Here I am worth nothing, and I would like to be worth something, because this city is real, and the real is rare, concluded Joachim Ringelnatz after a visit to Bremen. The Free Hanseatic City has been praised as the "Rome of the North" for over 1000 years, and both Martin Luther and Goethe were well-known figures here. It's no wonder that since the worldwide success of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale about the Bremen Town Musicians, every child knows that Bremen is a worthwhile travel destination - and indeed it is.