GERMANY- PART 1

Our German experience begins in Bremen in the North. The town of 

Bremen is tranquil town with beautiful gardens and secret hidden streets. We explored for the day, visiting the Town Musicians of Bremen - a famous statue of a rooster on top of a cat, perched on a dog, on the shoulders of a donkey. 

The 13^th century Dom St Petri 

church was a remarkable sight also, with vaults, chapels and cellars all within the intricate walls and stained glass windows.  The town hall was equally as impressive and the square beneath it held a quaint flower and produce market selling all the local favourites. It was around lunchtime and our first German treat beckoned us, a traditional bratwurst with mustard.  

Then of course, we were off for the afternoon in the search for a German skate park, however the first seemed disappointing. So onward we drove towards Hamburg, spending the night at a campsite just out of town. The following morning we woke on a mission for a decent skate park, and alas we found one where Matt spent the morning rolling around while I basked in the beautiful sunshine. We enjoyed the rest of the sunshine through the streets of the industrial city of Hamburg seeing the sights and stopping for a German Riesling and a Carlsberg by the water before calling it a night. We drove onward on our quest towards Copenhagen to the lovely little town of Kiel, where we enjoyed our first schnitzel and a pilsner in the square.

 

We drove until the afternoon where we found ourselves in Flensburg, looking for another skate park and a place to sleep. We stumbled across a quiet street down by the water where we walked to a beautiful beach and relished in the daylight. We cooked hamburgers by the pier and ate while watching the boats come in for the day before exploring another stretch of beach. During our explorations we discovered mussels growing on the rocks within the shallow water and we foraged for mussels as the sun began to set. We went back to Kermit with our exciting find and cooked the fresh live mussels in white wine, garlic and shallots and devoured them. They were the most exquisite mussels we have ever eaten, plucked straight from the shoreline in Flensburg, Germany. However, the day wasn’t over as yet, as we chased the sunsets into the dark. Running along the beach soaking up the picturesque night and appreciating how lucky we are to be here, on the other side of the world. 

We woke and enjoyed breakfast by the water before heading into the town of Flensburg. Needing to get Danish Krone as we were crossing the border, we searched the town that seemed awfully quiet. We eventually discovered it was Labor Day in Germany and we weren’t going to find anything open, so the long drive towards Copenhagen began again. Onward to Denmark!