Everywhere in Bremen

 

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Our first stop in Bremen was the Tourist Information office, to collect a detailed map and seek advice about the must-see places.  Outside the shop was this curious model.

 

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Inside, cute soft toy variations were on sale.

 

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In the window were displays of all kinds of interpretations of what appeared to be the “Bremer Stadtmusikanten” – the Bremen Town Musicians, of which we knew nothing.

 

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Of course, having discovered them, we couldn’t move for seeing yet more variations on the theme.

 

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The souvenir shops had plenty of them.

 

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There were books and bags with what appears to be the city logo on them.  We learned it was from a Grimm’s fairy tale and quickly read the story to satisfy our curiosity.  The book we read was illustrated by our favourite Janosch which was a timely reminder of other birthdays, when we read how beautiful Panama is.

 

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Walking along the river, we enjoyed seeing the theme stretched further, like on the cycle path sign here.

 

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Then in the Schnoor, we smiled at the “Bremen Musicians by night” T shirt, too.

 

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We thought that the people of Bremen could well be fed up of seeing the image all over the place, because really, everywhere we looked it was there.

 

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Or at least, it was referenced.

 

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Of course, we saw the original too!

 

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And one last parting shot in the mural in the railway station on our way back.

Enough!

(Thank you, Bremen)

Before we went home

A Birthday in Bremen