My Trip to Hamburg

On Monday I was in Hamburg.

Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and one of the sixteen German States. Also it is the third largest German-speaking city, the seventh largest city of the European Union and the largest city of the European Union which is not the capital of its country. For centuries Hamburg has been a centre of trade and although it witnessed many catastrophes during its history, the city has managed to recover and emerge wealthier each time. Especially due to its port, the third largest in Europa, it is known as Germany's Gate to the World. It is also a centre of commerce, education, industry, law,  logistics, media, music, research, science and tourism and international summits are often held in the city such as the G20 Summit in 2017.

My main reason to visit Hamburg was the chance to get a special postmark for the new Sesame Street stamp (issued 02-03-2020), which was available from a special post office at the headquarters of the NDR. I got the postmark on the card above. Later that day I also got the card cancelled at the philatelic shop in Hamburg with both a normal and a pictorial postmark.

Afterwards I also visited the Museum of Hamburg History.

The Museum of Hamburg History is a museum about Hamburg's history from 800 until today. It was opened in 1922.