mine tunnels under where we are

 part of the old mine buildings

 some odd holes in the walls ?

 this is old pit head !

 Iron trough

 The pike

 an old rail from the old mine used as a fence post !

 Looking over Horwich and Blackrod

winter Hill mast and the two lads and of course my hat !