Hanover - Germany

We took the 8.20 train from Bremen to Hanover.. only to realise that it was raining! What a contrast to the sunny Bremen we experienced the day before. But still it was interesting coz it Helsinki is so cold that it only snows and never rains.. =) But despite the rain.. Hanover is still a nice place.. and the coolest thing is this thing called The Red Thread.

We found our way to the tourist info place to get some maps and brochures etc.. and this lady told us to follow The Red Thread. We assumed that she meant following some signs so as to see the major sights in the city. Turns out The Red Thread is a red line painted on the ground! Just walk along the line.. i was the happiest coz it meant that i didnt have to be the navigator for the first time during the trip =).. So i kept my map and waited for the rest to tell me what were the places we were walking past.. Nice..

The Red Thread

Hanover Hauptbanhof

Breakfast was some nice pastry thing with jam inside. Very nice =)

Random gold polar bear along the street

Notice that this church has no roof..

.. Allied bombing during WWII

The Opera House

Kawaii shot with Town Hall in the background

Naked Archer pointing us toward the Town Hall

Town Hall

Miniature representation of the city in 1945.. effect of bombing..

A moat surrounding the old castle/city walls.. an old part of the city
1 of the 3 Nanas (a popular contempory public art installations)
Can you figure out what the nanas mean? haha.. i think Nanas means Asses


Market Church in the background

This is apparently some important fountain.. some Renaissance influence or something.. but i dunno la.. haha

Curry Wurst for dinner.. =)

Having ice cream in the cold/rain for dessert

How pirated can u get

We even had time for shopping! As mentioned before.. things in Germany are much cheaper than in Helsinki.. i was tempted to buy groceries and toiletries.. i couldn't resist la.. The 2 Zara tops cost only 19 Euros together.. My biggest buy was the sleeping bag.. 29 euros.. a S$60 sleeping bag.. sigh bo pian.. i'll need it la.. Ritter Sport has many interesting flavours also..

Oh for those wondering.. you can spell Hanover either with 1 N or 2 Ns =)