I was invited to speak at the Extreme Weather Congress in Hamburg Germany in September 2013. I flew to Hamburg and took an ICE train to Berlin. I spent a day in Hamburg and Berlin each before the presentation.
I also visited the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg. I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Hamburg.
View from my Hotel RoomHotel Hafen Hamburg
Hamburg HauptbahnhofHamburg, Germany
Arrivals/Departures board
Bellevue Palace
Potsdamer Platz
Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin
Berlin Wall Monument - Topografie Des Terrors
Berlin Wall Monument & Topographie des terrors
Berlin Wall
Me and the Berlin WallI can't imagine living in a city walled off to the world like this with no way to escape.
Berlin WallRemaining portions of the Berlin Wall in 2013
Checkpoint Charlie
Me at Checkpoint Charlie
You are leaving the American Sector at Checkpoint Charlie.
You are entering the American Sector at Checkpoint Charlie.
Single piece of Berlin Wall
Berlin Map
Bricks in the road where the wall used to stand
Neue Kirche, Berlin
Concerthall in Berlin
Konzerthaus BerlinThe Berlin Konzerthaus
Berliner Fernsehturm
Lots of Construction in Berlin
Berlin Cathedral
German Art Museum
Bode-Museum
US Embassy
Brandenburg Gate
Me and the Brandenburg Gate
Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)
Victory Column Tiergarten Park
Victory Column Tiergarten Park
Berlin from Victory Column
Looking towards the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin Skyline
ICE/High Speed Train back to Hamburg
My hotel - Hotel Hafen Hamburg
Hamburg HarborIt was not as cold as it looked, approximately 18-19C
Lion King Hamburg
Rickmer Rickmers
It was apparently 67F out
Port of Hamburg
Containers in Port of Hamburg
Port of Hamburg
Köhlbrand Bridge
U-434
Hamburg Germany
Waterfront in Hamburg
Jungfernstieg Hamburg
Roller Coaster at Miniatur Wunderland
Highway Repair CrewMiniatur Wunderland
AirportAirport at Miniatur Wunderland
Airfrance 777 at Miniatur Wunderland
Emirates 777 Miniatur Wunderland
Arrivals and Departures Board
Miniatur WunderlandHamburg, Germany
Space Shuttles and Tornadoes - 2 of my favorite thingsMiniatur Wunderland Hamburg, Germany
Mini VegasMiniatur Wunderland
BridgeMiniatur Wunderland
Bridge and Water with an islandMiniatur Wunderland
Weather Balloon LaunchMiniatur Wunderland
Lufthansa A380Miniatur Wunderland
It's like a warehouse sized train setMiniatur Wunderland in Hamburg Germany
AirplanesMiniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany
Miniatur Wunderland Airport
Realistic Model Planes
Air Traffic Control TowerMiniatur Wunderland in Hamburg Germany
Control Room
Hamburg at NightA scene from Hamburg, Germany on a nice September evening
Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser that lives in Oklahoma. He has observed over 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national and some international television news networks. Ben loves to travel and has been to all 50 states as well as 19 countries and 38 national parks. Ben works as a Linux Engineer.