Friday, February 12, 2016

Bremen


The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwesternGermany.
A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the River Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region, with 2.4 million people. Bremen is the second most populous city in Northern Germany and tenth in Germany.
Bremen is a major cultural and economic hub in the northern regions of Germany. Bremen is home to dozens of historical galleries and museums, ranging from historical sculptures to major art museums, such as the Übersee-Museum Bremen. Bremen has a reputation as a working class city. Along with this, Bremen is home to a large number of multinational companies and manufacturing centers. Companies headquartered in Bremen include the Hachez chocolate company and Vector Foiltec.

Bremen is some 60 km (37 mi) south from the Weser mouth on the North Sea. With Bremerhaven right on the mouth the two comprise the state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (official German name: Freie Hansestadt Bremen).

                               Bremen town hall

              

                                             Roland

                                    

                                Bremen's city hall
                 

                                      Stephanibrueke

                 

In myopinion this city have lots of place to visit. I  think this city it seems like Hamburg. But one thing that I don't like is too many people.

Freiburg


                  View over Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany with a population of about 220,000. In the south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgauregion on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain. A famous old German university town, and archiepiscopalseat, Freiburg was incorporated in the early twelfth century and developed into a major commercial, intellectual, and ecclesiastical center of the upper Rhine region. The city is known for its medieval minster and Renaissance university, as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices. The city is situated in the heart of the major Baden wine-growing regionand serves as the primary tourist entry point to the scenic beauty of the Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, the city is the sunniest and warmest in Germany and held the all-time German temperature record of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) from 2003 to 2015.

                     Freiburg Münster medieval cathedral

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                                          Baele

            

                                   Freiburg VAG tram

              

                              The University of Freiburg

               

I was in this city 2 years ago with my exchange friends. It was very cool because thixs city have a lot of things to do. When I have time I want to visit this city again.


Lübeck

Lübeck is a city in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. On the river Trave, it was the leading city of the Hanseatic League, and because of its extensive Brick Gothic architecture is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. In 2005, it had a population of 213,983.

The old part of Lübeck is on an island enclosed by the Trave. The Elbe–Lübeck Canal connects the Trave with the Elbe River. Another important river near the town centre is the Wakenitz. The Autobahn 1 connects Lübeck with Hamburg and Denmark.Travemünde is a sea resort and ferry port on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Lübeck Hauptbahnhof links Lübeck to a number of railway lines, notably the line to Hamburg.

                          St. Mary's Church, Lübeck

            

                                            Town  Hall

               

Hospital of the Holy Spirit, one of the oldest social institutions                                    of Lübeck (1260)       

             

Fehmarnbelt Lightship in front of the Concert and Congress                                                   Center

              
In my opinion I very like this city because its near the sea and have a big habour. One day I will visit thiscity.