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Tag: Bremen

  • Bremen – Vapiano

    [I originally posted this in April 2018 but am reposting to fix some broken image links. It reminds me that I haven’t been to Vapiano in years]

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    Vapiano were my favourite European fast food chain for a while, although I keep forgetting to go to them. Their expansion seems to have slowed down a little, but there’s a centrally located one in Bremen so it seemed an easy place to visit. The welcome offered seemed genuinely friendly, with the staff member being personable and explaining her favourite dishes.

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    Vapiano have an interesting ordering system that they give you a payment card when you enter, then you just go up to different counters to order pizza, pasta, salad, drinks or desserts. It’s all very efficient and makes it easy and quick to order additional items at any time. They also grow herbs in trays that you can take from to add to your food at the table.

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    It’s not the nicest looking pizza with the toppings all over the place and it’s not very precisely cut. However, it tasted rather lovely, particularly with the crispy base and the toppings were also of a decent quality.

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    A little blueberry cheesecake and there are also free gummy bears at the desk for when customers leave.

  • Bremen – Space Hotel

    Bremen – Space Hotel

    [I originally wrote this in April 2018 but I’m reposting it as I’ve fixed the broken image links. Firstly, I must have been muddled up getting a free glass of wine if there was beer available…. And I think this was before I became quite obsessed with Accor and their hotels. As an aside, Ibis Styles seems to have really moved away for these quirky designs, which is something of a shame.]

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    It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Accor Hotels, consistently good service in clean hotels. And I like that my status gets me a free drink when I arrive at each of their hotels, there’s nothing like winning me over than a lovely glass of cool white wine.

    This hotel has proved no different so far, really friendly welcome and a clean environment. And unlike some Ibis hotels I’ve been to, they haven’t been trying to force free apples onto me…..

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    Anyway, this is the city’s Ibis Styles. Which is, for reasons unknown, designed to have a space theme. It’s certainly an interesting design and I rather like these sort of themed hotels….

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    Perhaps one of the best signed toilets in a hotel room. The chair is more comfortable than it looks fortunately.

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    I’m one of those people who never turns on the TV in a hotel room, but it does look rather impressive with its blue glow.

  • Bremen – Airport Walk

    Bremen – Airport Walk

    [I originally posted this in April 2018, but I’ve reposted it now with the broken image links fixed]

    After cutting it close to the wire with the National Express bus this morning getting into Stansted Airport, I’m pleased to have arrived in Bremen safely. The airport wasn’t quite as substantial as I expected, but the whole set-up is rather like Norwich Airport (without the stupid £10 fee they charge departing passengers that means thousands refuse to travel from the place).

    Just as with Norwich Airport there’s a McDonald’s right outside the terminal building (I resisted the temptation) and it’s possible to walk into the city centre. Admittedly they have trams which Norwich doesn’t have, but it’s nice not to have get a bus for nearly an hour to get into the centre.

    So, I decided to walk to the hotel, which is in the city centre. Below are the photos of that little trek, which only took around 40 minutes.

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