Bremen Off The Beaten Path

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.

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.

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.

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The Weserstadium is located just at the bank of the Weser.
The Weser is a river in north-western Germany. Formed at Hannoversch Münden by the confluence of the rivers Fulda and Werra, it flows through Lower Saxony, then reaching the Hanseatic-town Bremen (see: Hanseatic League), before emptying 50 km further north at Bremerhaven into the North Sea.

The Wesel river is one of the most important rivers of Germany. In days of Hansa this river served as one of the basic trading arteries.

After construction of a big sea-port in Bremerhaven in 70 kilometers from Bremen in the mouth of Wesel the value of Bremen as a river port has fallen.

One of my favourite areas of Bremen was alongside the River Weser. There were much fewer tourists here than around Marktplatz and we walked past a nice market and some great ubs and restaurants. Very tempting to stop but we were running late for our brewery tour.

Somewhere in the city center (don't remember exactly where, but could be close to Lloyd Passage) is a monument of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, an astronomer and mathematician. He was an assistant at an observatory near Bremen.

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!

This is one of, in my opinion, the best sauna/relaxation complexes in Germany. Containing various Turkish steam rooms, sun rooms, outdoor and indoor pool areas, and saunas of various temperatures, this is a great place to visit after a long day of sightseeing.

It is well outside the city center and is accessible via bus if you do not have a vehicle.