Visiting Berlin automatically gives you the stamp of cultural approval, but is its rival Hamburg just as brag-worthy? After just a flying visit, it’s not hard to think that this major port city has the capital teetering on the edge of its trendy pedestal.
After a short flight from Stansted (and a convoluted train journey from the airport), I reached Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, the city’s impressively grand main station. Its Parisian-style glass roof presides over the second largest footfall of any European rail terminal. Bustling is an understatement.
