The rain pelts incessantly from the sky – it’s big, heavy drops. The squalls tug violently at the thin, dark gray rain poncho, which hardly protects me against the forces of the weather. I’m standing on a pontoon in the middle of Hamburg’s flooded HafenCity. The striking silhouette of the Elbphilharmonie blurs in the torrential rain and behind thick fog.
Access to all STERN PLUS content and articles from the print magazine
ad-free
Already registered?