Everyone knows the fairy tale of The Bremen Town Musicians right?
But did you know they never really made it to Bremen?
Yet it is a very important part of Bremen....there is a huge bronze statue located outside the Rathaus.
Word has it if you rub the legs of the donkey your wishes will come true!
All over the city and there are colorful painted statues of the Town Musicians.
Here are a few!
This one is outside the Starbucks....missing the Rooster.
I guess it's typical to go missing of all the animals on the statue.
Hope you enjoyed the color in this grey city on a cold, winter Sunday!
Please pay a visit to UNKNOWNMAMI and visit the world this Sunday.
47 comments:
I'm liking your city more and more with each Sunday!
Oh, how fun. I love the statue but all the different variations are fantastic. Happy Sunday!
Fantastic photos this week!!! We have more snow:( and Im not talkin a little. Im officially boycotting winter..lol
it's about time you did a post for those guys! hehheheeheh i love it! that first one is in my photo album too.
~lytha
Will the wish still work if YOU rub the donkeys legs for me??? Only because I'm not sure when I'm getting to your neck of the woods in the near future... :)
How fun! I love that. Philadelphia did that a while ago too! I can't remember what animal they allowed different places to paint and decorate. I love it though. very clever!
After reading the story from your link, then all the animals make sense. I hadn't heard of that story before.
Question is though, have you rubbed the legs and did your wish come true?
What a fun post! Makes me want to rub our donkey's legs. :-)
Those are really neat!
Did you rub the donkey's legs??
XOXO
OOH this is super fun! Did you get pictures of ALL the statues??
My kids would love these..heck, i love them!
JUST got to the link--i am in love with this story!
Thankyou so much!
ur city is wonderful and so interesting to learn about.
Sheesh! They weren't even musicians.
Once again...another beautiful journey!!
Blessings, andrea
I wish we had stuff like that here. Very cool!
Looks funny and joyful. Have a great day!
Lovely color!!
That is really lovely. Great fun photos to liven up a very cold day.
Nuts in May
VERY COOL :)
I love community art. We need more of that around here, and less Wal-Marts while we're at it.
Did not know so thanks for the colourful guided tour!
Happy week ahead :-)
Never made it to Bremen but think we will have to end up going. Love your Sunday pictures!
The third one is my favourite!
Those are adorable. My Boo was in Bremen for a bit and he loved it. So much to see and do!
How cool is that!
How fun is that! chicago did something like this was huge cows and Los Angeles did it (although less successfully) with angels. It's so fun seeing the artist creativity on each one.
Thanks Frau! Have a great week.
jj
My mom had/has a glazed figurine of the Bremen Town Musicians. I used to dust it every Saturday as a child growing up. I always wondered about the significance of the animals... thanks for showing the lovely colorful pieces around Bremen!! xoxo PS Maybe I will look up Robbie via Google... will let you know.
All right . . . so how many of the donkeys have you? Great pictures and interesting facts!
Very interesting. And thanks for stopping by my blog!
That is so fun! I have heard so much about your city from others and it's so fun to see pics each week!
Thank you so much for sharing with us. It's fascinating to learn more about Bremen - and I bet you're inspiring folks to look around their own towns with fresh eyes. There are so many treasures right in our own backyards!
People are stealing the rooster? Not nice!!! But the statues are super cool!
give me that donkey....I have some rubbing to do !
Figures the cock would get yanked off.
Reminds me of the party animals they used to have all over DC. So cool!
It's so cool that I not only have been Bremen, have heard the story, have a copy of it in a little book and have a Bremen cloth shopping bag but I loved the city too!
Those are some colorful statues!
How fun is this! Love that post and I could use the donkey too....
LOVE! Victoria
any chance you could grab me the second one and sent it over here? Please? What? What;s a few days in the clinker to a loving woman like you?
In Kentucky there are horses like this, and here in the next village, roosters...
and our bakery has a bear. I think these sorts of animals add whimsy, especially for my inner child.
pve
I need a wish - does it work by proxy?
Fun, fun, fun.
Nice pictures, cool to see the statues. We know these guys as the Bremen Stadtmusicanten is one of my boys' favorite stories! Laura in Ludwigsburg
Thanks for the wonderful pics! So cute.
I guess no matter where you go, there's always someone who can't resist stealing a bit of public property!
I love the different variations of the statues!
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Did I miss you on Sunday? I must have!
Colorful indeed! Have you rubbed the donkey legs? Have you seen anyone rubbing those legs:)?
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