| A Railway Fairy Trail Hamburg-Bremen-Hameln (Hamlyn) by train |
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| - in search of the Bremer Stadtmusikanten and the Rattenfänger - (the Bremen Town Musicians and the Pied Piper) | |||
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| An early start from Hamburg Hbf on a Metronom train to Bremen. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Departing Hamburg (left); good views are possible from the rear of the train due to a full length glass bulkhead and door separating the passengers from the driving compartment. A Metronom train being propelled by the locomotive and heading back towards Hamburg (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Bremen communications tower seen prior to arrival at Bremen Hbf. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Bremen Hbf (left). Novel benches in the street by the Hauptbahnhof (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| The Mühle am Wall (Windmill), Bremen. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| On the way from the Hauptbahnhof to the Old Town, Bremen. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Approaching the Markplatz (left); Markplatz (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Bremer Stadtmusikanten - the symbol of Bremen. The bronze sculpture by Gerhard Marcks dates from 1951 (left); kids' version in Markplatz (centre); on a plate in a street trader's stall (right). For one reason or another the four animals were to be disposed of by their respective owners. They all met up on the way to Bremen where the Donkey had assured them that they could join the Town Band. On the way they came across a house in which they thought they might be able to spend the night. But the house had been taken over by robbers and the animals climbed up on each other's back and peered in the window. The robbers took off in fright at seeing a "monster" and, as far as I know, the animals have lived in the house ever since - they never actually joined the Town Band! - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| View of the sculpture which is situated on the western side of the town hall (left). Traditional German beer tankards (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Looking across the Markplatz to the statue of Bremer Roland which stands outside the town hall. It is the most famous of the 26 Roland statues in Germany - and the largest at over 5.5 metres in height. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Town Hall (left); The Schnoor quarter (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Vielleicht sollte ich das Katzen Café besuchen - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Böttcherstraße - considered to be Bremen's secret high street (heimliche Hauptsraße). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| The Bringer of Light (left) - a guilt relief at the gateway to Böttcherstraße. Sculpture in Böttcherstraße (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Narrow streets in the Schnoor quarter. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Modern tram in Ballgebrückstraße (above); flower stalls by St Peter's Cathedral (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Back to the Hauptbahnhof for a train to Hannover (left); changing at Hannover for Hameln (Hamlyn) (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| OHE freight train arriving Hameln (left); Hameln Hauptbahnhof (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Like Bremen, the old town is a fair walk from the Hauptbahnhof, but once you get on the trail of the Pied Piper (der Rattenfänger) (left) it is simply a matter of following the rats stencilled on the pavement! Bungelosenstraße (No Drums Street) leading from the Gastätte Rattenfängerhaus (Pied Piper Inn) (right) is still a street where music is banned. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Displays at the Gastätte Rattenfängerhaus. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Hamlyn old town - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| On the trail of the Pied Piper in Hamlyn old town - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Pied Pier statue. - - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| River Wesser - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| King Rat - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Modern bus stance near the River Wesser (left); The modern town hall (Rathaus) (above) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| Pied Piper fountain outside the Rathaus. - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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| I wasn't able to find out the significance of this rat (left). Awaiting departure for Hamburg (right). - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |||
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Wind turbines (above) on the way back to Hamburg via Hannover. Hamburg Hbf (right). |
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