Alternative Housing! Floating On A Houseboat In Hamburg.

Organized and planned traveling was never my style. This time I didn't even know that I will end up for a long Easter weekend in the exciting and super cool German town of Hamburg, for another cool event and a very special day on my friend Tschiggy's "HAUSBOOT" on the Dove-Elbe in Moorfleet.

Living on houseboats could be a great option for developing living space in growing cities.

Find a mix of nature and industrial atmosphere.

I was really horribly sick for nearly 1.5 weeks and got too much in the blues, without any motivation to get up and go again. My dear friend Pitzi called out of nowhere with the question: "Hey get up ! Let's go to Hamburg!" I hesitated.....5 minutes later I topped up my new Revolut Digital Banking Card and booked the flights.

Due to low crypto values I was a bit mad to spend some of my BTC and Steem but then I thought that life is too short to safe and hold and maybe miss out on a few awesome days. I really needed to get back on track.

My mood was at zero and I probably wouldn't have gotten out of bed for another week. Look at all my pictures to know that this trip was more than well worth it.

Living on the water by day & night!

The moon was our light source.

The spring sun our warmth.

Wouldn't it be fun, if floating on houseboats could be the future? It might be the perfect option for many cities, built on rivers, to stay connected to nature, feeling the waves, greeted by ducks while cooking delicious potato soup.

The houseboats of Hamburg

Hamburg’s real estate is not all land-based; there are some houseboats, too. Surprisingly few, actually, given the extent of shoreline along rivers, lakes and canals. This is a water city; locals boast that Hamburg has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam together. Maybe the lack of houseboats is due to the fact that many of the canals are tidal, and the Elbe itself can be fairly temperamental.

The house boat as a model for bohemians

Many young people in the 60’s and 70’s discovered this feeling of being close to life and yet detached from the world as an alternative form of housing. Not only in Amsterdam and Copenhagen did life on a house boat become a popular goal for a generation opposed to the “Establishment”, or in this case the “Settlement.” In Berlin, Hamburg And Cologne, permanent moorings for barges and inland vessels that have been converted into house boats exist to this day.- Source

The Environment

Friendship!!!

Thanks for such wonderful time!

Yours @mammasitta