When the folks at the German Tourism authority reached out and invited me to explore Bremen as their guest as part of the citybreakgermany campaign I found my curiosity piqued. The premise for the visit?
Get an overview of what Bremen has on offer over a three day weekend arriving Saturday AM, departing Monday evening without a frantic schedule or over-the-top luxury experience. Jump to part two or part three. What I found was a charming city that was intimate, easy to explore, had distinct personalities and a clean polished experience and functionality that made getting around and exploring the town extremely pleasant.
The beautiful thing about Bremen was that it had many of the wonderful characteristics you might hope for in a German city β delicious food, wonderful history, quirky coffee shops and an assortment of beautiful graffiti.
But, without the broken dysfunction or dystopian rot that plagues some of its larger siblings. Bremen was clean. It was tidy. It was well maintained and felt vibrant, alive, and like a city that is thriving. The connection from Airport to City Center cost about 2 Euro and took 11 minutes.
The trams are new, offer great access to the city, and have screens that make identifying where you are and the next few stops straightforward and easy. Even the regional Bus which I took for more than 50 minutes to the end of its line in the nearby artist village of Worpswede had a screen that made finding my stop easy.
