We had decided to take our first trip of the week to the south of Hannover. The weather report was as usual for rain throughout Germany. As we left the hotel, all we could see was dark rain clouds except for a bit of blue to the north. We stuck with our plans and drove to Hameln (2 hours south) with light rain. We parked in a mall parking structure. We could see blue and ventured into the adjoining old city. For 2 hours the weather was beautiful, partly cloudy but nice. This is the city where the Brothers Grimm got their fairy tale about the Pied Piper of Hameln. There was a statue and fountain in the city square.
On one corner of the central square was the large building called the “marriage building”. There are lots of bells on the upper part. In the middle of the 2nd floor was a set of doors that open for the “Pied Piper Clockwork Figures” to come out. The info center told us that the next appearance would be at exactly 1.05pm. The sign on the construction fence said that it had been canceled.
We came this far so we waited. First the bells rang a tune then the Pied Piper came out with the mice following.
The bells rang again and the Pied Piper came out with the children following. The bells again and the doors closed. It was worth the wait. I took a video which I will try to put on later.
0 comments:
Post a Comment