Useful Information

Opening hours for canteen, cafeteria and the bistro:

Post Office (Building 6)

Accepts personal mail and small packages (up to 2 kg). Stamps and telephone cards are available. There is a red Post Box outside Building 6 for public use.

DESY Maps

http://guest-services.desy.de/international_office/maps_and_directions/

Electricity

Electricity in Germany is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. If you travel to Germany with a device that does not accept 230 Volts at 50 Hertz, you will need a voltage converter.

See http://www.german-way.com/electric.html  for details.

Emergency Phone Numbers

Weather in Hamburg

Frequent changes of weather make forecasting difficult. To be on the safe side, be sure to bring a sweater and wet weather clothing with you.

http://www.weathercity.com/de/hamburg/         (SI/Metric Units)

or

http://www.weathercity.com/de/hamburg/?u=i   (US/Imperial Units)

Restaurants nearby DESY

Don Quichotte (Salads, Pizza, Pasta, Meat and Fish)
Osdorfer Landstraße 162
22549 Osdorf, Hamburg
Phone: (040) 181304

http://www.osdorfermuehle.de/ 

Open Monday to Thursday: 11.00 - 24.00 Uhr, Friday/Saturday: 11.00 - 1.00, Sunday: 11.00 - 24.00

Old windmill
Rustic, but cosy atmosphere, Pizza, Pasta, Salads, Fish and Meat.
Distance is about ~1.7 km from the DESY main gate.
Take Metrobus 1 and leave the bus at “Knabeweg” (just 4 stops).

Chinese Restaurant Canton
Osdorfer Landstraße 162
22549 Osdorf, Hamburg
Phone: (040) 8003232‎

http://www.canton-restaurant.de/index.html

Open daily from 12:00 – 24:00
Special offers during lunch time from 12:00 – 17:00
Distance is about 2.4 km from the DESY main gate.
Take Metrobus 1 and leave the bus at “Langelohstraße Nord” (5 stops)

Olympiade - Greek Restaurant (very recommended J)
Rugenbarg 18
22549 Hamburg
Telefon: (040) 8007050
Open Monday – Sunday 12:00 – 14:30 + 17:00 – 24:00 
Distance is about 2.4 km from the DESY main gate.
Take Metrobus 1 and leave the bus at “Langelohstraße Nord” (5 stops)

Burger King
Osdorfer Landstr. 25
22607 Hamburg
Phone: (040) 81992222
Open Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 22:00, Sunday 11:00 – 22:00
Distance is about 700 m from the DESY main gate.
Take Metrobus 1 and leave the bus at “Windmühlenweg” (1 stop)

Block House (Steak Restaurant)
Waitzstraße 1
22607 Hamburg
Phone: (040) 8907273
Open daily from 11:00 – 24:00
http://www.block-house.de/bh/en/home.html
Distance is 2 km from the DESY main gate. Take Metrobus 1 with direction to Bf. Altona and leave the bus at S-Othmarschen (5 stops).

Osaka Sushi (Snack Bar + Delivery Service)
Waitzstraße 19
22607 Hamburg
Phone: (040) 85 50 67 93
Open Mon – Sat 11:00 – 22:00, Sun 12:00 – 22:00
http://www.osakasushi.de/
Distance is 2 km from the DESY main gate. Take Metrobus 1 with direction to Bf. Altona and leave the bus at S-Othmarschen (5 stops).

Restaurant Rodan (Salads, Snacks, Pasta, Fish, Meat)
Waitzstraße 20
22607 Hamburg
Phone: (040) 881 68 660
http://www.restaurant-rodan.de/?page=start
Distance is 2 km from the DESY main gate. Take Metrobus 1 with direction to Bf. Altona and leave the bus at S-Othmarschen (5 stops).

Pharmacy

Apotheke an der Osdorfer Landstr.
Flottbeker Drift 1
22607 Bahrenfeld, Hamburg
Get Directions
040 829248

Shopping

Elbe Einkaufszentrum (Shopping Mall with 120 shops
Osdorfer Landstr. 131
22607 Hamburg
http://www.elbe-einkaufszentrum.de/de/seite/home.php
Open Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 20:00
Distance is about 1.5 km from the DESY main gate. Take Metrobus 1 with direction
Schenefelder Holt/Rissen and leave the bus at “Elbe-Einkaufszentrum” (3 stops).

Waitzstraße

The Waitzstraße is a famous street with lots of small beautiful shops, located at the City Train Station Othmarschen. Take Metrobus 1 from the DESY main gate with direction to Bf. Altona. Leave the bus at Beseler Platz/S-Bahn Othmarschen. The distance is 2 km, 5 bus stops away.
Banks, pharmacies, a supermarket, restaurants, drugstores, boutiques etc.

Mercado Altona
The Mercado is a shopping mall surrounded by lots of small shops. It is located at the train station Altona. 
http://www.mercado-hh.de/
Open Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 20:00 (Thursday + Friday 21:00)

Media Markt Altona

Media Markt offers a big variety of electronic stuff, cameras, computers, music CDs, DVDs etc and is located inside the station building at the Altona train station.
http://www.mediamarkt.de/maerkte/hamburg/hamburg-altona/marktinfos.php
Paul-Nevermann-Platz 15
Train Station Altona
22765 Hamburg
Open Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 20:00

Supermarkets nearby DESY

► in a walking distance are Penny and Lidl

Penny Markt
Osdorfer Landstrasse 2
22607 Hamburg
Open Monday – Saturday 7:00 – 22:00
Distance: 400 m from the DESY main gate

 Lidl
Osdorfer Landstr. 8-10
22607 Hamburg
Open Monday – Saturday 8:00 – 20:00
Distance