Hamburger Dom

Howdy howdy. First of all, apologies on the lack of posts lately. I started working in a lab at the beginning of December, and then the holidays hit, so there's hasn't been a lot of time for updating the site. I will try to cover what's been going on for the past several months over the next few posts. But first! Some eye candy, or Augenweide! Literally!

One of the things that Hamburg is known for is the "Hamburger Dom", which is a giant festival that happens three times a year. The winter Dom happened this year from November 5th until December 5th...basically straight up until Christmas craziness. Comes complete with smurfs!



Seriously, though, I've seen more after moving here than since I was a little kid. Anyway, the Dom is basically a giant fair. Rides, fun houses, carnival games, LOTS of sugar and LOTS of gluhwein. Here are some shots from the top of the ferris wheel of the Dom around us.










And back on the ground...





We wandered around the Dom three times, mostly just soaking up the sights. But we couldn't leave without partaking in the German tradition of gluhwein (Hot spiced wine...they give it to you in a mug, which you pay a deposit for. You can either return the mug at the end and get your deposit back, or keep it as a souvenir)