Hamburg 🇩🇪

Summer Speedfest @ Speed Kit office · internal Baqend offsite
Tue 7 Jul – Fri 10 Jul 2026 · 4 days
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Planning — book and confirm

🚆 Train (booked)

LegTrainTimesSeat
Out · Tue 7 JulICE 882München Hbf 08:05 (Gl. 19) → Hamburg Hbf 14:36 (Gl. 11)Wg. 4, Pl. 34 · Handybereich
Return · Fri 10 JulICE 681Hamburg Hbf 14:19 (Gl. 14) → München Hbf 20:50 (Gl. 15)Wg. 4, Pl. 74 · Handybereich

Booked Order 902915397244 · ticket code CBX5EFPC · 2nd class · BC25 · €88.98 · Super-Sparpreis Hin+Rück, no cancellation, train-bound (Zugbindung)

Reservations: #804330065701 (out) · #804330065702 (return)

DB Navigator 📄 Ticket PDF

🏨 Hotel (booking in progress)

MY PLACE Hotel

Lippmannstr. 5, 22769 Hamburg-Sternschanze

In: Tue 7 Jul · 15:00   Out: Fri 10 Jul · 11:00

Classic Room 17m², no lift (1.-3. OG), €109/night Flexible

Pay at hotel Booking ref: TBD — confirmation pending with Denise Wimmer (office)

⚠ Self-service check-in via Schlüsselbox; reception in-person 8:00–15:00, phone until 20:00. Cozy WOHNZIMMER lounge 8-20: free coffee/tea/cake/water/fruit. Free cancel until 2 days before 09:00. Michelin Guide listed.

Hotel: +49 40 285 718 74 · info@myplace-hamburg.de

Hotel page 📍 Map

🎤 Event (confirmed)

Summer Speedfest @ Speed Kit

Tue 7 Jul – Fri 10 Jul · daytime program TBD by Moritz

Baqend GmbH / Speed Kit, Stresemannstr. 23, 22769 Hamburg · 5-min walk from MY PLACE

Role: Attendee (Baqend team offsite)

Agenda: Skeleton placeholder 09:00–17:00 Tue-Fri; replace with real sessions/dinners once Moritz publishes the agenda

Bring: Laptop, charger, ID, Speed Kit notebook, comfortable shoes

Open RSVP "Yes" on the "Info: Gaprise in Hamburg @Speed Kit" calendar invite (currently needsAction)

📧 Ask Moritz for agenda 📍 Map

🎫 Tickets cheat sheet

DaySegmentTicketPriceWhereDT covered?
Tue 7 JulMunich U1 Mangfallplatz → HbfDeutschland-Ticketincl.iPhone Wallet✅
Tue 7 JulICE 882 Munich → HamburgDB Super-Sparpreis€44.49 (½ of €88.98)bahn.de — already bought❌ ICE not covered
Tue 7 JulHamburg Hbf → Sternschanze S-BahnDeutschland-Ticketincl.DT✅
Tue 7 Jul eveningSternschanze → Jungfernstieg (Honest Kebab)Deutschland-Ticketincl.DT✅
Wed–FriSternschanze ↔ Speed Kit officewalk€0n/a—
Fri 10 JulSternschanze → Hamburg HbfDeutschland-Ticketincl.DT✅
Fri 10 JulICE 681 Hamburg → MunichDB Super-Sparpreis€44.49 (½)already bought❌
Fri 10 JulMunich Hbf → home U1Deutschland-Ticketincl.DT✅

Strategy: ICE round-trip already booked at €88.98 (Super Sparpreis Hin+Rück with BC25). Everything else falls under the Deutschland-Ticket — no separate Hamburg HVV ticket needed. ICE long-distance is NOT covered by Deutschland-Ticket but the S-Bahn/U-Bahn/buses/regionals all are.

📋 Open items

  • Action  RSVP "Yes" on Moritz's "Info: Gaprise in Hamburg @Speed Kit" calendar invite
  • Action  Ask Moritz for the Summer Speedfest agenda (times, dinner venues, sessions)
  • Action  Get MY PLACE booking ref from Denise (denise.wimmer@baqend.com) or info@myplace-hamburg.de
  • Action  Hit Send on the TripIt forward draft in Gmail
  • Day-of  Check ICE 882 platform (Gleis 19, but verify) in DB Navigator Mon evening
  • Day-of  Check ICE 681 platform Friday morning

💳 Budget & cost

ItemEst. €PayerIn-app?Cash?
Train DB ICE (Hin+Rück Super-Sparpreis)88.98personal✅No
Hotel MY PLACE 3 nights~340personal✅No
Meals on-site (Speedfest, organized)0Speed Kit (in-kind)—No
Tue dinner Honest Kebab + drinks~15personal✅No (card-accepted)
Daily incidentals 4 × €1040personal✅Backup only
Hamburg HVV transit0Deutschland-Ticket—No
Trip total~484OOP ~484

Speed Kit business trip — train + hotel reimbursed via Notion form, CC Erik Witt. Speedfest meals are in-kind (no receipt).

💰 Cash plan

✅ Your default €100 cash carry is more than enough — Hamburg is fully card-accepting and the only cash-mandatory scenario would be a Schanze backup-bar that won't take cards (rare).

ATMs (optional / backup)

DayWhereFee
Tue 7 JulSparkasse Schulterblatt 80 (4-min walk from MY PLACE)✅ Revolut no-fee
Wed 8 JulHamburger Sparkasse Sternschanze · Schanzenstr. 113✅
Thu 9 JulCommerzbank Susannenstr. 23✅
Fri 10 JulReisebank ATM inside Hamburg Hbf (24h, in DB Reisezentrum)⚠️ Verify Revolut fee — DB Reisebank sometimes charges

🛡 Travel coverage

ProviderCovers
Revolut Ultra (XCover)Cancellation, travel, baggage
Allianz AuslandskrankenversicherungMedical (intra-EU = mostly covered by GKV anyway)

Domestic German trip — basic GKV + Revolut overlap is plenty. No insurance forms needed.

👥 Network — the trip is the network event

No external Hamburg LinkedIn matches to schedule around — the Speedfest is itself a 60-person Baqend in-person reunion. Organizer Moritz Seedorf; manager Erik Witt; colleagues Andrea Verlicchi, Wolfram Wingerath, Felix Gessert, Florian Bücklers, Stephan Succo, and Tobias Baldauf among others. See the "Info: Gaprise in Hamburg @Speed Kit" calendar invite from Moritz for the full attendee list.

Side opportunities (only if evening time allows)

  • GDG Hamburg — gdg.community.dev/gdg-hamburg — typically meets monthly; check if any meetup overlaps Tue-Thu evenings
  • Web Performance Hamburg community via the Web Performance Slack (Tobias Baldauf, who's also at Speedfest, runs it)
  • Hamburg.io developer meetups — hamburg.io
  • Speed Kit prospects in HH: OTTO, Tchibo, Beiersdorf, AboutYou — coffee meetings possible if any are interested + arrangeable

Info — Hamburg reference

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Essentials

Currency€ · 1:1 same as home
LanguageGerman (everyone in Hamburg speaks English fine; Speed Kit team is bilingual)
PlugType F (Schuko) · same as Munich
Tipping5-10% restaurants if happy, round up taxis, no tipping S-Bahn/U-Bahn obviously
Tap water✅ Drinkable (Hamburg Wasser, EU water quality)
SIM/RoamingTelekom MagentaMobil S — home tariff, nothing to do
VisaN/A (domestic Germany)
Emergency112
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Orientation & transit

Hotel area: MY PLACE is at Lippmannstr. 5, deep in Sternschanze. S Sternschanze (S11/S21/S31) 4 min walk; U Schanzenstraße (U2) 3 min walk. Speed Kit office (Stresemannstr. 23) is a 5-min walk south.

HVV fares 2026:

  • Einzelfahrkarte AB: ~€3.80
  • 9-Uhr-Tageskarte: ~€7.00
  • Deutschland-Ticket: covered for all HVV — bring no other ticket ✅
💡 Your Deutschland-Ticket covers all S-Bahn, U-Bahn, buses, ferries (HVV) for the whole trip. Do not buy a Hamburg AB ticket.
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Emergency contacts

ServiceContact
Emergency (police/fire/ambulance)112 (same as Munich)
Hotel receptionMY PLACE +49 40 285 718 74 · info@myplace-hamburg.de · in-person 8:00–15:00, phone until 20:00
Hospital (closest 24/7 ER)Asklepios Klinik Altona · Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 1, 22763 Hamburg · +49 40 1818 81-0 · ~7 min by taxi from MY PLACE
Card-block Revolutfreeze in app or +370 5 214 3608
Card-block DKBin app or +49 116 116
Agency 24hn/a — direct DB + direct MY PLACE bookings
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Health

TopicStatus
VaccinationsNone required (domestic DE; standard EU rec only) · RKI
Tap water✅ Drinkable (Hamburg Wasser)
Medical emergency112 — Asklepios Klinik Altona is closest 24/7 ER ~3.5 km from hotel; or UKE Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, larger trauma center ~5 km
UV indexModerate (5-6) in July — sun-stick for outdoor lunch breaks
Air pollutionIQAir Hamburg July baseline AQI ~30-50 (good); summer ozone peaks possible on hot afternoons
PollenGrass pollen peak in early July (RKI Pollenflug — verify week-of if reactive)
Food safety✅ Same as Munich; no risks
Other risksNone — domestic DE
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Security

TopicNotes
Overall✅ Safe — Germany level (Auswärtiges Amt: no travel warning); Hamburg is one of the safer big DE cities
Risky areasNone on this itinerary. Late-night in Sternschanze/Schulterblatt: occasional petty crime + drunk crowds Fri/Sat after 23:00 — fine for Tue-Thu evenings. Reeperbahn (St. Pauli) is fine if visited in groups; avoid alone after midnight.
Hotel safety newsNo incidents reported re MY PLACE in past 12 months (Google + Booking reviews)
Common scamsStandard Bahnhof pickpocket alertness around Hamburg Hbf (especially south exit / Wandelhalle); Schulterblatt has occasional "Hütchenspiel" street-scam crews on weekends
Pickpockets on transit⚠️ S-Bahn S31 Hbf↔Sternschanze busy commuter line — standard awareness; U3 Sternschanze platform fine
Demonstrations during tripNone confirmed for 7-10 Jul; Schanze has a long history of small leftist demos but mainly tied to 1 May and G20 anniversaries
What to doKeep ID accessible (police checks rare but possible at Hbf), use bag's anti-theft zips on S-Bahn
What NOT to doDon't engage Hütchenspiel/three-cup operators near Schulterblatt; don't argue with drunk Reeperbahn touts
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Public holidays

WindowWhereImpact
No public holidays in Hamburg or Bavaria 7-10 Jul 2026 · ✅Hamburg + BavariaAll venues, transit, restaurants on normal schedules
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Weather forecast

DayHigh / LowRainNote
Tue 7 Jul · Hamburg~22° / 12°C~5%☀️ Travel day clear — pack light jacket for night arrival
Wed 8 Jul · Hamburg~21° / 13°C~40%⚠️ Showers possible — pack umbrella
Thu 9 Jul · Hamburg~20° / 13°C~50%⚠️ Higher rain probability — keep umbrella with you
Fri 10 Jul · Hamburg~21° / 12°C~30%⚠️ Possible morning showers — train day; long-sleeve for evening Munich arrival

Verified via Wetter.com / AccuWeather. Mid-week is the wettest stretch — umbrella is the only weather-driven add.

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Connectivity

Domestic Germany — your German SIM works fine. No eSIM needed. MY PLACE + Speed Kit office both have guest Wi-Fi.

HVV-App + DB Navigator should be installed and logged in before departing.

Pre-Trip — prep + 24h checklist

☑ Prep checklist (days before)

☑ 24-hour checklist

🎒 Packing — Pacsafe EXP45 (4-day work trip)

0 of 0 packed

Bag: Pacsafe EXP45 Carry-on Travel Pack · 55×33×19 cm · 1800 g empty · packed ~7.5 kg

🚆 Train trip — no airline size/weight checks. Bring whatever fits comfortably.

Pouches

Devices

Clothes (Speed Kit is informal)

Documents

Hamburg July 8-10 has 40-50% rain probability — umbrella is the only weather-driven add. Pack light: it's a 4-day work trip with hotel laundry option if needed.

📞 Quick reference

HotelMY PLACE Hotel · Lippmannstr. 5, 22769 Hamburg-Sternschanze · +49 40 285 718 74
Speed Kit officeStresemannstr. 23, 22769 Hamburg · 5-min walk from MY PLACE
Tue dinnerHonest Kebab · Europa Passage, Ballindamm 40 (Mon-Sun 11:00–21:00, plenty of time)
Train outICE 882 · Mü Hbf 08:05 Gl. 19 → HH Hbf 14:36 Gl. 11
Train backICE 681 · HH Hbf 14:19 Gl. 14 → Mü Hbf 20:50 Gl. 15
Emergency112

Day 1 · Tue 7 Jul

Travel out · arrival · Speedfest kickoff · Honest Kebab dinner
☀️
Hamburg · clear 22°C / 12°C 💧 ~5%
Travel day clear — light jacket for night arrival
07:00
Leave home (Methfesselstr. 2) Transfer
Walk to U1 Mangfallplatz
~5 min walk to U-Bahn
07:15
U1 Mangfallplatz → München Hbf Transfer
U1 dir Olympia-Einkaufszentrum
DT-covered, ~16 min
07:35
Arrive München Hbf Transfer
Walk to ICE platform Gleis 19, upper level
30 min buffer for ICE 882 at 08:05
08:05
ICE 882 München Hbf → Hamburg Hbf Train
Gleis 19 · Wagen 4, Pl. 34 · Handybereich
6h 31min · arrives Hamburg Hbf 14:36 Gleis 11 · BordBistro
  • Order #902915397244 · Reservation #804330065701 · Ticket code CBX5EFPC
  • Handybereich = phone calls allowed area
  • BahnCard 25 + ID required at inspection
  • Bordbistro on board if hungry; or pack a sandwich from home
Live status (DB Navigator) →
14:36
Arrive Hamburg Hbf Arrival
Gleis 11 (verify in DB Navigator morning of)
Follow signs "S-Bahn" to untere Halle
~12 min
Hamburg Hbf→MY PLACE Hotel
🚇 S11/S21/S31 westbound 2 stops to Sternschanze + 4 min walk · DT-covered
Directions →
15:00
Check in MY PLACE Hotel Hotel
Lippmannstr. 5, 22769 Hamburg-Sternschanze
Schlüsselbox self-checkin · drop bag
  • Booking ref TBD — check email / Denise Wimmer
  • Reception in-person 8:00–15:00 daily; phone reachable until 20:00
  • Classic Room 17m² · no lift (1.-3. OG)
  • WOHNZIMMER lounge 8-20: free coffee/tea/cake/water/fruit
~5 min
MY PLACE→Speed Kit office
🚶 Lippmannstraße → south on Stresemannstraße → #23 (~450 m)
Directions →
16:00
🎤 Summer Speedfest kickoff @ Speed Kit Event
Baqend GmbH · Stresemannstr. 23, 22769 Hamburg
Placeholder time — confirm with Moritz
  • Internal Baqend offsite — informal Speed Kit team reunion
  • ~60 attendees · Moritz Seedorf organizing
  • Bring laptop, badge, comfortable shoes
~15 min
Sternschanze→Honest Kebab @ Europa Passage
🚇 S31 Sternschanze → Jungfernstieg (2 stops, ~6 min) + 3 min walk · DT-covered
Directions →
19:15
🌭 Dinner — Honest Kebab @ Europa Passage Food
Ballindamm 40, 20095 Hamburg
Premium döner from Holle21614 (YouTuber) · 100% Weiderind, no flavor enhancers · Mon-Sun 11:00–21:00 — plenty of runway

Opened April 2025 in Europa Passage by YouTuber Holger "Holle21614" Schwietering. Premium meat (Weiderind, pasture-raised), no flavor enhancers, very loved by Hamburg food media.

Card accepted. ~€15 for döner + drink.

~15 min
Jungfernstieg→MY PLACE
🚇 S/U-Bahn Jungfernstieg → Sternschanze · DT-covered
20:30
Back to MY PLACE Wind down
Speedfest day 2 starts 09:00 — set alarm
About-the-places · MY PLACE Hotel — Small Sternschanze hotel listed in Michelin Guide. Rooms named after Hamburg districts. Cozy WOHNZIMMER lounge has free coffee/tea/cake/water/fruit 8-20.
About-the-places · Sternschanze / Schanzenviertel — Hamburg's vibrant nightlife + creative district, gentrified former squat zone. Schulterblatt is the main strip. Best Hamburg neighborhood for short stays per most locals.
About-the-places · Honest Kebab — Opened April 2025 in Europa Passage by YouTuber Holger "Holle21614" Schwietering. Premium meat (Weiderind, pasture-raised), no flavor enhancers, very loved by Hamburg food media. Open daily 11:00–21:00 — no rush.
Cash plan: €0 cash needed today · Honest Kebab takes card · No ATM needed unless you want top-up at Sparkasse Schulterblatt (4-min walk from MY PLACE).

Day 2 · Wed 8 Jul

Speedfest full day · team dinner TBD
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Hamburg · showers possible 21°C / 13°C 💧 ~40%
Pack umbrella
08:00
Breakfast (hotel or Schulterblatt café) Breakfast
MY PLACE breakfast €9/p IF pre-reserved by Tue 14:00, else walk 3 min to Elbgold Lagerstr. or Public Coffee Roasters
08:45
Walk to Speed Kit office Transfer
~5 min, Lippmannstraße → Stresemannstr. 23
09:00
🎤 Summer Speedfest sessions Event
Speed Kit office · Stresemannstr. 23
Skeleton 09:00-12:30 · confirm with Moritz
12:30
🍴 Lunch (company-organized) Food
Catered or nearby — Speed Kit handles
13:30
🎤 Speedfest afternoon sessions Event
13:30-17:00
17:00
Break / hotel return Transfer
Walk to MY PLACE, freshen up
19:00
🍽 Team dinner (organized by Speed Kit) Food
Venue TBD — likely Schanze or Reeperbahn
Ask Moritz · in-kind (no receipt for reimbursement)
About-the-places · Speed Kit office — Baqend GmbH, Stresemannstr. 23. The Speed Kit team works from here and the Sternschanze proximity is intentional: easy lunch + dinner radius for offsites like this one.
Cash plan: €0 cash needed · all meals organized by Speed Kit.
⚠️ 40% rain probability today — keep umbrella with you between hotel and office.

Day 3 · Thu 9 Jul

Speedfest day 3 · evening team event
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Hamburg · wet 20°C / 13°C 💧 ~50%
Highest rain prob of trip — umbrella mandatory
08:00
Breakfast (hotel or Schulterblatt café) Breakfast
Same options as yesterday — Elbgold, Public Coffee Roasters, or MY PLACE
08:45
Walk to Speed Kit office Transfer
~5 min
09:00
🎤 Summer Speedfest day 3 — morning sessions Event
Speed Kit office · Stresemannstr. 23
Skeleton 09:00-12:30 · confirm with Moritz
12:30
🍴 Lunch (company-organized) Food
13:30
🎤 Speedfest afternoon sessions Event
13:30-17:00
17:00
Break / hotel return Transfer
19:00
🍽 Evening team event (organized by Speed Kit) Food
Venue TBD — ask Moritz · in-kind
⚠️ 50% rain probability today — umbrella mandatory between hotel ↔ office ↔ dinner venue.
Cash plan: €0 cash needed.

Day 4 · Fri 10 Jul

Speedfest closing · travel home
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Hamburg · variable 21°C / 12°C 💧 ~30%
Possible morning showers
08:30
Hotel check-out Hotel
MY PLACE · drop key in Schlüsselbox
Leave luggage at reception (until 11:00) or take to office
09:00
🎤 Speedfest closing session Event
Speed Kit office · Stresemannstr. 23
09:00–13:00 (placeholder — confirm)
13:00
Pickup bag, walk to Sternschanze S-Bahn Transfer
~10 min total with bag
~12 min
Sternschanze→Hamburg Hbf
🚇 S-Bahn S11/S21/S31 eastbound 2 stops · DT-covered
Directions →
13:35
Arrive Hamburg Hbf · grab snack Food
REWE To Go (basement) · 6.5h ride home
Buffer ~45 min · check ICE 681 platform on departure board

REWE To Go basement level — fastest snack/water for the ICE ride. Avoid Hbf McDonald's lines.

14:19
ICE 681 Hamburg Hbf → München Hbf Train
Gleis 14 · Wagen 4, Pl. 74 · Handybereich
6h 31min · arrives München Hbf 20:50 Gleis 15
  • Order #902915397244 · Reservation #804330065702 · Ticket code CBX5EFPC
  • Handybereich = calls allowed
  • BC25 + ID required at inspection
20:50
Arrive München Hbf Arrival
Gleis 15
21:00
U1 Hbf → Mangfallplatz Transfer
DT-covered · ~16 min
21:30
Home (Methfesselstr. 2) Arrival
Gute Heimreise
About-the-places · REWE To Go @ Hamburg Hbf — Basement level, fastest snack/water for the 6.5h ICE ride home. Avoid Hbf McDonald's lines.
Cash plan: €0 cash needed.

Post-Trip — follow-ups & reimbursement

💸 Reimbursement

This is a Speed Kit business trip. Reimburse via the Speed Kit Notion form — attach the DB ticket PDF (€88.98) and the MY PLACE invoice (~€340). CC Erik Witt (erik.witt@baqend.com) on the submission.

Snacks and incidentals on the train trip are personal — do NOT submit those. Speedfest meals are in-kind (no receipt to submit).

Open Notion reimbursement form →

📝 Follow-up actions

✍ LinkedIn post draft (optional)

Spent this week with the Baqend / Speed Kit team in Hamburg for our Summer Speedfest 🚀 — 4 days of deep web-performance discussions, product roadmap, and a ridiculously good Döner at Honest Kebab. Grateful for a team that travels to think together. #SpeedKit #WebPerformance

Edit before posting · add 1-2 specifics · keep it real.

💰 Cost record

ItemEstimate €Actual €Notes
DB ICE 882 + 68188.98—Reimbursable
MY PLACE Hotel 3 nights~340—Reimbursable
Tue dinner Honest Kebab~15—OOP, personal
Incidentals~40—OOP, personal

👥 Contacts / takeaways

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🔁 Trip retro

What worked? What didn't? Worth repeating? Add notes here for next year's Speedfest prep.

📨 Share with family

Quick email to family + Erik (CC, because Speed Kit business trip):

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