Wake up early to explore more of the town before we have to catch our train to Hamburg. Walk around old town a bit, go check out the cathedral there in the center (St. Petri Dom Bremen) where there is an older gentleman who knows much about the building and history so he walks us around and tells us a bit about the building. Such a friendly, awesome man. We then walk to the top to get some views but all the views are somewhat obstructed which is annoying but I guess they have to do it to keep people from throwing stuff out on the people below.
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| Back at the church |
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| Nut shop |
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| Side of the Church |
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| Church organs are always impressive |
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| Restaurant has private tables outside with protection from elements. kinda cool |
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| Pirate xmas market |
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| Being served by a pirate |
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| These guys were great |
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| Menu options |
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| Cool looking bar |
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| Feels good to see a match |
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| Game on! |
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| We are blending in |
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| Grubbing down |
Then make our way back down and into the basement where they have some mummies on display. After that, we go walk around the Schnoorvieirtel which is a neighborhood with incredibly small streets, old buildings, and has an incredibly quaint European vibe to it. After walking around there for a bit, we head back to the place, get our bags and check out before making our way back to the old town to grab some drinks at the pirate market. The guys working the stall we stopped at were friendly and hilarious so we have a couple drinks (fruited gluhwein, cherry gluhbier, some shots cause you cant drink with a pirate without having shots - its a rule or something) hanging out with them before we head to the train station to catch our train. Get in and drop our bags off at her place then we jump on the rail to head up to the Hamburg FC stadium for a soccer match. The walk to the stadium was full of people and probably a mile or 2 all in all from the train station. During the game the bathroom had standing water everywhere which was pretty disgusting, but it did complement the overall dirtyness of the bathroom. The fans made the atmosphere really enjoyable, the main reason I enjoy attending matches over in Europe; though there were lots of people smoking which is just normal and something one needs to get used to. Was a great game but home team lost. After the game, we head back to the rail and take it a few stops to go grab a bite and some beers at Braugasthaus Altes Madchen, a local craft brewpub. None of the beers that I tried stood out to me so once we were done there, walked around the area and wound up at a nearby bar, Goldfischglas, to grab a drink before heading home for the night.
Short soccer chant video
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