Real Estate Agents: If you have a Cirrus or a Plus card, you will have no problem in Hamburg. There are plenty of 24-hour ATMs (Geldautomaten) in shopping centers, hotels, and airports of Hamburg city. Although, to use the ATM card, you must have a pin number of four digits. If this is not so, get your pin number set to four digits before starting on your trip. Some of the banks in Hamburg city with which you can carry out your business transactions while you are in Hamburg city are Dresdner Bank, Bank of China, Credit Suisse, HSBC Bank, and Citibank. The banks in Hamburg are open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., while banks at airports and railway stations open from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Currency Exchange: To enjoy your trip to a foreign country, it is necessary to have sufficient foreign currency to cover your hotel, travel, and shopping experiences. If you need to exchange currency immediately on your arrival to Hamburg city, the best
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place to do so would be the Reisebank at the Hauptbahnhof, which is open on all days of the week from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. There are many hotels in Hamburg city, which also exchange currency. Although, it's not advisable to exchange currency at a hotel because they charge higher rates of interest than the banks and currency exchange brokers.
Health System: The medical care available in Germany is of a very high standard. If you ever fall ill while you are in Hamburg city, a good hospital where you will find English-speaking doctors is Allgemeines Krankenhaus Sankt Georg. Some of the best-known hospitals of Hamburg city are Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, AK Altona mit Perinatalzentrum, AK Barmbek, Tropenklinik Bernhard-Nocht-Institut, Klinikum Nord Ochsenzoll, Albertinen-Krankenhaus, Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus, Unfallkrankenhaus Boberg, Endo-Klinik, and Israelitisches Krankenhaus.
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