Iron Heart Army Meeting 2025 Bremen, Germany

[gazza61]

can anyone recommend a good hotel with secure parking near the event many thanks gary(ps im not as rich as giles)

[Daniel San]

@gazza61
I can find you one, no problem!
What is your budget? Unfortunately most hotels here only offer parking when you pay for it, so you should calculate around 10-15€ daily for parking.

[gazza61]

@Daniel-San thank you I've booked in the Atlantic grand hotel seems to have a good reputation. Thanks again for your help.

[IH-GARY]

@gazza61 Good to know I’m not the only ‘Gazza’ booked into the Atlantic!

[gazza61]

@IH-GARY there is at least two of us now.

[Daniel San]

@gazza61
@IH-GARY
very good choice gentlemen !!
as I mentioned before the Atlantic is in the heart of Bremen and a superb Hotel for sure !

[gazza61]

@Daniel-San thank you.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Can we bring some IH items we'd like to trade with other forum members? If got a UHF that does not get the love it deserves.

[endo]

Yes, that usually happens at our meetings. You can post it in advance on the Marketplace and add a note that it can be tried on and handed over at the meeting.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Thanks endo!

[Max Power]

Thanks to the Newsletter I read about this. Will try to swing by, my wife went to university in Bremen and we have friends there. Lovely city!

[Daniel San]

@Max-Power
that would be awesome

[Giles]

@Max-Power That would be amazing Flo. If you can make it, please complete the registration form so that End and Daniel san can keep track of numbers......

Hopw to see you there.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Do you think many people from outside the forum will join in? I mean this is a public space.

[endo]

So far, there're only registrations from forum members. I wouldn't exclude others but doubt it will attract many.

[Giles]

The newsletter will have gone out to 1,000's of people, not all of them forum members of course

[Daniel San]

some night impressions from a local photographer. for those of you that chose the Atlantic Grand Hotel , this is the neighborhood. maybe less than 1 minute from the hotel .

this is pretty close to where we will be Saturday night . The ship is the Alexander von Humboldt, you might know it from the Beck‘s beer advertising campaign a few years ago.

[RobeOfTheMagi]

For those who do not know, the guy with sword and shield is Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner. Of course with his head still intact before Van Owen blew it off.

... at least that's what I've been told :).

Gonna listen to some Warren Zevon now.

[Daniel San]

I am sure it was a little different
the Roland is from 1404 , it was built before Columbus sailing to America almost a century before . unbelievable cool
here’s the story :

The Bremen Roland is a statue of Roland, erected in 1404. It stands in the market square (Rathausplatz) of Bremen, Germany, facing the cathedral, and shows Roland, paladin of the first Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne and hero of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
Statues of Roland appear in numerous cities of the former Holy Roman Empire, as emblems of city liberties, Stadtrechte.[1] The Roland statue at Bremen is the oldest surviving example. From Bremen the symbol of civic liberty and freedom spread to other cities and has become a symbol of the new Europe. It has been protected by the Monument Protection Act since 1973.[2] In July 2004, along with the town hall, the statue was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in recognition of its outstanding architecture and symbolism of an important historical figure.

Roland is shown as protector of the city: his legendary sword (known in chivalric legend as Durendal) is unsheathed, and his shield is emblazoned with the two-headed Imperial eagle. The standing figure is 5.47 m tall, and stands on a 60 cm rostrum. A supporting column, crowned by a baldachin, brings the combined height to 10.21 m. The statue was carved in limestone from the Elm, and was commissioned by the city fathers to replace a wooden one burnt in 1366 by Prince-Archbishop Albert II. It confronts the church as a representation of city rights opposed to the territorial claims of the prince-archbishop.
The inscription on the shield reads: "vryheit do ik yu openbar / de karl und mēnnich vorst vorwar / desser stede ghegheven hat / des dankt gode is mīn radt"
This translates in English to: "Freedom I do manifest to you / which Karl and many noblemen indeed / have given to this place. / For this thank God, that is my advice."
According to legend, Bremen will remain free and independent for as long as Roland stands watch over the city. For this reason, it is alleged that a second Roland statue is kept hidden in the town hall's underground vaults, which can be quickly installed as a substitute, should the original fall.
According to legend, Bremen will remain free and independent for as long as Roland stands watch over the city. For this reason, it is alleged that a second Roland statue is kept hidden in the town hall's underground vaults, which can be quickly installed as a substitute, should the original fall.

enough history, come and see him by yourself

[Tago Mago]

Nena booked Friday-Tuesday