We're just back from a fab weekend in Hamburg, where we celebrated the marriage of my cousin Gar and his beautiful bride Jessie! I had visited Hamburg 12 years ago, while on Erasmus, and I remember it being an amazing city then. Well, 12 years later and it's even better. The harbour area is still as beautiful was it was 12 years ago, but now other areas in the city have all been developed, and they have done a great job of mixing old and new architecture to make it one of those 'wow' cities in Europe. Of course the reason we were there was to join in the wedding celebrations of Jessie and Gar. Jessie is from Hamburg, but has been living in Ireland for about 15 years (or perhaps a little more). Esben and I were able to get the train from Aarhus (a relaxing 5-hour trip with no bag-weight restrictions), which left us right in the city centre quite near our accommodation. We had been looking forward to the wedding, and our trip away for the weekend, so it was lovely to meet up with family when we got there. Esben and I took the underground train, which also went overground, to the registry office, and it was one of the most beautiful journeys through a city - the sun was shining, blue skies and a little cold out - my favourite weather. We arrived at the registry office, which was situated in a lovely, leafy suburb, and I spotted Jessie immediately - she was wearing an amazing purple coloured coat, and I could get a small glimpse of her dress. I was excited! Once we got nearer, I could see the dress up close - amazing dress! It was white lace, 50's style, with a magenta-coloured ribbon around the waist, and a kind of peticoat underneath to give the bottom of the dress more volume. There was also a magenta coloured layer showing from underneath the dress. She looked beautiful! And my cousin Gar looked very dapper in his wedding suit (I'm not biased!). The lady conducting the ceremony was very friendly and put everyone at ease, so there was lots of fun and laughter in the fairly-packed room. Afterwards we went on a bus-tour of the city - this was a great way to see all the sights, to meet more of the wedding guests, and to relax a bit before the dinner later on. In the evening we all met up at "Die Turnhalle" restaurant, and the evening was brilliant - great food, wine, and company! The speeches were very funny, and we danced into the early hours of the morning. We're already thinking about the next trip back to Hamburg!
Wishing Jessie and Gar all the very best for a wonderful life together! xx
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