Bremen Travel Snaps

20 December 2007

Hello Warriors, I'm back online after a two night stopover in Germany.

Here is the edge of the Bremen city centre, as viewed from a bridge over the river Waser.

River Waser

The Rathaus, Bremen's town hall, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, because it one of the last remaining examples of late medieval brick Gothic architecture that didn't get bombed in WWII. It was first built in 1405 and given a face lift in 1609.

Rathaus

Here is the Dom, Bremen's Cathedral of St. Peter, 11th Century. If you are a guy and you are unmarried at 30 then you have to sweep the steps until you receive a kiss from a young lady.

The Dom

Of course, no one cares about all that cultural stuff, we are here for the Christmas markets:

Christmas market at night, lots of brights

And for the sausages:

http://commandline.org.uk/images/posts/holiday/bremen/bremen3.jpg

And for the Christmas wine (there seems to be a bit too much Rum in this for 2.5 euros):

http://commandline.org.uk/images/posts/holiday/bremen/bremen2.jpg

Did you know that Beck's is brewed in Bremen using Barley from England?

http://commandline.org.uk/images/posts/holiday/bremen/bremen1.jpg

Is this the world's most unfortunate name for a men's clothing store?

http://commandline.org.uk/images/posts/holiday/bremen/bremen5.jpg

Oh yes, for anyone who has not had enough after the last post, Bremen has ubiquitous cycle lanes.

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