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Europe » Germany » Bremen October 1st 2014

Today we went into Bremen and had a wander round the old quarter - Schnoor. There are lots of statues depicting old fairytales - Grimm Bros. Was lovely to see the city.... read more
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Europe » Germany » Bremen September 29th 2014

Europe » Germany » Bremen » Bremen September 29th 2014

A couple of huge days. We started out at 6.30am on Saturday morning in Antibes, France, jumped on the local train through to Monaco Monte-Carlo, then we started a road trip from there up to Lake Como in Italy. Stayed in a beautiful place on the lake, then early start Sunday morning, 7am we were on the road heading back to Vegesack, Germany. We travelled up through the top of Italy, into Switzerland, then climbed right up into the pass between Switzerland and Austria. Over 2000 meters above sea level. The views were absolutely incredible. I was terrified coming down all the hairpin bends, but was well worth the trip. Then we crossed into Austria for a short time, had lunch, then back into Germany. Imagine doing that in NZ - passing through 4 countries in ... read more
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Europe » Germany » Bremen September 18th 2014

Just a few more lines that I missed and remaining photos. Today I went to German class with Phillip, boy what a difference living in a country can do to your comprehension! This was only their second year and they are all fluent speakers, but subtle placement of words or some grammar is eluding them. I was surprised to find I am much better this year in speaking and understanding some German.... read more
The 2nd photo of the water mill
The WaterMill
The Heide in the Wald

Europe » Germany » Bremen September 17th 2014

Had a home day, spent time around Gary and Philip’s new house, then down to the local Pub for a quiz night, didn’t do so good. Met up with Philip’s old housemates from Digby Crescent, Dinner with Steve and coffee with Jonathan – great to catch up with both, lots of things have happened in the intervening years. Went for a walk to the local Finsbury Park, There were about 4 HUGE circus tents – but walled up, some very expensive private function!! Boy would my Phillip loved to see what was there! After our Dinner with Steve, and lots of wine etc, Philip decided to stay home and Gary and I went out for the day to Peterborough. Peteborough has a very nice Cathedral and has a market town feel. We had a good day ... read more
Market Square Peterborough
Reservoir near Finsbury Park
Inside the old pumping station

Europe » Germany » Bremen » Bremerhaven September 13th 2014

David and Brendon - having a few wines on our first night in Germany... read more

Europe » Germany » Bremen » Bremen September 4th 2014

This is Lily (Lille) a beautiful Siamese kitten at Brendon's and Irmgards.... read more
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Europe » Germany » Bremen » Bremerhaven September 3rd 2014

Did a tiki tour around the countryside and into Bremerhaven. So green and lush. Had a great lunch at the fish restaurant(I ordered the pork medallions)!! Excellent meal, then took a walk around the town and harbour area.... read more
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Europe » Germany » Bremen September 1st 2014

Europe » Germany » Bremen » Bremen June 1st 2014

Bremen Germany 31 May 2014 After leaving Leeuwarden on a magnificent morning with sun shining and clear skies we drove just over 300kms , across the German border to Bremen. Bremen was once a member of the medieval Hanseatic League and is still one of the most important cities in northern Germany. Together with the city of Bremerhaven on the North Sea it forms Germany's smallest state. Bremen has more than 1200 years of history, and was, for most of its existence, an independent city-state. Bremen is a rather long and narrow city, lined along both sides of the river Weser. Along the north-west/south-east axis it stretches about 10 km, but across only 2 km. The entire city is located on flat plains.' We loved this town. We booked into Camping Wienberg which was 14 kms ... read more
At Camping Wienberg Bremen Germany 31 May 2014 (2)
Bottcherstrasse a pedestrian arcade in Bremen Germany  (1)
Bottcherstrasse a pedestrian arcade in Bremen Germany  (2)




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