A beacon in the night...

Granted, I have lived here for a couple of years, but there are certain things I guess you don't come to fully appreciate until you move away. Today I had one of those incidents, when I stumbled into 'Der Leuchtfeuerladen' a tiny shop off the Reeperbahn, part of a much bigger project called 'Hamburger Leuchtfeuer' which roughly translates to Hamburg beacon, a non profit organisation devoted to aids patients and enhancing their quality of life.

The shop is located a block north of the Reeperbahn - yeah, yeah, yeah it's the red light district - but no red lights here, only a beautiful small store with whimsical products, all designed by local artists, with the profits supporting the Hospiz in the city. I chose beautiful linen napkins in stark white with beautiful traditional embroidered typography proclaiming 'bliss' or 'felicity' depending on how you want to translate it. But there are some more finds that would put a smile on your face and make you support the team of Hamburg Leuchtfeuer happily.



And if you are like me, live in Hamburg but don't know the place, go ahead, head out there and do some good, it might make you feel better and it will definitely be something to show off in your pad...




Der Leuchtfeuerladen
Seilerstrasse 36
St Pauli

The shop is open from 12 - 7, Monday thru Friday