After recently (January) spending a few days/nights in Hamburg, i feel i need to point out the Fischmarket and what fun it is. we arrived on the friday - four guys in late 20%26#39;s - we went to the usual reeperbahn - which was a challenge to find a bar that did not have something sexual (we honestly just wanted a beer!!) we found some in the end though. we were told about the fischmarket being a %26#39;good%26#39; place to go on a sunday morning %26#39;after%26#39; a few beers.
Nothing gets going until 11pm or so in the reeperbahn area so we went out at 12 on the saturday and kept steady drinking until 630am when we headed down to the fishmarket - now i have had some great times including celebrating the 4th July under the washington monument in DC and i have to say that the fischmarket was right up there with the best - absolutely freezing at the time, we wandered about following people that had beer in their hands, only to find a big barn looking place - inside was a central bar, sausage sellers on the right and fish sandwich sellers on the right and a 6 piece live music band at the end - surrounded by old fellas and families with shopping, that had been to bed on the saturday, we joined the revellers that had been up all night dancing to the music.
One of the strangest atmospheres i have ever had the pleasure to experience, this was absolutely fantastic and made my trip to hamburg incredible - I urge you not to miss out on this brilliant place!!
HamburgerMan
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Re: Fischmarket - Do not miss out!! Apr 17, 2006, 2:51 PM
Glad you enjoyed yourself. The Fischmarkt is something else! You are right to start late - many people come to Hamburg and start their evening too early which means they are too tired to enjoy it when it gets lively!
RydeSaintsFC
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Re: Fischmarket - Do not miss out!! Jul 16, 2006, 12:27 PM
Hi Braizy. Found your post re Fishmarket really interesting. I%26#39;m going over with 25 lads for a stag do in two weeks. I can%26#39;t wait for it, but as best man and organiser I am a little worried about taking such a massive group over. Terrified that no place will let us in. We will definitely take the stag into a strip joint at some point but I share your views re: going out... We%26#39;re all in our twenties, decent lads, good looking (well, we%26#39;d all like to write our own reviews!), and we wanna meet some real german girls as well and have some proper banter.
If you can offer any more information, it%26#39;d be useful. Other things I%26#39;m looking at doing include a river cruise, tour of the AOL Stadium, Beatles tour, footy in the park, possible karting, - advice on any of these (from you or anyone else!) would be much appreciated. I want one night to be a crazy night probably in the reeperbahn, (We%26#39;ll be dressed as sailors) hopefully ending up in some cheesy nightclub, and the other night to be more refined - classy bars, good company etc.
Cheers
Don
HamburgerMan
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Re: Fischmarket - Do not miss out!! Jul 17, 2006, 6:51 AM
I think I%26#39;ve responded to most of your points in the other thread but for a stadium tour you can look at www.hsv.de - the ground is being reinstated for the new season after the World Cup. Hamburg have to play a champions league qualifier at the end of July, the new Bundesliga season starts 12 August.
There are a few karting tracks
http://www.kartbahn-hamburg.de/ or
http://www.kart-o-mania-hamburg.de/ (but I think this has closed) or
http://www.mega-kart.de/
If you have car transport you can go to Ralf Schumacher%26#39;s kart and 10-pin bowling centre at Bispingen. http://www.rs-kartcenter.de/start_e.htm, about 45mins south of Hamburg on the Autobahn.
Braizy
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Re: Fischmarket - Do not miss out!! Jul 23, 2006, 10:25 AM
Don,
25 people sounds like a good laugh!! For the strip bar i would suggest that you go to the Dolls House - it is pretty famous over there and ask anyone on the reeperbahn and they will direct you (its on a side street) The good thing about this strip bar is that it is well run and proffessional - i say this as i met a very unhappy irish lad that had the old story of going down the red light district part (it has a gate at either end) and getting told that the price had gone up after he had been in an establishment (this was not a strip club!!) and he was escorted to a cash point. Also he was in a strip club and 2 girls asked for a drink, he bought them a wine and a juice only to be given a bill for a 40 euro bottle of wine and a 5 euro juice.
In the dollls house you buy %26#39;dollars%26#39; that are then used to pay the girls for private dances and table dances and drinks so you can set your limits a bit better. - you know how genorous we can get when a half naked beauty asks for something!!
I dont know about karting etc but i think hamburger man helped you there.
As for the 25 getting in - i would just suggest you go in smaller groups to get into a bar then join up inside - also the fischmarket is a taxi ride away so arrancge cabs in advance and tell all your mates to meet in the bar area where the music is or else you could lose a few!! (I am assuming that your mates are as bad as mine at this stuff!!)
With the meeting the german ladies, I am sure that it wont matter that you are more likely to find one of each nationality throughout the world as it is very cosmopolitan there.
Finally there are a few 80%26#39;s bars on the reeperbahn playing very cheesy music and the best area i found for drinking was just off the reeperbahn (cant remember the name but it%26#39;s something platz) and is at one end of the red light gates that is spoke of earlier - hamburger man may help you there.
Have a cracking time mate and look after that Stag!!!
PS - Sailors????? Hope the strip bar was for the ladies!!??
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