Den tyske EVENTYRRUTA – Med BOBIL i Brødrene GRIMM’s fotspor

Den tyske EVENTYRRUTA – Med BOBIL i Brødrene GRIMM’s fotspor

Hello Folks and welcome back to ReiseTV1. And welcome to join the 60-mile trip along the German Fairy Tale route where we follow in the footsteps of the Brothers Grimm. They were Germany’s answer to our Asbjørnsen and Moe and have collected and published some of the most famous fairy tales we have,

Such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. The German Fairy Tale route passes many villages from the Middle Ages with cobblestones, city walls and the classic German half-timbered houses. We also visit some castles and fortresses along the way.

The route runs from Bremen to Hanau and has been an official tourist route since the mid-70s. According to the tourist brochure, there are at least 70 small and large attractions to visit along the way. We visited almost all the places, but had to make a selection along the way.

But when we drive a motorhome, we can visit the various attractions at our own pace, which gives us more options and freedom to choose what we want to see. And then you don’t have to plan in detail where you will spend the night at any given time.

Our adventure started in Buxtehude, which is located between Hamburg and Bremen. So we drove the route from north to south, which is the opposite way compared to the route of the Brothers Grimm. The Hanseatic city of Buxtehude is a charming city of approximately 40,000 inhabitants.

It is often referred to as the “Fairy Tale Capital” together with the city of Kassel. Among other things, the fairy tale “The Hare and the Hedgehog” has a strong connection to this town. We move on and experience miles of birch avenues on the way to our next destination, which is Bremen.

Hello! Then we have arrived in Bremen. Behind me here we see the river Weser. And it has been the lifeblood of the Hanseatic city of Bremen for several hundred years.

It has been of great importance for the trade that the ships have had direct access from the North Sea to the port of Bremen. On the market square in the old town, we find several buildings that were erected in the 16th century. The oldest building, however, is the thousand-year-old St.Petri cathedral.

However, the town’s old town hall dates from the early 15th century. Today, the building contains, among other things, a restaurant and a trading house for quality German wines. The famous Roland statue is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and dates from the same era.

Slightly hidden in a corner of the market square, we find the statue of “The town musicians of Bremen”, a famous fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale book. Schnoor is an extremely charming small district on the edge of the old town.

Here there are narrow alleys with small houses that contain cafes, shops, pubs and restaurants. The mobile home site Stellplatz am Kuhhirten is a 20-minute walk from the old town. It has over 100 pitches and is perfectly OK for one night when visiting Bremen.

But we are close here, so there is probably a slightly different approach to fire safety here than what we are used to at home. We leave Bremen and head further south. The next stop is the slightly sleepy town of Verden, and it is not the Brothers Grimm who lure us there.

And the hospitality is also great in this city. What is quite nice about the small German towns is that they have a central motorhome parking spot. And it costs a lick and nothing to park here, we are talking about 5-6 Euro a day.

Here they offer both emptying, filling and electricity and everything that goes with a motorhome park. Then we have arrived at a small town in Germany called Bad Rehburg. Here we will follow the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale path.

A 5 kilometer long path has been created here, with many fairy tale characters along the way. This here is the fairytale character “The Pied Piper”. And precisely the city of Hameln is our next destination on this trip. But to get there, we have to take a trip along the Autobahn.

Then we have arrived in Hameln, a small German town a little south of Hanover. The reason why we have stopped here is that here too the Brothers Grimm have left their mark on the town, And that via the fairy tale “The Pied Piper”.

The short version of it is that there was a man in the 13th century who offered to catch all the rats in town. He did that by playing the flute, then he got all the rats out of town.

But when he returned, he was not paid for the work. and what did he do then? Yes, he used the same whistle to lure the kids out of town, and they just disappeared.

When you walk around the city, it is no problem to see that The Pied Piper leaves its mark on the cityscape here. Our journey continues through small towns in the German countryside, because now we are going to visit castles. Welcome to Sababurg Schloss.

This castle is said to be a significant source of inspiration for the Brothers Grimm when they wrote the fairy tale about Sleeping Beauty. They believed that this is where she slept for 100 years. The castle was built in 1324 and is now being renovated. Because what will it be?

Yes, there will be a hotel and restaurant here. The town of Hofgeismar lies in the middle of Sleeping Beauty’s kingdom. Here you will find colorful and well-maintained half-timbered houses. Slightly hidden away in the market square, we also find a statue of Sleeping Beauty and the Prince.

Sleeping Beauty has obviously just woken up after being kissed by the prince. But it looks like Sleeping Beauty wants another kiss, doesn’t it? In the year 1806, the Brothers Grimm began collecting fairy tales. Both had then moved to the city of Kassel, and we are on our way there now.

Hello! Then we are hiking again, forest hiking. We are located just outside the city of Kassel. We have found a parking space, because we are going to see Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. It is also a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe was built by the Count of Hesse-Kassel at the beginning of the 18th century and was intended to protect the county’s position in society. The Hercules monument is located at the top of the park and rises 70 meters into the air.

Now we drive on the autobahn again, we take a short stretch there. Today is Sunday, which means there are no trucks on the road. Normally, the right-hand lane here would have been full of trucks, but now there are only cars.

We continue towards the town of Alsfeld, and even though we are at the end of September then there is a battle to get a free motorhome space at the popular motorhome parking lots located in the picturesque German villages.

You actually have to stop early in the afternoon if you want to secure a free place. Alsfeld was used as a source of inspiration by the Brothers Grimm when they wrote the fairy tale about the Little Red Riding Hood.

There are over 400 half-timbered houses here, several of which are both six and seven hundred years old. Here we also find a separate fairy tale house, which was unfortunately closed when we were there. This wall shows that the city is keen on fairy tales.

Here, carvings have been made of figures from several of the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale characters. On the market square we find both an old town hall and a wine house. And then we find a café that sells goodies… Hello! Then we have arrived in Hanau, just outside Frankfurt.

We have found a campsite that is reasonably close to the city centre. It is approximately 2.5 kilometers to the old town. Just below the campsite is the river Main. When we were here, several people took the opportunity to take a morning bath here.

The Main is a tributary of the Rhine and therefore there is also a lot of boat traffic here. Here you can see barges, cruise boats and double sculls from the local rowing club going up and down the river

Right in front of the town hall here on the market square in Hanau stands the national monument to the Brothers Grimm. Hanau is the city where Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born. And thus we come to the end of our fairy tale journey,

Then all you have to do is say “Snip Snap Snute, then the German Fairy Tale Route is ended”. In the next episode, we are still in Germany. Tune in and see what happens.

Vi kjører den tyske eventyrruta som er en turistrute i det gamle Vest-Tyskland. Her er det mange landsbyer fra middelalderen, slott og palasser. Det gjennomgående tema for eventyrruta er brødrene Grimms eventyr. Vi finner spor av blant andre Tornerose, Rødhette, Bymusikantene i Bremen samt Rottefangeren i Hameln.

For mer info om den tyske eventyrruta: https://www.deutsche-maerchenstrasse.com

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0:00 Intro
1:32 Buxtehude
2:34 Bremen
5:14 Verden
6:12 Bad Rehburg
8:08 Hameln
9:58 Sababurg
11:11 Hofgeismar
12:25 Kassel
14:21 Alsfeld
16:07 Hanau
18:01 Avslutning