Bremen
Bremen
Bremen is in northern Germany and the official name is the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Bremen, which has the tenth largest population in Germany, is a federal state as city state with the city Bremerhaven and the population is over 0.5 million. Bremen is approx. 60 kilometer up from the mouth of the Weser and developed as a port and commercial city.
Railways in Bremen
There are Deutsche Bahn and tram (Straßenbahn) in Bremen.
Bremen/Niedersachsen Transport Association (VBN)
The public transport in the state Bremen and the state Niedersachsen are organized the Bremen/Niedersachsen Transport Association (VBN), and the member transport adopt the common fare system. You can take each transport just with a ticket. Without punching the ticket or going through a gate, you can buy a ticket from a machine and then get on trains or buses. You should show the ticket just ticket inspectors, bus drivers and so on.
Tram (Straßenbahn) in Bremen
Tram (Straßenbahn) in Bremen has 7 lines of Line 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10. You can buy a ticket in the car and the ticket is not checked at the getting on and off. There is sometimes a ticket inspection in the car, and if you don't have a valid ticket, you must be requested for 40 euro penalty.
Sightseeing spots in Bremen
Universum Bremen
Universum Bremen is a science museum in Bremen and the characteristic building looks like a whale and a bivalve. There are 3 themes and floors of technology, humans and nature. The theme of the 1st floor is technology: mechanics, electricity, robots, and so on, the theme of the 2nd floor is humans: body, senses, ways of communication and so on, the theme of the 3rd floor is nature: colors, structures, the planet, and so on, and you can learn everything through experiences.
In order to visit the museum, you can get there from Universität/NW1 stop of tram (Line 6) approx. 5 minutes on foot. The opening hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays, and the admission fee is 16 euro for adult and 11 euro for child.
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is in northern Germany and by the mouth of the Weser, which flows into the North Sea. Bremerhaven is a federal state as city state with the city Bremen and the population is over 0.5 million. In the Bremen state the city is a detached place of land and the Bremen city is approx. 50 kilometers distance in the south from the city. The name "Bremerhaven" means "the harbor of Bremen" and originally the city was builded as the outport of Bremen, and the city is developed as a port city.
Sightseeing spots in Bremen
German Maritime Museum
German Maritime Museum is a museum in Bremerhaven and there are exhibitions about german ships and voyages. In the building there are wide exhibitions about ship structures and constructions, history of voyages and emigration, steam engines, navigation, water sports, fishery and whale fishing, polar research and so on, and also a lot of models of sailing and steam ships, warships and submarines. And outside of the building there are the original Bark SEUTE DEERN, the original Submarine WILHELM BAUER and so on.
In order to visit the museum, you can get there from the Bremerhaven central station of the Deutsche Bahn approx. 25 minutes on foot. The opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed on Mondays in winter season), and the admission fee is 6 euro for adult and 4 euro for child.
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