By kathrynkw on Skatehive
Hi Everyone Today we are still docked in Hamburg, we decided not leave the ship as we wouldn't have enough time to walk into town. Instead of telling you what I ate on the ship, I've dug out some old photos of Hamburg to show you the rest of the city and sites. Elbphilharmonie Hamburg `` Fun fact - the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg weighs roughly 200,000 tons which is equal to approximately 2.5 of the Queen Mary cruise ship. `` In my previous post I said that Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has the most beautiful views off it's plaza, you can see the plaza in the photo above and you'll also notice that the windows are shaped like a tuning fork. The Grand Hall doesn't start at ground level it actually starts at an altitude of 51 metres making it the highest location than any other concert hall in the world. Also, the longest organ pipe is as big as a 10 metre diving platform and the smallest pipe in no bigger than 11mm. The building has a total of 4000 rooms but only 500 belong to the concert hall an