Receiving Mail
by aliante1981
Everybody (well, almost!) likes receiving letters - I certainly do, though there are other, more modern and efficient means of communication - e-mail, phone, and such like. However, if you simply like getting letters or if you need, say, the originals or paper copies of some documents sent to you while you are on the move, you can use the poste restante service. Your best bet is to use the American Express service, which is available for free to clients - you should hold either their card or travellers cheques. They are reliable and present in all major cities.
U-boot Bunker Valentin - It's big!
by JHR
I read about Valentin in article in The Times and decided to visit the place. Briefly - an enormous manufacturing plant for Type 21 and 23 U-boats, encased in 6m thick reinforced concrete - 90% complete when the war ended in 1945 - hit by Grand Slam bombs dropped by RAF Lancasters and barely scratched - owned and used by the Bundeswehr for several decades - but now up for sale - protected as a listed monument - built by 20,000 Russian and Polish slave labourers of whom about 25% died - memorial outside to these victims of 'Vernichtung durch Arbeit'.
Not sure if this is for everyone. You can't actually get inside, and the man at the gate house did not appreciate my (British) sense of humour i.e. 'How much do you want for it? Any discount for a citizen of a NATO country?' BUT it's ENORMOUS. The sheer scale of the facility is stunning. You can walk all the way round it... just follow the fences.
To get there take a local train to Farge, then walk or take a bus to Rekum.
A trip to Munich?
by bonio about Hofbräuhaus
A little piece of Munich transported to Bremen! a visit a must once we spotted it.
Large and comfortable inside but a warm morning and plenty of room in the courtyard beergarden.
Beer and food up to standard, enjoyed our visit here.
The Market Square (Marktplatz)
by Audrey118
The Markeplatz (market square) is worth noting surrounded by probably Bremen's finest buildings. The cobbles of the market square depict a large Hanseatic cross.
Here is also where the Roland statue and Bremen's best known historic buildings, such as the Parliament Building and Schütting can be found.
Statue of Roland
by Rupanworld
in the middle of the Market Square, one can see the tall, elegant, handsome and very historic statue of Roland, which is also in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. it is the 'Bremen's Statue of Liberty' and has stood in its place as a symbol of Bremen's trading rights and freedom since the year 1404.
Roland was a popular legendary figure in medieval Europe. In Germany, Roland was a symbol of independence of growing cities from the local nobility. In the later part of the Middle Ages many German cities erected defiant statues of Roland in the marketplaces. The Roland in front of the town hall in Bremen was erected as early as 1404. The staue is 5.55 meters high. During our visit the famous old Freimarkt fair was going on and the same is reflected even in the Roland Statue
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Inside the restaurant
Town Musicians of Bremen
Bremen Center
Look for the bowtie
