Some Thoughts about Bremerhafen and Germany

I am in Holland right now, well Amsterdam to be exact, but I never got a chance to reflect on Germany yet. We stayed with Kate's cousin in Bremerhafen for four days with his puppies, Snoopy and Lucy- any reference to the Peanuts characters is NOT coincidental. It was a very relaxing visit as we spent time just hanging out at his house and taking small trips to the harbor (what hafen stands for) and the zoo.

We went to the German Emigration Museum where we assumed the identity of an emigrant- I was a 17 year-old named Martha Hurer- and followed his/her journey to America. You know it's a good museum when you can sit on a toilet in a mock ship and learn all about the sanitation conditions on a TV.

I also discovered a new sport- mudflatting! The 5 of us (dogs included) took a two hour walk on the water where we artfully dodged angry crabs, sharp clam shells, and some other interesting objects. We made it as far as a deep river and decided not to forge the pond for fear that Timothy would contract malaria and die (kidding of course- just a lame allusion to Oregon Trail).

It was also an exciting time in Germany since the Euro 2008 game was being played our last night there and Germany beat Turkey. We walked outside and heard what sounded like the happiest traffic jam ever. It was a good thing that Germany beat Turkey since there are a lot of Turkish emigrants in Germany and apparently there would be quite an uproar if they won.

Evaluations
most interesting food: potato pancakes with applesauce - ordered from a kid's menu hehe ***
coffee: not too strong but good ****
beer: a mix of wheat beer and banana juice is exquisite! *****
bike to person ratio: 1:12 uh-oh
language hilarity: ausfahrt = exit *****
would I return? honestly... I have no need to and no language or family ties so probably not. Fun though!