Did your mother tell you Grimm's fairy tales when you were a child? Yunluo's childhood nights before going to bed were always a happy time, because her mother would tell her Grimm's fairy tales, Little Red Riding Hood, The Frog Prince, Cinderella, Snow White. ±, . . . These cartoon characters that accompanied Yunluo growing up are still unforgettable.
Do you still remember "The Town Musicians of Bremen"? It tells the story of four animals, a chicken, a cat, a dog and a donkey. Because they were too old, their owners wanted to slaughter them. After they managed to escape, they accidentally met each other. According to the donkey's suggestion, they decided to go to Bremen together to be town musicians.
With the little story in their childhood dreams in mind, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu set off, taking the train to this fairytale town. After leaving the station, they arrived at the hotel they booked and found that it was an extremely modern and lovely hotel. The lobby on the first floor was bright and refreshing green and pink, and the same was true in the room.
The room card, lighting, and decorative paintings are also in the same color. There is also a desk lamp that can hold an iPod.
The train station is only a 2-minute walk from Yunluo and Yanchenyu's hotel. Bremen's central train station was preserved during World War II. It is made entirely of steel structures and is indeed quite old. Compared to the modern steel and glass buildings of Berlin's central train station, the Bremen platform still retains its ancient appearance.
There is a park on the way to the city center. An old windmill stands in the garden, with green grass and blooming flowers. This was once the location of the ancient city wall, which was demolished so the park was renovated.
In the center of Bremen, there is a beautifully decorated pedestrian street called S?gestraβe, which is about 400 meters long. At the end of this street is Oberstrasse. On the left side of S?gestraβe is a modern shopping street, which leads to the town hall.
On this street, the bronze statue of a pig herder is particularly eye-catching, including a pig herder blowing a horn and a group of cute pigs of different sizes.
During this trip to Germany, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu tried all kinds of sausages, grilled, fried, and curry-flavored. This time was no exception. Grilled sausages were the most convenient and delicious to eat. Robin started eating with relish.
After crossing Sergerstrasse, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu arrived at the 1,200-year-old market square (Marktplatz), which is still full of vitality. The 600-year-old town hall on the square has a magnificent Renaissance style and a green roof of Gothic brick structure. The carvings on the front look as delicate as glass.
There is also a 10-meter-high statue of Roland holding a shield. The warrior holding a sword and a shield is majestic and impressive, symbolizing the determination of the people of Bremen to yearn for freedom and peace. It is said that as long as this statue stands here, Bremen can maintain its qualification as a free Hanseatic city.
These are all UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There is also the magnificent St. Peter's Basilica next to the square, which is quite Gothic in style. The twin bell towers are like two sharp swords piercing the sky, and the green spires echo the green roof of the town hall, complementing each other.
Beside the square, there is an inconspicuous narrow street called Rua do Coronet. If it weren't for the large golden relief of an angel embroidering a dragon above the entrance that caught your eye, you might have easily missed it. Rua do Coronet is more like an alley, only 100 meters long. It was built by coffee merchants with their own funds in the early 20th century.
The purpose is to recreate the street scene in the Middle Ages. The short street is fully functional, with cinemas, theaters, cafes, casinos, art galleries, clothing stores, craft shops, restaurants, and even the neighboring Hilton Hotel has set up an entrance on this street. The street is full of expressionist-style buildings.
The walls are covered with totem patterns made of bricks. The most amazing thing is that a row of porcelain clocks are hung between the roofs of the two small buildings. At a specific time, they will play clear music, which is filled with the simple and solemn flavor of the Middle Ages.
Look, my companion pointed at the sculpture, and for the first time, city musicians appeared, with a donkey, a dog, a cat and a chicken standing happily on a water pipe.
Yunluo remembered that Verona in Italy was the hometown of Romeo and Juliet, and naturally became a love place worshipped by young men and women all over the world. Legend has it that touching the right breast of Juliet's bronze statue can bring beautiful love. Now the right breast of Juliet's statue looks particularly shiny.
Walking to this point, who is this beautiful girl? Her breasts have been touched to a golden color. Will they bring good luck to Yunluo and Yan Chenyu?
He will also tell you to pay attention to your feet, because there is a copper nail every 20 centimeters. If you follow the copper nails, you can see the lovely parts of the town. Yunluo, Yan Chenyu and others lined up and walked on the nails. It was really interesting!
After a few twists and turns, when Yunluo and Yan Chenyu walked into a small intersection, everything in front of them was like Alice in Wonderland, with red and white walls and blue and white wooden windows.
Of course, Yunluo and Yan Chenyu were not only interested in the houses, but also in the carefully decorated small shops and workshops in these old houses, including small shops selling various jewelry, hand-woven crafts, pottery, as well as galleries and unique cafes.
This street is called Schnoor Street, which means rope in German, so it is not surprising that this oldest district in Bremen is filled with ancient streets that are winding and like ropes.
The streets are lined with small houses from the 15th and 16th centuries, each with bright colors and different styles, like pearls on a string. There are several alleys in the middle of the street, some of which are so narrow that only one adult can pass through, but it doesn't feel suffocating.
On the contrary, it makes people feel endlessly interesting, as if they are traveling in a fairy tale world full of fantasy. On the right is a hotel with only one room, which is the honeymoon residence longed for by local newlyweds.
The ancient buildings and the tram tracks complement each other. Because of environmental protection, trams have become the pride of the Germans. Yunluo and Yan Chenyu walked out of the side street and returned to the market square.
In a blink of an eye, I saw the sculpture of the animal musicians. The entire bronze statue had become mottled with dark green and black due to the passage of time, and only the two front hooves of the donkey were exceptionally shiny.
It turns out that all fairy tale fans will touch the donkey's front hoof with their hands, which is said to bring good luck. The story of the world-famous Bremen musician has added the most passionate and rich touch to the German Fairy Tale Road.
Bremen also calls itself a city of gourmet food. With the help of its Hanseatic reputation, restaurants in Bremen and Bremerhaven serve a variety of local delicacies and cuisine from various countries.
Yunluo and Yan Chenyu found a Flett restaurant on Cooper Street. This is a very popular seafood restaurant. It mainly serves northern German-style dishes, which are quite authentic. When Yunluo was looking for the way with a map, two old ladies came over and asked Yunluo with a smile if he needed help.
Yunluo said that she was looking for Flett's restaurant. The old lady saw Yunluo and Yan Chenyu's black-haired and black-eyed children and was very curious about where Yunluo and Yan Chenyu came from in Bremen. Yunluo said that Yunluo and Yan Chenyu were from the capital of China. She was surprised and happy to lead Yunluo to this restaurant.
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She also told the restaurant staff that Yunluo and Yan Chenyu were from Beijing and that they must prepare delicious and authentic dishes for them. The old lady's kindness really touched Yunluo and Yan Chenyu, and everyone hugged her in the end.
This is one of the oldest brotherhood meals in the world. Held every February since 1545, guests celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of the new peak season. Since 1545, the order of food and drinks has been set: Bremen chicken soup, sea beer, stockfish, kale and sausages.
Knipp, or oats with meat, was originally a peat-worker's dish. The offal and skin of the animals were minced in a meat grinder and mixed with oats. Knipp was fried in oil and served with fried potatoes and pickled cucumbers or applesauce. Today, offal is no longer used, but only beef liver and pork neck, which has kept this delicious dish in the Bremen menu.
Just satisfying Yun Luo and Yan Chenyu's stomachs was not enough for the two male classmates who were traveling with them. How could they miss the beer here? The Beck's Brewery is located in Bremen.
The beer produced by this factory is sold in more than 100 countries around the world. Not only can you visit the entire production process, but you can also taste the beer. There is also a beer museum and shop. Yunluo and Yan Chenyu bought Beck's beer of various flavors and joined the local crowd watching the World Cup.
Goethe once described it in "Faust" like this: The witches rushed to the Brocken Mountain, the wheat ears were green and the wheat stubble was yellow.
Yunluo and Yan Chenyu were like the witch in the story. As promised, when the wheat ears were green, they sat on the Deutsche Bahn Express ice, looking at the pastoral scenery outside the window all the way, shuttling from one town to another, rushing to the Rocken Mountain, the hometown of a witch - Goslar. Goslar is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and its highest peak is the Brocken Mountain, which is also the legendary witch's stronghold.
Goslar is an ancient city in the Middle Ages, known as the Rome of the North. It was founded by Henry I in 922 AD, and the medieval emperor's palace can still be seen today. The city has a population of less than 50,000, but has 47 churches and monasteries. Centennial houses with half-brick and wood structures can be seen everywhere. They are simple and exquisite, no wonder it was listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. (To be continued...)
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