And now for my final post on our visit to Bremen, Germany. . .
The Schnoor in Bremen is a quaint little area with narrow streets and lots of restaurants and stores. You could easily spend a whole day there.
A whimsical look-alike of the famous statue. This one is located in the Schnoor area.
And here we are at the real Bremen Town Musicians statue. I looked all day for this thing and never found it! One of the men Jim had a meeting with is from Bremen and his family history in Bremen goes back to the 1600's! He was nice enough to show us around town and take us to dinner. We really appreciated his time and his knowledge of the area. He may be the only reason I found this statue! It's smaller than I expected : )
There's actually a "Fairy Tale Trail" in Germany. According to the internet you can travel a route linking more than 70 towns and villages, with palaces and castles, all associated with the Brothers Grimm (Jacob & Wilhelm). Maybe another road trip . . .
If you'd like to refresh your memory of the real tales, here's a link to some of them.
CAUTION! Not all fairy tales end "happily ever after" :)
Been reading some tales again and some for the first time. Thanks for the link to University of Pittsburgh...a lot more stories than I remembered. Check out Arthur Rackham's illustrations of these stories...they are my favs!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you two had a great time...love the streets....glad you got a pic with the statue. (Nice new purse!)