it seems like there's a little buzz about this city on the forum, but it's largely diserved : Hamburg has it all - except mountains and skyscrapers for some - and some others may argue that it has a poor weather.
but it's super green and blue, trees and water all around, it is sophisticated and cosmopolitan, very urban, gritty, trendy, hip and classy, but still authentic and laid back.
superb transit system, many elevated subway lines «flying» in green corridors. it is german but dutch and british and scandinavian in the mean time. when I think liveability, I think Hamburg. I make a guess : it's the next Barcelona, with all that existing and upcoming striking modern architecture.
pictures taken in May 2010 in Neustadt/Altstadt, Speicherstadt,
St. Georg, St. Pauli, Sternschanze, Altona, Rotherbaum, Harvestehude, Eppendorf.
I have way too many pics, if it reach page 2, I’ll post more.