I didn’t travel up to Bremen when following the Fairy Tale Route. It was a bit far to see the statue of The Three Musicians. Besides I’d already been there.
Neither did I travel down to Bremen from the Altes Land. I’d already been there.
I was utterly convinced of that. So I got a bit of a shock when leafing through my photo albums. No pictures. No real memories either. But I spent a week there during my undergraduate year abroad … didn’t I?
Then it dawned on me. The trip was cancelled. That was the week I landed in hospital. And yet, for four decades I have been convinced that I have actually been to Bremen! What kind of drugs, I wonder, can induce an such a long-lasting hallucination?
There’s a blank too literature wise. Prior to GLM X I hadn’t read anything by authors born in Bremen. I have managed to find one title that has been translated into English, which I will review later today. Guess what? There are only a few paragraphs located in Bremen.
At least, I now know where my next German destination will be …. just as soon as the safer After Times are here.
Have you been to Bremen? What are the must-sees, the must-dos, the must-reads?
These scrapbooks have been fascinating. You certainly show your interest and love for Germany in such depth. I loved Berlin but other than a few major cities have not travelled widely in Germany. Thanks for the recommendations for further reading and continue to have happy travels,
Memory is a strange thing. I look back in journals and find out that it’s played tricks on me about when I visited places or for how long… Very much enjoying your travels though!
I think I changed trains in Bremen once, but that’s about my extent of acquaintance with it, so I can’t help you there. But I found this rather charming site with pictures about books set in Bremen. https://www.bremen.de/kultur/bremer-romane
Thank you.
Mexikoring (Mexico Street in my translation) by Simone Buchholz is set largely in Bremen
👍 Will look out for it. Thank you.