Alster Lake is an artificial lake located in the center of Hamburg. It is divided into two parts. The smaller one is in the city center and is called the inner lake. It has a circumference of about 400 meters and is almost a square shape; after crossing the bridge to the north
, which is the outer lake of Alster Lake. The area there is much larger. It is visually estimated to be the size of ten inner lakes, and it is an irregular rectangle.
The inner lake is surrounded by the most prosperous area of Hamburg, surrounded by ancient buildings with hundreds of years of history. There are also groups of black swans in the lake interacting with tourists on the edge of the lake, competing for the bread cubes thrown by tourists.
The lakeside sidewalk where Hong Tao and the others were sitting has a very intoxicating name - Lady's Road! It is said that during the Renaissance, ladies and gentlemen were walking here holding small parasols.
"You take care of it first. I'll order first. By the way, what's your top dish here? Please introduce it to me." Wang Jian watched as Hong Tao carried the camera and took pictures from left to right, and then from right to left.
, had long been impatient, and at this moment a waiter in a restaurant wearing a white apron came to their table and placed a recipe book on the table.
"Then I'll order labascos and butter-fried halibut." The male waiter also spoke good English and was more patient. He flipped through the menu and explained each dish to Wang Jian for a long time, not only cooking the dishes.
He explained the technique and taste thoroughly, and also made it clear where the raw materials are purchased. Regardless of whether he is right or wrong, with this attitude, it is worth trying.
"It's too spicy for me. Let's grill it to death. Let's have some grilled plaice and some red fruit soup." Although Hong Tao's eyes were blocked by the camera, his ears were still open. He heard the waiter and Wang Jian's introduction.
Don't delay ordering.
To be honest, the service attitude of the restaurant is good and the food tastes good, especially the red fruit soup. However, the serving speed is really slow. It took half an hour to serve it. Originally, Wang Jian wanted to call the waiter over.
Urging. But Hong Tao stopped him. Because Hong Tao observed carefully, it was not that the food on their table was slow, but that the German customers next to them were serving food at about the same speed. It seemed that they had a rhythm here.
Speaking of pace, this is the biggest feeling Hong Tao has had since he walked around Hamburg for half a day. The pace of life and work here is much slower than in big cities in China. Whether he is waiting for the bus or the train, queuing up to buy tickets to see the attractions
It's better to sit down and order food. Basically no one is in a hurry. Plus the people strolling on the sidewalk, the elderly and children feeding the swans by the lake, the whole city seems so leisurely and calm.
By the way, that authentic northern German dish called Labuskos is really not for the Chinese people’s taste. It’s too greasy! This dish is just a big spoonful of mashed potatoes turned into a meat sauce, mixed with pickled smoked food.
Meat, and then serve it with two poached eggs. Then two pickles and a few slices of pickled herring, which are bland.
Just such a hodgepodge, one portion costs 12.8 euros. It is said that this stuff was what German sailors used to eat when they went to sea. I don’t know why it has become a famous dish in North Germany, and there is also a cuisine called sailor’s cuisine!
The other two portions of halibut and plaice taste quite average. The main reason is that the raw materials are relatively fresh, and they taste good with a little cooking. However, the price is also good, at more than 30 euros each, which is almost as good as the price of domestic lobsters.
The thing that whets Hong Tao's appetite the most is the red fruit soup. It is said that this thing was first invented by the people of Hamburg and has now become a delicacy all over Germany. It uses raspberries and strawberries to heat together and then thicken it. It is served with ice cream and
Eat it with cream. It's hot or cold, sour or sweet. It's delicious whether as a main dish or a dessert, and the price is affordable at 9.8 euros per serving. According to the consumption level of burgers, it's delicious and not expensive.
When consuming services in Germany, such as restaurants, bellmen, taxis, etc., the prices include tips and taxes. Unlike Canada or the United States, the prices are clearly marked without taxes and tips.
.You also have to calculate the tax and tip of about 10% yourself.
However, tipping is common here. If you are satisfied with the service of the service staff, then they will be happy to give you a little tip. Hong Tao was quite satisfied with the service of this uncle-level waiter, especially when he introduced Wang Jian
When preparing each dish, Hong Tao can roughly know what the dish is like without looking at the recipe. With this patience and seriousness, it is not unfair at all to tip 5 euros per person.
This restaurant not only buys food, but also sells drinks, cigarettes and alcohol. Out of curiosity, Hong Tao ordered two more beers and a pack of German cigarettes. He and Wang Jian sat under an umbrella, drinking and smoking.
enjoy.
A pack of cigarettes after a meal is better than a living god!
"Hello, can I have a cigarette?" Hong Tao, who was puffing out clouds and mist like a god, suddenly heard a whisper in his ear, which frightened him. When he turned around, he saw a German young man in his 20s.
Stand at their table.
"Cigarettes?" Hong Tao didn't believe his ears. He and Wang Jian walked around in the center of Hamburg. The only thing they didn't see were beggars. The entertainers didn't count, whether they were playing piano, juggling, or painting.
Yes, what they are selling is craftsmanship, not begging.
"Yes, just one." The young man nodded and pointed to the freshly opened box of German cigarettes placed on the table.
"It's okay to smoke. If you can sit down and chat with us, I'll give you this pack of cigarettes as a gift." Hong Tao looked at this man. He was dressed in ordinary clothes, no different from the local Germans walking on the street.
, not like a beggar.
"Are you tourists? What do you want to ask? My name is Kohler, and I am the same sex as our president." The German young man was really rude and sat down on another chair, taking out a cigarette and lighting it himself.
"X, your president is really unlucky to have someone of the same race as you!" Wang Jian didn't have such leisure. He muttered in Chinese and turned his head to the lake.
"We came from China to travel. By the way, I'm curious about something. Can I ask you? I'll buy you a beer!" Hong Tao is curious about everything, and he has nothing to do now anyway, 1
Half a liter of beer in euros is very cheap. This is the cheapest thing Hong Tao has found in Hamburg. A pack of cigarettes costs 5.5 euros, and it’s still 17 sticks!
"You want to ask me why I want to ask you for a cigarette? You don't think I am a beggar, right?" The German young man was not at all embarrassed or impatient, and his guess was very accurate.
"Is it convenient? I'm just curious, nothing else." Hong Tao became even more curious when he heard his tone.
Are all Germans good at drinking beer? The answer is very likely! Because there was a man sitting in front of Hong Tao. He drank four large glasses of beer and smoked half a pack of cigarettes. The fifth glass was bottomed out immediately. Hong Tao drank two glasses in a row.
I haven't even finished the cup yet.
"Listening to what he said, why do I feel that the German people are really living in dire straits?" Wang Jian was originally not interested in listening to Hong Tao chatting with a German guy who wanted to smoke, but he was soon attracted by what he said.
, until he finished five large glasses of beer and left with the remaining half a pack of cigarettes, still discussing the content of his chat with Hong Tao just now.
"Don't take it seriously. Hearing only a few words leads to darkness. Let's ask Marx when we go back tonight. The quality of life of the German people is not what we should consider. What we should consider now is how to get to the Reeperbahn. Let's go and find the public.
Let's go to the car!" Hong Tao patted his stomach. It was really evil. Five glasses of beer! It was a full two and a half liters. He drank it as if nothing happened. He just drank two glasses and his stomach felt a little bulging.
At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Hong Tao and Wang Jian took several unnecessary taxi rides, and finally took a taxi to reach the Reeperbahn (Reeperbahn) that they had been longing for for several hours. According to the taxi driver, this
Because the street is close to Hamburg Port, there were originally shops selling cable ropes, so both sides of the street are covered with thick and thin cables, hence the name.
However, the current Reeperbahn has long since lost its ropes, and has become a main road connecting the city center of Hamburg and the St. Pauli district. There is a constant flow of traffic on the upper and lower four-lane roads, and a constant flow of people on the sidewalks. There are almost hundreds of people.
Shops of different sizes are lined up on both sides of the road, and they are all placed in eye-catching locations with large fonts to inform tourists that they are open 24 hours a day and that they must be over 18 years old to come.
