| | Aug 6, 2009 - Bremen | (click to enlarge)
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| I'm sitting on the train from Hamburg to Copenhagen. Some of the German ICE trains have wifi, which is very cool, so I can surf the Internet, check email or update my journal while flying through the German countryside. They had removed my train car going from Bremen to Hamburg, so I had to stand the whole way because the other cars were packed. It was less than an hour, so not a big deal, but I'd hate to have to stand the 3+ hours to Copenhagen.
Going through my photos, I realized I haven't taken many pictures yet. I only took one of Birgit and her youngest son, Bent and none of the rest of her family. The last time I was in Bremen (11 years ago), her other 2 sons, Lukas and Niss were 5 and 1. I didn't even recognize them now. They are both studying English, so was able to speak with them. The last time I was here, I woke up one morning to find Lukas looking over me, saying something in German. Birgit was laughing and told me that he said "Why are you so dumb that you don't even speak German?"
It was nice to spend a few days in Bremen with Birgit, seeing how a typical German family lives. Bremen doesn't have a lot of tourist sites, but the old town is nice and surrounded by a beautiful park, which at one time was the moat. Evidently it's known for a famous children's story involving a donkey, dog, cat and rooster (the Bremen Town Players?), but I'm not familiar with it. There is a statue of the animals in the old town square, and you're supposed to hold onto the donkey's legs and make a wish. it was a relaxing few days here and nice to just hang out with Birgit, Torsten and the kids.
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