Lockdown boredom? It doesn’t have to be. No matter if an extraordinary one Graffiti-Walk or a trip to the nature reserve Höltigbaum: The 26 year old Author Sylvie Gühmann gives in their new travel guide “Hamburg. Out and about with your favorite people “Tips on what you can do despite the lockdown in the Hanseatic city.
There are actually numerous travel guides on the market. What is different Gühmanns also from others? The 26 year old describes it like this: „In many travel guides or on social media you get always only suggested places but rarely activities. Therewith I find the latter much more useful.”
Travel guide: rediscover Hamburg in lockdown
Born in East Frisia, she has always been very much heimat connected. “In my first book I already got involved with my homeland at that time, Ostfriesland bbusy. Now I wanted the same for my current home Hamburg to do.” Has lived for four years Gühmann in Eimsbüttel. In the first year she was still busy with the cityrkundet, but the longer she lived in Hamburg, the more more Convenience crept in – at some point the radius of movement was mainly limited to one’s own area.
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“That is actually too good for such a big city,” said Gühmann. Sometime came the idea, out dto break out of the daily grind and a book to write about the most beautiful activities in the Hanseatic city – and maybe motivate others to go beyond the district boundaries.
Corona pandemic makes people inventive
But while herhe broke the research pandemic out and the young author had to improvise. “Normally I would went out a lot to research. ABecause of the lockdown, it wasn’t as intense as usual“, tells the 26 year old. That made her inventive.
For example, she asked her Instagram community for ideas and inspiration. And since most of the leisure activities are eliminated during the lockdown, Gühmann gathered many creative suggestions for the number one lockdown pastime: going for a walk.
Many insider tips for a walk through Hamburg
An insider tip is, for example, the “Graffiti-Walk“ – are everywhere in town Graffiti hidden that reflect the maritime cityscape of Hamburg and even be able to tell you something about the history of the Hanseatic city. Anyone who wants to discover this can for example visit Lippmannstrasse in Sternschanze. An old fisherman can be seen in a backyard playing with his smartphone. A.n the Schmuckstrasse looks at St. Pauli a whistle smoking Chinese at the passers-by – a reminder of Germany’s first Chinatown in the 20s.
The big fisherman from Lippmanstrasse from a back yard in the Sternschanze.
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Another alternative to the classic Alster walk is the Walk to the Elbe beach. „The Cafe Tide driftwood & delicatessen currently offers take-away coffee”, so Gühmann. The Coffee roasted in Hamburg can be seen before, during or after a walk cozy pick up.
Café Tide on the Elbe beach offers take-away coffee during lockdown.
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Also a trip to the nature reserve Höltigbaum on the border with Schleswig-Holstein, the Gühmann a little reminiscent of Scotland, worthwhile. “It is about 30 kilometers away and can be easily combined with a bike tour. “ So: pack a blanket and thermos and off you go.
The Guide „Hamburg. Out and about with your favorite people “ (Emons Verlag) of Sylvie Gühmann is on 21. January 2021 appearedn. Price: 16 euros.
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