Day 59: Fri 15 Aug - Bremen

19-28 deg C, sunny and pleasant 

Walk G: 12km; total: 469km

Walk W: 8km; total: 414km

We enjoyed just walking the streets of Bremen this morning. It wasn’t too busy early but we could see that the hoards were moving in pretty fast. The Town Square seemed to be the centre of attention. Adding to the excitement was fresh food market day, and right in the middle of everything they were setting up sound equipment and other paraphernalia for a big music extravaganza. So, moving right along we excused ourselves and left for quieter streets. 

The Town Square is actually very impressive and part of it is UNESCO World Heritage listed. We will go back when there’s not so many people there. There are a lot of people around who are coughing and sputtering so we are cautious, without being paranoid. 

After some more wandering we returned to the hotel for morning tea in the room, another strategy we have developed to avoid crowds. 

The rest of the day was spent with more wandering and periodic rests back in the room. Wow, nearly a fair dinkum rest day, not quite. 

 

Street sculpture, cute piggies 

Commercial building within Market Square

Part of Church of Our Lady

Bremen Town Musicians. The best-known representation of the Town Musicians is the internationally acclaimed bronze sculpture by Gerhard Marcks dating from 1953. 

It stands on the western side of the Old Town Hall.

Old Town Hall

Old Town Hall, UNESCO listed 

Pano of Market Square 

New Town Hall

Bremen Parliament building

St Peter’s Cathedral

Over 1,200 years old, with distinctive early Gothic architecture 

Bessie the cow at the local fresh food markets

Bremen Bank Building 

Fountain of Neptune

An inactive drinking water fountain. 

Inside a shopping passage

Bringer of Light on Böttcherstrasse, a pedestrianised arcade that is Bremen’s secret ‘high street’

The ‘high street’

A feature on the wall of the Information Centre

Atlantis House

St. Martin’s Church

St John’s Church

Back of the City Courthouse

Streetscape 

Little house in the River

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