I looked at both train and bus connection, train was going to be maybe about 40 mins faster, but would have cost me double the price of my bus ticket which costed €29.90. The bus journey would take 5.5hrs.
Following news of the recent quarantine requirements by Denmark for Singapore travellers, I was worried about changing rules within EU and Germany - since Denmark isn't part of Schengen, and I've only been in Europe for about 5 days, my history in Singapore still counts at this stage. I needed to quickly get myself into Germany before rules changes again, since there's also talk about potential lock downs in Germany.
The bus ride was mostly normal, although about 2+ hrs into the trip, we were told to get off the bus and get back on 45 mins later. I thought it was possibly for immigration clearance, so followed the crowd off the bus, into a narrow alleyway, and up onto a flight of stairs.
The next thing I saw was that we were out at sea!
Apparently we had drove onto a ferry, and was crossing into Germany by sea! That's a bonus! It was nice being out at sea, a little windy and chilly but very refreshing.
The ferry was really stable and didn't have any of those bobbing sensation. If you didn't look out the windows, I could have easily thought I was inside a mall, with dining, duty free shopping, arcade games etc within the ferry.
Ferry ride was probably about an hour, and then another 2+ hrs more of travel to get to my destination.
I was however surprised there were no immigration to go through, since Denmark isn't part of Schengen and I was officially going into a different country.
Got to the hostel after a wrong stop at another A&O, thankfully they were just 10 mins walking distance away.
I booked a bed in a 6-bed dorm room, and when I walked in, I only saw 2 beds were made, and they were side by side. I also noticed that the door had a "disinfected" sign before I walked in, and had strong suspicions that I might be the only one in the room during my stay in Hamburg. If so, that would indeed be a bonus!
Headed into town to look for a Vodafone prepaid card so as to get some data on the move but strangely both Vodafone stores I went to were sold out of cards! I might just have to get it when I head to the next city - Berlin.
I was also really starving, haven't not had much of a lunch since was mostly on a bus. Today's weather calls for something hot and spicy, so I walked into the nearest Korean restaurant I could find.
I struggled to decipher the menu and the staff couldn't really speak much English but at least I avoided ordering a hot pot of chicken feet which I almost ended up with.
Thankfully I got one with just chicken meat, potatoes and carrots. Not the best Korean stew, but it certainly warmed my tummy nicely!
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