Tag 3 und 4 in Bremen Deutschland: 14th. & 15th.Januar 2009

The best thing to do in a foreign city/place when you've already settled your logistics is to move around the city/place, to get to know the whereabouts...what's hot what's not.

I can't wait to explore Bremen. I've been to Europa cities like Aachen,Stuttgart,Munchen,Konstanz,Vienna,Brussels even Maarstricht and likewise I just love the city scapes, the architecture (Gothic, Romanaque, Baroque, Renaissance, Bauhaus), public spaces where there are activities like markt platz, Christmas markt, city squares, the hauptbahnhof (central train station) and the flea markets!

From where I am staying at the Gastehaus in Lise-Meitner Strasse, I'd board the no.6 tram (heading towards the Flughafen/Domsheide) to either get down at the hauptbahnhof (train station) or the Domsheide.

Nice interior of GasteHaus at Lise-Meitner

Mike, on day 2 has taken both of us to the ticket office to buy weekly bus/tram tickets but on the day after he managed to get ready our semester tickets, so going up and down trams/buses is not a problem.Thanks Mike :-)

Moving around the city or its vacinity is a breeze. I've already known where to get my weekly food supply (there's Extra & Penny Markt & the Asian grocery shop), souvenirs (for Mom,Big Sis Nina, Big Bro Zol & Kid Bro Redz) and most importantly the moschee (mosque for my Friday prayers).

Extra and Penny Markt is at Watjen Strasse tram station, a few tram stations away from the Universitat.

Penny Markt is cheaper than Extra by a few cents. Their premises face each other on the same street so you can go back and forth to buy things if you think the other one sells cheaper than this one :-)

The Al-Fadila Moschee is near the Am Wall tram station. Board only tram no.1 from the hauptbahnhof. Don't walk from the hauptbahnhof if you're not familiar bcos this city is 'big', you may get lost and please obey the traffic lights because trams, buses and cars share the same road!

At the Hauptbahnhof

Car at the Hauptbahnhof auto show

Trying out fur cap (Russian cap?) at Trendy,Hauptbahnhof Wearing Bremen snow cap

*I don't look cool in snow caps :-P, so anyone wants it?:-P

On the forth day of our arrival, Mr.F, Malaysian student texted msg to both of us, colleague Mdm.Wan F and me, for a rendezvous. He wanted to show me the mosque for Friday prayers. I thought the meeting place was 'Roland Centre' but alas it was the 'Roland Statue' and we were already at the Roland Centre!

Mr.F

At the Roland Schuhe

With Mr.F in the tram

Hence, we later alightened at Am Wall tram station (as directed by him), met him there and proceed to the Al-Fadila Moschee. Later after I had performed the Isha prayers there, we proceeded to a Turkiye kebap outlet and eat...whatelse but kebap.

Mr.F later took us to Lepat's ( a Malaysian street painter) home somewhere near his (Mr.F) schule. Lepat paints real good portraits. He and his German wife was very friendly indeed. Daughter Amina is cute! It was like meeting an old friend!

Lepat (3rd from left) and wife with friend & visitors

Lepat's wife (at far right) with friends

The goods (red coloured Bremen snow cap,Nina's mini signboard, bread & apfel sauce from Penny Markt, vegies from Extra.)

Bis dahin , Auf Wiedersehen!