Ostfriesland

Little villages filled with magic and good food.

The well kept farm land, incredible food, outstanding hospitality, quaint villages, and breathtaking views are just a small part of what makes Ostfriesland special.

I am consistently impressed by the craftsmanship and remarkable details in everything I see here. You can really tell that the people care here, they value their work and understand it’s importance.

I just spent a week in North-Western Germany with my grandma and 12 other seniors on a bus tour to go visit the places that our ancestors were from. We had an excellent time, I visited more churches in the span of that week than maybe I ever had in my life. We managed to visit at least 2 or 3 a day.

We did an awesome bike tour one of the days, which is super popular in this region because everything is FLAT!

Ostfriesland is quaint and scenic. Wind turbines fill the skylines along with windmills, grain fields, and picturesque skies!

Bremen & Bremerhaven

me in front of the prezel store in Schnoor!

The dinner I had at Ständige Vertretung! I don't remeber the name! Agh! It came with herring too!

This man and his pigs in the main walking street of Bremen!

To Do:

Schnoor- This is the quaint "old town" area of Bremen. It's walkable in maybe 20 minutes and has lots of small shops and even had a waffle and a pretzel place to visit! YUM!

St. Petri Dom Bremen- This is a gorgeous church. It has a museum inside with hundreds of old artifacts found in the church when they did some renovation work on it. The woodwork on the pulpit is unreal, along with all of the other paintings and marvelous details! Stop in for sure!

Town Musicians of Bremen- These are right outside of the church and are from the Grimms brothers fairy tale about four animal musicians who set out to get rich performing in the town of Bremen, to read the full story, you can buy one of the 100 books about it in Bremen or read about it here.

The only other few things to do are a walk around the main shopping area which you will find once you continue past the old town hall on your right after the church, and find the glockenspiel too!

In Bremerhaven, you have the incredible German Emigration/Immigration Museum. It was incredibly well done and ended up being one of the highlights of my trip. They do such an incredible job of showing life before, during and after people came to and left Germany. They also have a zoo and a really incredible Climate Museum there too!

To Eat:

Ständige Vertretung Rheinland Bremen- this restaurant is sort of tucked away, but very worth it! First off, you get to sit under the Glockenspiel that plays every hour and second, its a very nice walk with cute shops to arrive and the food was great so that's a win-win-win as far as I'm concerned.

Ostfriesland

Bremen & Bremerhaven

To Do:

Schnoor- This is the quaint "old town" area of Bremen. It's walkable in maybe 20 minutes and has lots of small shops and even had a waffle and a pretzel place to visit! YUM!

St. Petri Dom Bremen- This is a gorgeous church. It has a museum inside with hundreds of old artifacts found in the church when they did some renovation work on it. The woodwork on the pulpit is unreal, along with all of the other paintings and marvelous details! Stop in for sure!

Town Musicians of Bremen- These are right outside of the church and are from the Grimms brothers fairy tale about four animal musicians who set out to get rich performing in the town of Bremen, to read the full story, you can buy one of the 100 books about it in Bremen or read about it here.

The only other few things to do are a walk around the main shopping area which you will find once you continue past the old town hall on your right after the church, and find the glockenspiel too!

To Eat:

Ständige Vertretung Rheinland Bremen- this restaurant is sort of tucked away, but very worth it! First off, you get to sit under the Glockenspiel that plays every hour and second, its a very nice walk with cute shops to arrive and the food was great so that's a win-win-win as far as I'm concerned.

Bremer Ratskeller- this is a wine cellar and restaurant that lives underneath a chunk of the old town hall! Very cozy with an awesome wine selection!

or go to this awesome article by The Culture Trip to find other options!

Greetsiel & Surrounding

Ostfriesland

Bremen & Bremerhaven

To Do:

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Schnoor- This is the quaint "old town" area of Bremen. It's walkable in maybe 20 minutes and has lots of small shops and even had a waffle and a pretzel place to visit! YUM!

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St. Petri Dom Bremen- This is a gorgeous church. It has a museum inside with hundreds of old artifacts found in the church when they did some renovation work on it. The woodwork on the pulpit is unreal, along with all of the other paintings and marvelous details! Stop in for sure!

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Town Musicians of Bremen- These are right outside of the church and are from the Grimms brothers fairy tale about four animal musicians who set out to get rich performing in the town of Bremen, to read the full story, you can buy one of the 100 books about it in Bremen or read about it here.

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The only other few things to do are a walk around the main shopping area which you will find once you continue past the old town hall on your right after the church, and find the glockenspiel too!

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To Eat:

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Ständige Vertretung Rheinland Bremen- this restaurant is sort of tucked away, but very worth it! First off, you get to sit under the Glockenspiel that plays every hour and second, its a very nice walk with cute shops to arrive and the food was great so that's a win-win-win as far as I'm concerned.

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Bremer Ratskeller- this is a wine cellar and restaurant that lives underneath a chunk of the old town hall! Very cozy with an awesome wine selection!

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or go to this awesome article by The Culture Trip to find other options!

Greetsiel & Surrounding