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BEST OF BREMEN WWW.BESTOFBREMEN.DE 50 nonstop destinations 2018 Good connections to european hubs: 6 Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Munich, Paris, Zurich NEW HISTORY 4 Zurich 12x per week ECONOMY 12 SCIENCE 22 NEW Vienna SOCIETY 26 6x per week CUISINE 36 CULTURE 40 CELEBRITIES 52 SPORT 60 bremen-airport.com HISTORY TAKING PART IS BIRTHPLACE WHAT COUNTS OF THE EURO Since 1358, the Free Hanseatic In 1978, with its resolution to set City of Bremen has been a mem- up a European currency system, ber of the Hanseatic League. With the conference of the accession, the city guaranteed European Council in that it would respect all decisions Bremen’s Rathaus laid and rules of the Hansa. This is one of the cornersto- as much in force today as it was nes of the ECU – the before and is an important part predecessor of the Euro. of local identity. That is why, even One of the main drivers of the today, business between Han- top secret diplomatic negotiations seatic merchants is frequently was the German chancellor of the sealed with a simple handshake. time, Helmut Schmidt. TAKING THE BREMEN FISHTOWNKING ACROSS THE POND The aircraft ‘Bremen’, a Junkers can still be admired today in the When, on the 1st October 1958, a Elvis Presley, the ‘King of Rock ’n’ W33, was the fi rst to cross the At- Bremen Hall of the local airport. ship transporting over 1,000 US Roll’ was on board. The American lantic from East to West on the 12th What’s more, one year later North soldiers docked at the Columbus- superstar had been stationed in April 1928.
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