Thank you Jessica for this lovely card showing the three
masted gaff rigged schooner "Anny von Hamburg"
in Hamburg harbour.
Hamburg, is the second largest city in Germany and the ninth largest city in the European Union. On the river Elbe, the port of Hamburg is the second largest port
in Europe (after the Port of Rotterdam) and tenth largest
worldwide.
The official name reflects its history as a member of the
medieval Hanseatic League, as a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire, and that it is a city-state, and one of the 16 states of Germany.
Hamburg is a major transport hub and is one of the most affluent cities in Europe. It has become a media and industrial centre. Hamburg
has been an important financial centre for centuries, and is the seat of the world's second oldest bank, Berenberg Bank.
The city is a major tourist destination for both domestic and
overseas visitors; it ranked 17th in the world for livability in 2012, and in 2010 it ranked 10th
in the world.