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Published: February 22nd 2023
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Grimmwelt
This display in Grimmwelt is inspired by the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel From Kassel to Lübeck
We have noticed that there are many interesting historical towns in Germany. We must say that there are surprisingly many towns with preserved historical city centres considered that the allies severely bombed many German towns in the end of the Second World War. But we actually noticed that not everything that looks old necessarily is old. In one place when we visited the "historical city centre" we felt that something was off. When we looked more carefully we could see that the buildings were all new. After the war they cleared the rubble and built a new town in the old style. But since we noticed it they obviously made a poor job at it.
In this blog entry we are going to write about what we did in the last couple of days that we spent in Germany. We finished the
previous blog entry with Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel. But there is one more site in Kassel we visited and would like to write about. So that's where we are going to start now.
Kassel - Grimmwelt The
Grimm Brothers and their
collections of fairy tales is well known to us. When
Karl Junker Haus
In the town Lemgo we visited the Karl Junker House. Karl Junker was an artist and architect. we learnt that there in Kassel is a museum about the Grimm Brothers we decided to pay a visit there. However, it wasn't what we expected. Sorry to say it, but the museum was a bit dull. We thought that there would be much focus on the fairy tales they collected. Instead the museum was mostly about the brothers and their careers. They may be famous for collecting fairy tales but they did a lot of other things in life too.
Lemgo - Karl Junker Haus After Kassel we went to the town Lemgo and visited the Karl Junker House.
Karl Junker was an artist and architect. His house in Lemgo is very special. You might argue that it is better to describe it as a work of art than a functional house. Both the exterior and the interior of the house is decorated with many small pieces of wood that together form a pattern of sorts. To be honest, it is not pretty. But it is very special and we are happy that we went there.
Ulm We made a brief stop in the town Ulm. Here is a short description of
Karl Junker Haus
Karl Junker's house in Lemgo is very special. You might argue that it is better to describe it as a work of art than a functional house. the sights we saw there.
=> Ulm Minster: The church
Ulm Minster proudly stands at Münsterplatz and is famous for being the tallest church in the world. The church is 161.5 meters tall by the way.
=> Albert Einstein: The physicist and Nobel Laureate Albert Einstein was born in Ulm. The house he was born is no longer there but at the site where the house stood there is a small sculpture with an inscription stating that Albert Einstein was born there.
=> Einstein sculpture/fountain: At the Ulm University there is a humorous fountain and sculpture honouring Albert Einstein. In the sculpture Einstein is sticking his tongue out. On a building a few meters away there is one stone fastened on the brick wall. Further down there is an inscription saying "Ein stein", which is German for "One stone".
Bremen We made a brief stop in Bremen when we travelled in
Germany in 2019. We really liked Bremen so this year we decided to go back there. This time we also stayed a little longer than we did three years ago and that gave us time to see some places further away from the city.
Karl Junker Haus
Both the exterior and the interior of Karl Junker's house is decorated with many small pieces of wood that together form a pattern of sorts. =>
Valentin submarine pens: During the Second World War Nazi Germany built a gigantic bunker north of Bremen. The plan was to use this facility as an assembly plant for mass produced submarines. The bunker was bombed before it was put into use and soon afterwards the war over and the entire complex was rendered obsolete. Today Valentin submarine pens can be visited and contains a museum.
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Bremerhaven: City north of Bremen which is important since it has a major port.
=> Central Bremen: We walked around a bit in central Bremen. It is a very nice place with some grand well preserved historical buildings.
Hamburg After we left Bremen we were at the end of our vacation. On our way north to catch the ferry back to Sweden we made a brief stop in Hamburg to visit friends. We then revisited some sites
we saw in 2019 and we also visited some sites we had not been to before.
=> Beatles sites: Before the Beatles had their big breakthrough they for a period played in various night clubs in Hamburg. This period is often seen as an important time in their career since this is where
Ulm Minster
Being 161.5 meters tall the church Ulm Minster is the tallest church in the world. they were transformed from a hobby band to professional musicians.
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Indra: The club Beatles played in when they first arrived there in 1960.
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Kaiserkeller: Rock club just off Reeperbahn. The Beatles played there in October and November 1960.
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Beatles-Platz: A small plaza with a sculpture of the Beatles.
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Hamburg Planetarium: When we strolled around in the city park we stumbled upon a beautiful building. When we walked up closer we learned that it is the Hamburg Planetarium.
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Elbe Tunnel: A tunnel built in 1911 to make it easier for workers in the docks to get to and from work. It was planned for pedestrians and bicycles but it is also possible to go by car. But that's a bit inconvenient since you have to take an elevator to get down into the tunnel.
=> TRUDE: When the new Elbe Tunnel was constructed in the end of the 1960-ies and early 1970-ies a tunnel boring machine was used. The cutting shield then used is named TRUDE and is displayed near Barmbek Metro station.
Lübeck Our final destination in Germany was the city
Lübeck on the north
The birthplace of Albert Einstein
At the site where Albert Einstein's birth house stood there is a small sculpture with an inscription stating that Albert Einstein was born there. coast. The city was in the Middle Ages a member of the
Hanseatic League. Lübeck's old town is dominated by buildings from its Hanseatic League days. This has rendered it a place on the UNESCO world heritage list.
One interesting feature in Lübeck is that many private houses in the old town has large flowers growing beside the doors. We have not seen that anywhere else so this seems to be a local tradition here.
We have now reached the end of this trip but not the end of our blogs. We have two more coming up. These blogs will together cover three museums. For various reasons we felt that it was better to publish these in separated blogs rather than trying to include them in the other blog entries.
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RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew
Summer holidays
I would have been a bit disappointed that the museum on the Grimm brothers wasn't focussed on their fairy tales which are famous all over the world. But I suppose that's all I know about them, whereas locals may value their other ventures too. It's beautiful that the people of Lubeck can grow such lovely flowers out of the sealed footpath. Thanks for taking us along on your summer holidays Ake and Emma, I've learnt a lot about Germany and that part of the world. Where to next? :)