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Start with a visit to the »Black Diamond«,the annex to the Royal Library, whose façade is largely made of black stone from Zimbabwe. As you ascend the escalator into the reading room, check out the bridge that connects the two parts of the library building, and don’t forget to look up at the 210 square metre fresco by Danish artist Per Kirkeby! From there continue to the Designmuseum Danmark with its permanent exhibition of contemporary Danish design. The museum café is also worth a visit - enjoy your smørrebrød! A detour to the Free Town of Christiania, a hippie commune that has been self-governing since 1971, is always an exciting experience. If you're in the mood for contemporary art in extraordinary surroundings, you'll find it in the Nikolaj Kunsthal and in the Cisternerne. If you are interested in architecture you can book a tour of 8House in Ørestad, about 30 minutes from the city centre. Alternatively, you can do some kayaking – and do something good for the environment at the same time. Then browse through the books at Ark Books, or maybe discover unique Bauhaus lamps at LebenCph. For dinner, reserve a table at Absalon and strike up a conversation with locals and global travellers alike! Follow that with a beer and a game of ping pong at Dupong Bar.

There are direct connections several times a day from Copenhagen Central Station to the next stop on your trip: Hamburg (travel time: 4 hours, 36 minutes).

Treat yourself to breakfast at Mikkels before admiring the modern architecture in Hafencity, a completely new district of the city. Afterwards, head over to the docks and take Ferry Number 62 to Finkenwerder to see the large container terminals, Köhlbrandbrücke Bridge, Elbstrand Beach and the villas in Blankenese. Once you arrive in Finkenwerder, the ferry goes back along the same route – so just stay where you are and enjoy the view! Or get off at Elbstrand and go for a swim in the Elbe River, within view of the big ships. If you’re interested in Street Art, take a look around the quarters of Schanze and Karoviertel, or visit the many galleries and studios in Gängeviertel with its regular concerts, readings and much more. In 2009 this quarter was occupied by 200 artists and saved from demolition.  You can also see contemporary Hamburg art at Galeríeka – and combine your visit with coffee and cake. See the world from a different perspective at Dialoghaus, namely without using your sense of sight! Find a unique souvenir of Hamburg at Lockengelöt or Flohschanze. And if you don’t want to go to Reeperbahn in the evening, consider visiting Pony Bar or Club 20457.

You then can take one of the many ICE connections to your next stop: Hanover. There are several trains running every hour from Hamburg’s main station (travel time: 1 hour, 30 minutes).

Follow the Red Thread in Hanover, keeping an eye out not only for the most important sights of Lower Saxony's capital, but also for the design bus stops created in 1994! After this 4.2 km tour, you can regain your strength at the Markthalle; one of the many delicious offerings there is sure to convince you - or maybe even several? Afterwards, visit the Sprengel Museum with its international art of the 20th and 21st centuries or the Museum Wilhelm Busch, the German Museum of Caricature and Drawing. Or let yourself be captivated by the Panorama am Zoo! If you're curious about a bit of Bauhaus history, consider a trip to Alfeld an der Leine: this is where the Fagus factory designed by Walter Gropius was built in 1911, the first example of modern industrial architecture and a forerunner of the Bauhaus building in Dessau. Back in Hanover, you shouldn't miss the Linden district: on Limmerstraße there are countless cafés, bars and restaurants, such as ...und der böse Wolf and Café K. The Faust cultural centre is also close by here - maybe there's a concert or party for you there? Alternatively, you can enjoy the nightly view from the Roof Garden.

It's not far to your next stop, Göttingen. Just take one of the ICEs that run several times an hour (travel time: 34 minutes)!

In Göttingen, not only admire the half-timbered houses still standing above ground, but also take the opportunity to look at the historic vaulted cellars below ground - the guided city tour "A walk through Göttingen's underworld" makes it possible. Or perhaps you are interested in the Luisenhall salt works, which is considered an industrial monument and is the last pan salt works still in operation in Europe? In any case, you must stop by the Gänseliesel in front of the Old Town Hall, the "most kissed girl in the world" - perhaps doctoral students are celebrating their successful exams there. Right next door is Bistro Löwenstein, a meeting place for the Jewish community in southern Lower Saxony and also very popular with vegetarians and vegans. Afterwards, you can browse through the numerous second-hand shops in the city, e.g. KiM, which supports long-term unemployed people in their return to working life. For evening entertainment, take a trip to the Nautibar, have a cocktail with herbs growing directly on the wall behind the bar at the Herbarium Bar, or how about something even more unusual: a play by the ThOP in an old show operating theatre for medical students?

From Göttingen you can take a regional train that takes you directly to Weimar every two hours (journey time: 1 hour, 56 minutes). Now you have arrived at the destination of your journey - where, after this exciting journey, you will now surely experience the next exciting moments!