Archive: February 2011


Paris to Frankfurt to Bremen

February 3, 2011 · Posted in train travel

Is the glass half-empty or half-full? I wonder as I look out the train window to see the green of grass mixed with the white of snow. Do I see winter continuing or spring beginning? There’s a German/Italian man sitting next to me on the first part of this trip, from Paris to Frankfurt. [...] Read more

In Bremen

February 4, 2011 · Posted in Germany

There’s a fairytale association I have with Bremen, set into my imagination by the Brothers Grimm. Arriving in Bremen, I’m immediately reminded of that. The Hauptbahnhof, or central train station, looks a bit castle-like. Bremen is not a small village, nor a large city, with a population near half a million, the 10th [...] Read more

In Bremen, Germany

February 5, 2011 · Posted in Eurail

There are not many fairytales titled with a town’s name, but when the Brothers Grimm wrote The Bremen Town Musicians in the early 19th century, they did just that. In the Marktplatz, you’ll find the bronze statue of the four musicians: the donkey, dog, cat and rooster. It was created in 1953 by a local [...] Read more

In Bremen

February 6, 2011 · Posted in Carnival, Germany

In the Bremen Town Musicians, a group of different animals join together to bray, bark, meow, and crow together. They would be proud of a new tradition found in Bremen today: the Carnival. Read more

Bremen to Hannover to Basel to Lucern

February 8, 2011 · Posted in train travel

Traveling back into winter and these Swiss houses seem built to appear in the winter landscape. Read more

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