Monday, January 12, 2015

Bremen, Germany

Bremen is located at northwest of Germany. Ever since I got to know of the fairytale "The Bremer Stadtmusikanten" (The Bremen Town Musicans), I wanted to visit Bremen. The Bremer Stadtmusikanten is one of the fairytales written by Brüder Grimms (Grimm Brothers). Other well-known fairytales by the Grimm Brothers include Aschenputtel (Cinderella), Dornröschen (Sleeping Beauty), Schneewittchen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) The Little Red Riding Hood, The Frog Prince and so on. Bet you didn't know that these famous fairytales have a German origin!



Statue of The Bremer Stadmusikanten. If you haven't read this book by the Grimm Brothers,
 I'd recommend you to read it!


It was a short walk from Bremen Hauptbahnhof (main train station) to Marktplatz (marketplace). I visited Bremen during the period when there was the Bremer Freimarkt (a mini Oktoberfest carnival) at Bremen Hauptbahnhof and Marktplatz. 



Bremen Hauptbahnhof



Freimarkt


Old Town Hall


Marktplatz


Knight Roland. I spent a long time looking for Roland because it was partially blocked by all the decorations!


 St Petri Dom (St. Peter's Cathedral)



Dinner was currywurst and Glühwein

Deutsche Bahn (the German railway network) went on strike the week I decided to visit Bremen. This had several implications. My train was cancelled and I had to take another train at a different timing. As I had only purchased the departure train ticket before the strike was announced, I had to purchase the return train ticket at standard price. No more discount ticket :( Luckily, I purchased the ticket even though there was a strike going on. On those trains that were still running, everything was running as per normal and there were train conductors who checked our tickets on the train. 




I stayed at a single room at Bremen Zollhaus. Even though it is not located in the city central, it is easily reached by the trams within 3 stops. It is located along a brightly lit and quiet street and the room was very clean. I felt very safe and peaceful staying there and I'd recommend it to you.

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