| Bremen is indeed a wonderful city, a metropolis | | | | artifacts dating back to the Romans, freshly |
| housing more than two million and a half inhabitants, | | | | uncovered from the city center archeological |
| without counting the tens of thousands of tourists | | | | excavations that take place even now, in 2010. |
| pouring in every year. It is a very old city, almost two | | | | An important feature of the Focke Museum is an |
| thousand years old, and this means that tourists have | | | | original Hansekogge, a ship that was very common in |
| a lot of things to see there, because Germans were | | | | Bremen around the year 1350. Lots of shippers and |
| always very careful in preserving their historic heritage. | | | | fishermen used this type of boat to do their jobs, even |
| In Bremen there are entire neighborhoods with buildings | | | | though it was meant to be a rescue ship. It's got a |
| older than four hundred years. | | | | unique design, as few city ports in the World were |
| Imagine taking a stroll in the Schnoor, a street that was | | | | using it, and, if there were ships like these in other cities, |
| once home of the fishermen and shippers, and that | | | | you could be sure they were either coming from |
| was renovated with great care, keeping intact the 18th | | | | Bremen, or the design was stolen and somebody built |
| century atmosphere. Nowadays this street is a place | | | | a replica. |
| where you can find rustic cafes, art galleries and | | | | Another place to see is the Bremen Theater, for |
| artisan shops. It will surely be a pleasant pastime for | | | | culture-loving tourists. It is an enormous building, and it |
| any tourist. The cultural aspect of the city is of the | | | | has been the host of some epic plays and concerts |
| utmost importance, and travelers love touring the | | | | throughout the 20th century which gave this place a |
| wonderful museums and attending to plays at the | | | | great boost in popularity. Only the best artists and |
| theater of Bremen, this being an unforgettable | | | | musicians manage to have their show at the Bremen |
| experience for art lovers of the world. | | | | Theater, which means that this theater is very |
| One of the most interesting museums is the Focke | | | | attractive and this is why it always sells out all the |
| Museum, a great attraction, focused on art, history, and | | | | tickets hours before the show starts. If you want to go |
| culture. Occasionally it houses photo exhibits from | | | | there, you will need to make a reservation several |
| renowned photographers and painting galleries of the | | | | days prior to the concert, show or play you want to |
| most appreciated contemporary painters. But, in | | | | attend to. |
| essence, the Focke Museum shows its visitors a lot of | | | | Anyway, the idea is that Bremen is a city that has a |
| "stuff", and by that I mean fishing rods, gramophones, | | | | lot to offer to its inhabitants and even more to offer to |
| pistols, swords, tables... you get the idea. What makes | | | | its tourists, and a week in this city can mean a lot to |
| them valuable is their age. Who wouldn't like to see | | | | persons that want to go in a special place for the |
| stuff that people used in their everyday lives hundreds | | | | holidays. |
| of years ago? The display is mind boggling, with | | | | |