the sea was calm as the day grew light. the journey to hamburg germany started easy enough arranged though a carpool website (modern hitchhiking). we travelled on two different ferries to take the shortest route there with a german builder named ingo. as an appreation gesture for travelling with him he gave us some chantrelle mushrooms and blueberry jam, the same things we've been collecting and eating for the last few weeks.
we stayed with mikaela's friends karl and birte for the first few days and explored the inner city. hamburg has alot of character show though the architecture and mostly tastful graffiti. different independant clothing and 'junk' shops lined the quaint neibourhoods, and the harbour was a work of modernism with beautiful ships disprised thoughout.
after our stay w/miki's friends i got ahold of some distant relatives that were near by and stayed on the outskirts of hamburg nearby in a place called neugraben. there we were closer to apple orchards and forrest walks but still within the city tram limits. i got to meet my great uncle jurgen and wife roma and had a nice time chatting over some coffee and cake. 
then off to their son andy's to stay for the remainer of the time. he took us out to a small town not far away where modern homes haven't laid destruction upon traditional buildings.
had a great time all in all, and soon enough we had to stick our thumbs out into the internet to catch a ride back. stopped for a couple hours in copenhagen denmark and finally got our hamburgers.
