Hamburg is de mooiste stad ter wereld. Of course, all Hamburg residents say that, but there are also many non-Hamburg residents who see it that way. It would be futile to list all the tourist destinations here, there are simply too many. But the harbour is what makes Hamburg what it is. For centuries it has been called the gateway to the world, huge container ships are loaded here and set out to sea from Hamburg with their cargo. Little boys stand at the landing stages and are sure that one day they will be ship’s captains, exploring the wide world. Lovers hold hands on a warm summer night, get wanderlust and dream of their honeymoon. If you come out of a seedy bar early in the morning, you can only go to the St. Pauli fish market to eat fish rolls and watch the sunrise. The harbour is the place for dreaming, the place for a pleasant dose of melancholy. And Hamburg is also the gateway to Scandinavia. Many holidaymakers from the south use the Urlaubs-Express to explore the beautiful north of Europe by car or motorbike from the Hamburg-Altona loading station.