City number 2 Bremen!!

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BREMEN!!!! November 10-16, 2008


So sorry I’m way behind now with my blogs and will continue to apologize as I’m positive I’ll always be behind.

So second week! I absolutely loved Bremen, it’s by far one of my favorite cities. Our hotel was ok and it was about 15 minutes walking distance from the center of the city. Bremen is definitely not a large city but has a beautiful center with a lot of character and history. One of the famous stories involving Bremen is the Bremen Town Musicians (German Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, also translated as The Musicians of Bremen) which is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Despite the title of the fairy tale the animals never actually arrive in Bremen. “In the story a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a cockerel (rooster), all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, were soon to be discarded or mistreated by their masters. One by one they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to Bremen, known for its freedom, to live without owners and become musicians there. On the way to Bremen, they see a

lighted cottage; they look inside and see four robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each others backs, they decide to perform for the men in hope of gaining food. Their 'music' has an unanticipated effect; the men run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening. Later that night, the robbers return and send one of their members in to investigate. It is dark and he sees the eyes of the Cat shining in the darkness. He reaches over to light his candle, thinking he sees the coals of the fire. Things happen in quick succession; the Cat swipes his face with her claws, the Donkey picks up his hooves and kicks him, the Dog bites him on the leg, and the Rooster crows and chases him out the door, screaming. He tells his companions that he was beset by a horrible witch who scratched him with her long fingers (the Cat), a man with a knife (the Dog), a monster who had hit him with a club (the Donkey), and worst of all, the devil who screamed from the rooftop (the Rooster). The robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days.”(thanks to Wikipedia) I have a picture of the famous sculpture of the animals that is right in the middle of the square. In Bremen I really had fun exploring the city and walking through some of the parks. I went for long runs along the canals and all the paths were covered with giant leaves from the trees. Also the best part was that they had a Starbucks! So a bunch of us would go there to relax and read. All us skaters had a blast skating there too. The audience was wonderful and really enjoyed the show. Ha ha my friend Colleen and I were pulling pranks on all the girls too! Since we were the only two that weren’t in one of the numbers we would switch everyone’s shoes or zip up all their costumes or random things like that. The funny thing is we were so good at lying that they still don't know it was us! I'm always having fun pulling pranks! I’m so happy to be part of this cast, I couldn’t have asked for better!

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Comments

[McKenzie]

Looks fun
cAROLINE IT LOOKS SO FUN. I HOPE I CAN DO IT SOMETIME. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. MCKENZIE