European Green Capital on Tour: Hamburg Sends its "Train of Ideas" Through Europe

The "Train of Ideas", this rolling ambassador of Hamburg, European Green Capital 2011, can be visited at Hamburg-Altona train station before beginning its journey through Europe

HAMBURG, Germany, April 15, 2011 - The "Train of Ideas", a mobile exhibition that will be
escorting Hamburg's ideas of sustainable cities across Europe for the next
seven months, can be visited at Hamburg-Altona this Friday. Visitors can
experience this interactive exhibition until 21 April. The train will then
set off through 17 European cities. The first stop is Copenhagen, where it
will remain from 26 to 29 April. The train will then travel on to Malmo,
Gothenburg, Oslo, Zurich, Munich, Warsaw, Riga, Tallinn, Vienna, Barcelona,
Marseille, Nantes, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Antwerp, and finally return to
Hamburg.

More than 100 exponents from Hamburg and other European cities
will be displayed. Stretching out over six containers, projects from the
following fields will be displayed: "Urban Development and Living",
"Mobility", "Energy and Climate Protection", "Nature and Parks", "Resource
Protection and Business", and "Consumption". Hamburg is going to present
major city planning projects and environmental protection schemes, among them
HafenCity Hamburg and the Georgswerder Energy Hill.

The concept for the "Train of Ideas" was one of the reasons
for the EU Commission awarding the title of "European Green Capital 2011" to
Hamburg. The cities competing for the title had to prove their ability to
transport the idea of the Green Capital to an international audience. What is
more, Hamburg also succeeded in documenting the city's high ecological
standards and its bold objectives for the future.

Information on the "Train of Ideas": www.train-of-ideas.net,
Information on Hamburg, the European Green Capital 2011:
www.hamburggreencapital.eu

    Contact:

    Hamburg Marketing GmbH
    Guido Neumann
    Phone: +49-40-41-11-10 - 617
    Mobile: +49-160-97-29-83-02
    guido.neumann@marketing.hamburg.de

Contact: Hamburg Marketing GmbH, Guido Neumann, Phone: +49-40-41-11-10-617, Mobile: +49-160-97-29-83-02, guido.neumann at marketing.hamburg.de