For the 2000 World Expo that took place in Hannover, the Expo Management chose the ugly train…read morestation in the city of Uelzen in Lower Saxony (just half way between Hamburg and Hannover) to be restyled by famous architect Mr Hundertwasser. In the beginning the officials had some doubts that the new additions could not be removed, so they insisted that any change to the building could be rebuilt. Now the city of Uelzen has a new attraction. Typically Mr Hundertwasser uses very odd and colorful components, so that by now the train station is one of the most beautiful mid-size train stations in all over Germany. The restrooms are the most used ones in German train stations, for photo taking. If you go inside, you will know what I mean. There is also a nice café, so many visitors come and stay there for a few hours. You can really sit down there and chat with some friends. On most other comparable train stations it is virtually impossible to do so. Conclusion: nice place to visit.

Hamburg's Hauptbahnhof is the second busiest airport in Europe after Paris Gare du Nord, processing…read moreover 200 million passengers per year. It's massive with intercity and international trains terminating here and transferring to underground, surface suburban and tram lines. Despite all of that traffic, we found it particularly easy to navigate with good signage and plenty of ticket vending machines as we transferred to the underground which did mean a short walk outside in the rain. Lots of food options, a free wifi that worked a little and lots and lots of people rushing about. I liked it. [Review 12049 overall, 1832 of 2019.]

Great, big and easy to get around. 1st time here and glad it easy to navigate around without…read moreasking for help (with I normally do since language barrier). Plenty to shops, restaurants, stores within the station.