Knight and Princess: Germany Part 2

Its said that in 1807, the Grimm brothers began collecting
folk tales, by inviting storytellers to their home and transcribing what they
heard. Their collections of tales became immensely popular, allowing the
widespread knowledge of tales such as Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Cinderella
and Hansel and Gretel.

We started off the Fairytale Route in the town of Kassel, where the Grimm brothers studied. I had to read up on quite a few of the fairytales before embarking, haha..

This is the Hercules Tower, it was under restoration so its a pity we did not see the actual grandeur of the place, (it was supposed to be a Hercules monument right at the top)...but the view from the top to the 'garden' was magnificent..

Where the princess was kissed....

The tower without windows...

The castle where she dropped her glass slipper?

Hamelin, where the famous Piped Piper Tale was set.

The rats supposedly fell into this river:

We loved the town of Hameln, mostly made up of half timbered houses , remarkable medieval buildings and cobbled streets.

Bremen

Do read the fairytale here..

We had to circle the town square a few times before we finally found the famous statue. Our first reaction: "Ah, so small only ah?" Feel so cheated, travelled all the way to see a small little statue, wahaha.. but then that's what tourists do anyway.

Yeah, last stop is Hamburg. Its not part of the fairytale route, but it was on the way back to Karlskrona. After we have been to Berlin, Hamburg pales in comparison.

That is the end of our Germany trip.

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Just wana share something on car ferries. They are common in Europe, as Europeans often drive to neighbouring countries. Thus ferries that can transport cars are a convenient way to move across seas. For example, when we travelled from Denmark->Germany.

This is where we were queuing up to get up the ferry. Amazing how many cars can squeeze into a boat?