I arrived on Friday in time for the first presentation. Ulf Wendel fetched me at the train station and after storing my luggage at his place we went to the Lehmanns Fachbuchhandlung, the venue for the first presentation. Afterwards, at around 11:00 PM, Ulf, Hinrich Sager, Ekkehard Dörre and I went to a nearby pub to grab something to eat.
Saturday started with a trip to the harbour ("Hamburger Hafen") and the old warehouse district ("Speicherstadt") where the celebration of the harbour's 816th birthday ("Hafengeburtstag") was underway. I spent the afternoon with Ulf, Hinrich and his two daughters in Hamburg's famous zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck.
After my second presentation we had dinner at an Indian restaurant. It was my first experience with Indian cuisine and I really liked it.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the PHP Usergroup of Hamburg, especially Hinrich Sager, and Dirk Eckel of Lehmanns' for inviting me to Hamburg. I would also like to thank Ulf Wendel and his girlfriend Steffi for their hospitality.
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