Wilhelmsburg, August 11th During my 3-hour boat trip the day before one of the passengers told me about the Emigrant Museum. Instead of a taxi I took the train! After walking a good stretch, I bought my ticket, found an elevator down to the train and arrived at my destination in a couple of minutes. But, there I had to walk again; my poor legs were extremely sore and tired when I arrived at the barracks that served as temporary housing for emigrants who came from everywhere ... This place is known as BallinStadt , named after Albert Ballin. Facebook site In 1906 the trip from Hamburg to New York = from 150 to 400 Mark From 1850 until 1938 more than 5.6 million persons left for America through Hamburg! I asked why the statue of Liberty was pink, and was informed that it is the color of inclusion; for me it looked very much like "kitch" Giant postersdepicting pictures of emigrants. A th...