Bremen Off The Beaten Path

This is where I grew up - in a very green part of Bremen, with many little rivers, great nature and one real river - the Wuemme river. The area is well-known among ornithologists for the richness of seldom birds. On the weekends people get their bikes, inline skates of walking shoes and stroll over the dikes to enjoy the scenery and fresh air. And the beergardens of course. Some are well-hidden and can only be reached by boat.

I have portrayed the area from my personal view in the travelogue. Check out if you like nature pics.

Cruising the ports is especially nice, because you don't only see ports as everything is smaller than in Bremerhaven, Hamburg or even Rotterdam. You also have some city scenery and it really is a relaxing and fun cruise. Since Bremen has outsourced its big container activities to Bremerhaven a cruise there at the Weser-Delta is much more impressvie port-size wise, though.

Go to the riverfront at the end of the Boettcherstrasse and you will get right to the Martini-Anleger, where the boats go.

The Stadtwaage is a bit off the Market square at the Langenstr. 13 (leaving the market square in the back right corner). Here were goods weighted in former times coming from the port, such as coffee, cotton etc. The house dates back to 1588 and has a wonderful renaissance facade.

Folks, I love the Buergerpark! Why? Not only because I love nice parks, but this actually is a city park for living. There is 2 categories of city parks in big cities: One is only for nice gardens and walks and the other is also for playing football, frisbee, rowing, sleeping in the grass, picknicking etc. - say for living. The Buergerpark is a nice example for the latter type. It is huge and strechtes from behind the Convention Center behind the Central Station to the University area with the famous "Unisee" with nice swimming in summer. The park has forests, meadows, water, a mini zoo, historical cafes, running circuits etc. etc. etc. If you have the extra time to relax on your trip to Bremen, why not do it here with the locals. Welcome!

Especially with nice wheather it's fun to walk around the Wallanlagen park, the green belt with water around the city center. In former times to protect the city from enemies, now a nice area for walking or ice skating in winter. The old windmill now is a nice cafe, great to sit inside or outside.

Located half way between the central station and the Soegestrasse shopping area.

Next to the cityhall there is a statue of the four most famous inhabitants of Bremen. The four 'Bremer Stadtmusikanten' (= town-musicians), the mule, the dog, the cat and the rooster from this famous fairytale. You don't know the story and you go to Bremen: Well, then buy the story in any bookstore or touristgiftshop, sit down on one of the many terraces and read it. No better place to learn about it then the place ... where it happened.

It is difficult to find trams in the most modern cities of Germany. Bremen is a place where you still can see trams in full business on the roads.

Walking down from the station, before reaching the old town, you pass this windmill just off Burgermeister Strasse. Nearby is Am Wall which marks boundary between the old town and the rest of Bremen.