Creamsheep, Post Office, Wales

marcie08 Posted Jul 11, 2009, 10:30 pm	Hello World! I'm Creamsheep! My parents wanted to release me in the wild as they did with my pink piggy sister. But  as this wild release was not that successful, they decided to let me travel as a toyvoyager. I will be travelling the Austrian RR soon, but in the meantime I will explore more of Vienna and my Moms flat. Servus!
marcie08 Posted Nov 21, 2011, 8:50 pm	Hello World! I love to eat and so I decided to post some pictures of me eating and cooking! Enjoy!
marcie08 Posted Nov 21, 2011, 8:57 pm	Hello World! Today I met another toyvoyager for the first time. His name is Henrik and he is a Finnish moose. He told me about his adventures and showed me a postcard from his last travel destination. Later we cooked dinner: A potato-mushroom soup! Servus!
marcie08 Posted Dec 8, 2011, 12:45 pm	Hello World, today I went to Graz and we visited the Christmas Market in front of the town hall. There were different vendors, selling mulled wine, cookies, Christmas decoration... There was also this huge Advent wreath and even a caroussel  Servus!
marcie08 Posted Dec 8, 2011, 12:53 pm	Hello, World! Here I am at the Hannover aiport, waiting for the S7 to take me to the Main Station from where I will continue my journey on to Bielefeld, to the second International Postcrossing Meeting! I am so ecited! Servus!
marcie08 Posted Dec 8, 2011, 1:07 pm	Hello, World! Here I am, in the middle of tons of postcards, stamps and postcrossers! Welcome to the meeting. You want to know what we did this weekend? Write postcards, send postcards, receive postcards, swap postcards...postcards, postcards, postcards... I also met a donkey, who isn't a toyvoyager. He was there with his Mom, who is one of Henrik's former hostmom's! Can you believe that? What a small world!  I am exhausted and maybe happy if I don't see cards for a while  Servus!
marcie08 Posted Dec 8, 2011, 1:20 pm	Hello World! After all the postcard work, I decided to explore my surroundings here in Bielefeld and went for a walk. Unfortunately the weather was not really nice, but the walk was great! Then it was time to say goodbye and head back home to Vienna. Servus!
marcie08 Posted Dec 8, 2011, 1:27 pm	Hello World! I heard about a great charity idea on the radio and so I told my mom. Together we went shopping for a very special smoothie. This year, the company again asked people to knit little hats for the smoothie bottles and many, many, many hitshave been knitted. Then in December, the company puts the hats on the bottles and they go onto sale. For every bottle with a hat that is sold, the company donates 30 cents to charity! What a wonderful idea! Henrik and I loved the idea too and were really happy when mom let us choose the bottles and the hats: Here you can see us with our winter-outfit. Aren't we cute? We had to try the smoothie, too of course! Servus!
marcie08 Posted Dec 8, 2011, 1:31 pm	Hello World! Every year in December, the kids get advent-calendars filled with sweets or small presents, to keep them entertained and help them count the days until Christmas Eve. Today was my turn to open up Mom's calendar: Look, it is one with teabags! And as it is freezing here in Vienna, a cup of tea is always a good idea! Servus!
marcie08 Posted Dec 8, 2011, 1:35 pm	Hello, World! Today is a public holiday here in Austria, so we got to sleep in. We then decided to enjoy a nice breakfast. We boiled an egg and had some bread and paté. There was also a cute sheep keeping the egg warm. But I guess that won't help me for my life-missions...it's neither a real sheep nor a comic sheep  We haven't yet decided what today with the day, but we'll see  Servus!
marcie08 Posted Mar 12, 2012, 4:54 pm	Hello World! I have just woken from my hibernation and I am ready to tour Europe now! I am on the way to olgamaus now! Lookinf forward to my new adventures! Servus from Vienna
olgamaus Posted Mar 17, 2012, 9:41 am	Hi Mummy, I arrived at my first host's home today. I was welcomed by Snakey, Buzz BlueJay, Nook, Albus Star and of course by my host Katja.They all liked the candies I brought with me In the late afternoon I went with Katja to take a short walk to the municipal park. I can see this church from the window of our living room. It was only a short walk to the municipal park. There is a pond with ducks. This is the observatory, also situated in the park area. We left the park than to walk back home. There were geese coming back from the South! Katja said that this was a good sign - we will have spring soon! Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Mar 18, 2012, 9:32 am	Hi Mummy, we went out for a walk in the afternoon, although the weather is no longer that nice as yesterday. Here you can see the street where I am living at the moment, lots of lovely houses built in the early 1900's. The next photo was still taken in the city centre. Than we walked towards the outskirts of Remscheid, deep in a valley. Here you can also find very old houses, much older than those in the city centre. You can often find older industrial sites close to dwellings here. Snowdrops are blooming everywhere. We reached the district Hasten than. Here you can see two museums, the German Tool Museum and a Patrician Villa, built in late 18th century. In this Villa you can see how people lived in those years. There is a park behind those museums, built as an outdoor facility. There are several machines outside. (We needed a little rest after walking so long.) From here we still had to walk uphill for more than half an hour to get home - it's really exhausting here Love Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Mar 20, 2012, 8:07 am	Hi Mummy, with the most lovely weather we could not wait to go outside in the afternoon. Out first stop was a small park in front of the police headquarter. From here we went to the station. The old station was replaced by a new one about two years ago. A few months ago they finally finished a bridge for pedestrians from the station across a broad road. Here you can see the bus station in front of the station. Katja told me that in about two weeks it will be a sea of blossoms. All the trees are Japanese cherry trees. We went to the city centre than. Katja showed us this coal tub, a present from Remscheid's twin town Wansbeck in Northumberland, England. The music school is situated in the nice reddish building. This modern building belongs to the adult ecucation centre. Here you can see the central bus station. Lots of pupils are waiting to get home Love Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Mar 23, 2012, 11:17 am	Hi Mummy, we took a longer walk in another district of Remscheid today, in Luettringhausen. Luettringhausen is one of three districts with a historic city centre, surrounded by mostly rural areas. We took the son of Katja's friend to his soccer training. We used those 90 minutes to take a walk. We reached a woodland area. They have a water tower here. The administration for road management of North Rhine-Westphalia is situated here, nearly in them middle of nowhere We were among farms and meadows than. We reached the city limits of Remscheid. Beyond that sign there is Wuppertal. Unfortunately we did not meet a single sheep in this rural area. When we left that area we had to cross a bridge across the A 1 motorway. We walked back towards the city centre of Luettringhausen. In the background you can see the two towers of the city hall and the water tower in the city centre of Remscheid, where I am living at the moment. Here you can see Luettringhausen. Two churchtowers and a tower on the city hall. We came across a riding stable, where I sayed "Hello" to this foal. In the old town of Luettringhausen I found narrow lanes and skew houses Katja showed me this door knocker. She told me that it was typical for this region, as the heraldic animal of Remscheid is a lion. Bye for now Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Mar 27, 2012, 3:12 pm	Hi Mummy, we are having wonderful weather here. We took a walk today to visit Muengsten Bridge, the highest railway bridge in Germany. The bridge is overspanning a valley between Remscheid and the neighbour city Solingen. We had to walk for about an hour to get there. Our walk took us through a rural area. I met another sheep here, it was separated from its family. I hope it was not seriously sick. We went into the forest than. There was a viewpoint. We saw the bridge here. Katja told us that we would still have to walk some time until we were in the valley under the bridge. We were under the bridge than, but still not on the bottom of the valley. The bridge is about 480 long, 107 m tall and was completed in 1907. There were restauration works in the last years, but there will have to be more in the following years. The brige was built of steel and it will have to be strengthened. Out path led us downhill to river Wupper, flowing in the valley. Parts of the soil are covered with anemones. We crossed the river Wupper here. Finally we reached Muengsten Bridge with a leisure park underneath it. A lot of people were here, enjoying the lovely weather and the warmth of the sun. Isn't this an impressive view, this bridge growing out of the forest? The workshop of an artist blacksmith is situated here. He made some funny things, like the shark. We took the bus back home, being a bit tired Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Mar 27, 2012, 3:43 pm	Hi Mummy, when we took a walk in the valley between Remscheid and Wuppertal-Cronenberg I met relatives. We talked a bit, I told them about Austria. The sheep family told me that they would have some babys birth soon. They  must be a well-known sheep family - they have their own information board here This is Morsbach creek, flowing into river Wupper not far from here. I found a cozy place for a little rest. I am so happy that spring is coming! We took an endless path uphill ... ... where I found more signs for the coming spring. Finally we reached the end of the path. The hill in the background is where we came from, the city centre of Remscheid is situated there. In Wuppertal-Cronenberg Katja showed me an old station, no longer used nowadays. From here we sent Katja's daughter to her work place, we took another bus home. Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Apr 3, 2012, 6:42 am	Hi Mummy, we were really shocked this morning - it was extremely cold outside, about 0°C! At noontime it became a bit warmer, so we took a walk with Katja's nephew and her brother-in-law in Hohenhagen, a district of Remscheid. It is a housing area with access to woodland and a rural area. You can see the outskirts of the neighbour city Wuppertal on the first photo. We saw the frist spring flowers The A1 motorway is passing by. A terrible storm in 2007 destroyed large parts of the forest, so you can see the motorway nowadays. We saw deer in the forest. We took a zoomed photo. This is the housing area. In the background you can see the water tower in the city centre of Remscheid, about 3 km from here. Later we went to Katja's relatives to let her ferrets play in the garden. Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Apr 6, 2012, 11:15 am	Hi Mummy, we went to Wuppertal today to invite a friend for dinner. Wuppertal ist one of the neighbour cities of Remscheid. One of the city’s greatest attractions is the suspended monorail (Schwebebahn), which was established in 1901. The tracks are 8 m above the streets and 12 m above the Wupper River. Here you can see one of 20 stations along the 13,3 km long route. First we enjoyed coffee and cake here in this café. We took a walk through the shopping streets afterwards. In the background you can see the historical city hall. We went to an old quarter with lots of bars and restaurants than, Luisenviertel. There are really narrow lanes. We found the restaurant than, a Turkey restaurant. We had a fantastic dinner here. Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Apr 9, 2012, 10:52 am	Hi Mummy, Katja asked me and two other girls, Schnatterchen and Shooga to help baking a torte. First we looked for a receipe in a book. We planned to make a buttercream torte, so we decided to make a cake with almonds first. We needed eggs, wheat flour, sugar, ground almonds, butter and baking soda. First we had to stir the creamy butter with sugar, than the eggs were added, later flour and baking soda. We filled the dough into the prepared baking pan. As it seemed to be too much dough, we also made five cupcakes. After 30 minutes baking the cakes were ready. Tomorrow we will decorate the torte and take it with us to Katja's sister to celebrate Easter. Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Apr 9, 2012, 11:03 am	Hi Mummy, today we finished the torte, also with the help of Katja's daughter. In the morning we already filled the cake with cherries. We also cooked vanilla flan for the buttercream. It has to cool down to room temperature. In the meantime we stirred butter with icing sugar for about 5 minutes. Than we had to add the flan spoonwise. Katja's daughter helped us to decorate the cake with the cream ... ... and  also the cupcakes. Here is the perfect Easter-calories-bomb
olgamaus Posted Apr 9, 2012, 11:21 am	In the early afternoon we went to Katja's sister. Today we could see the cherry trees at the station blooming. So many delicous sweets! Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Apr 12, 2012, 8:19 pm	Hi Mummy, this will be my last update from Remscheid because I am already planning to travel to my next destination. Katja told me that I would travel to Paris. This sounds fantastic! But first let me show you my latest pictures from today's walk in the lovely surroundings of Remscheid. Today we went to the districts in the South of Remscheid, there are also forests and valleys. While we went there we saw lovely old houses. We reached the bottom of the first valley. You can see that there are housing areas and allotment gardens. They are having lots of allotment gardens here along the steep slopes of the valleys. When we went uphill to the other side of the valley we saw the city centre, completely different from I saw until now here. The central station is nearly opposite of us and you can see all those industrial sites close to the station, mostly steelworks. Here is a zoomed photo. This is a very famous industrial site, formerly known as Mannesmann Röhrenwerke. Hollow structural sections were created here. A part of the historical factory building is still here, combined with newer buildings. We walked through a forest than for some time. Katja told us that we would walk to Eschbachtalsperre than, the oldest drinking water dam in Germany. Before we reached the concrete dam, we came along a large pond. We climbed a steep path next to the dam and had a good view to the barrier lake than. It was opened in 1891. Later we walked through a rural area. We walked until we reached the district Lennep, about 12 km from our starting point in the city centre. They have a route for cyclists and pedestrians here, also built on a closed railway track. We followed it until we reached the station. From here we went home by bus. What a walk! Bye Creamsheep
olgamaus Posted Apr 14, 2012, 10:34 am	Hi Mummy, I said good-bye to all my friends here in NRW and packed my things. I am on my way to Paris now Bye Creamsheep
Krtecek Posted Apr 16, 2012, 8:03 pm	Dear mum, I have just arrived to Paris. Luckily the journey was not too long. Will go sightseeing soon Love, Creamsheep
Krtecek Posted Apr 21, 2012, 9:32 pm	My first visit of Paris. I met other toyvoyagers and together we took a bicycle (thats called „velo“ in French) and went to see the Centre George Pompidou a museum of modern art. It is a huge building with all the pipes on the exterior of the buildings and in different colours – air/conditioning is blue, water is green and electricity is yellow. Also the staircases are on the exterior and the building is thus very unusual in a historical centre.
Krtecek Posted Apr 21, 2012, 9:32 pm	Next to the Centre George Pompidou we saw an interesting fountain and our host told us it was the Stravinski fountain a is a whimsical public fountain ornamented with sixteen works of sculpture, moving and spraying water, representing the works of composer Igor Stravinsky.
Krtecek Posted Apr 21, 2012, 9:33 pm	Then we walked in the district of Les Halles which is a shopping area of Paris with many boutiques, shops, cafes, and restaurants. And suddenly we smelled something very very good. We followed the smell until a small boulangerie (bakery) with all kinds of goodies. We couldnt resist.
Krtecek Posted Apr 21, 2012, 9:33 pm	Our short visit finished in a parc next to Tour Saint Jacques a 52 m tall tower of a church that was destroyed during the French revolution. Nowadays i tis an important monument a landmark visible from a long distance.
Krtecek Posted Apr 29, 2012, 6:26 pm	The last week was not very optimistic as it was raining all the time. Even Sunday was a bit rainy at the beginning, me and other toyvoyagers stayed at home and decided to help our host with cooking. First of all we needed to clean the kitchen. Big Glubschi and I cleaned the dishes and then Dolivia, I and Sofia dried them. Then we prepared all ingredients for a delicious pasta with chicken and cream cheese. Dolivia poured some water into the saucepan, Big Glubschi added the salt, Sofia weighted the pasta and I turned on the heater. Then we were all eagerly waiting for the results of our hard work. And it was delicious.
Krtecek Posted Apr 29, 2012, 6:27 pm	In the afternoon the weather became a little nicer and we had a few rays of sun. So we decided to go for a visit of the most famous cemetery in Paris – Pere Lachaise with graves of many famous people such as Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Moliere and others. The place is full of trees and has a very calm atmosphere. Out of the many famous people we decided to stop by the grave of Edith Piaf on the top of the cemetery overlooking the city of Paris.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:32 pm	Even though the weather was not perfect, me and other toyvoyager decided to také achance and go sightseeing. Luckily for us, it was not raining. First stop led directly to the most famous monument of Paris – the world known Eiffel tower. We were impressed by the craftwork of French engineers and the beauty of the edifice that stands above the river Seine.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:33 pm	Our steps then continued to the Invalides a former veterans hospital that is famous for its golden roof and as a burial place of Napolean. We even saw his tomb in the main church.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:33 pm	Our walk continued along the river and we saw the building of the Assemblé Nationale – French Parliament (in the background) and admired the Eiffel Tower from a distance. Finally we arrived at Place de la Concorde a large square with an Egyptian obelisk in the middle.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:34 pm	From there we continued to the Louvre a former royal palace that now house sone of the largest´s art museums in the world with such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa or Venus of Milo. It is also famous for the glass pyramid that was bulit in the middle of the historic palace to facilitate the entry of visitors.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:34 pm	On the road we stopped by the bouquinists which are sellers of second hand books who have their stalls along the river and offer various types of books, posters, old postcards and other collectible items.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:36 pm	A place not to miss in Paris is the Notre Dame Cathedral on the island in the middle of the city. Built in the 12th century it is one of the most important gothic cathedrals in France and the seat of the archbishop. It is also famous for the hunchback Quasimodo and a gypsy Esmeralda from a novel of victor Hugo.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:37 pm	Today we decided to visit one of the castles that are situated around Paris – castle Vaux le Vicomte. A castle surrounded by a water moat. Unfortunately it was under reconstruction therefore the dome is under scaffolding.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:38 pm	What is impressive are the gardens that are perfectly designed by Le Notre a garden architect who designed also the garden in Versailles.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:38 pm	We are back in Paris. Today we are going to visit Montmartre a particular district of Paris known by the artist such as Picasso or Dalí. It is dominated by a white marble church of Sacré Coeur (Holy Heart) that overlooks the city.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:39 pm	Through lovely narrow streets we continued to the place de Tertre a small square with many painters working on their masterpieces and selling them to the passers by. The serious painters are joined by caricaturists and portraitists aiming at tourists and their wallets 
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:40 pm	The Montmartre district used to be a vineyard of Paris and as it is the only hill in the city it was perfect for the construction of windmills. Until today we can admire three of them and we visited them all including the famous Moulin Rouge which is today a well known cabaret.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:40 pm	Then we stopped at Place des Abbesses in the heart of Montmartre. We saw one of two original metro entrances bulit in 1900 and also a water fountain that was designed at the beginning of the 20th century in the style of Art Nouveau.
Krtecek Posted May 8, 2012, 1:41 pm	Our last stop was at Pantheon in a heart of the Latin District. Pantheon is a civil temple where important Frenchmen, such as Voltaire, Rousseau or Vicor Hugo, are buried. We walked up the 206 steps to admire the view on Paris from a rooftop of this majestic structure.
Krtecek Posted May 19, 2012, 10:43 am	As it was a national holiday in France today our host took me to a newly opened exhibition of Toutankhamon - one of the most famous Egyptian pharaoh. I saw the funeral chamber and the treasury with many golden items that were placed there to help the Pharaoh in the afterlife. Whats more, it was very well made and I learnt a lot about the beliefs of ancient Egyptians.
Krtecek Posted May 24, 2012, 6:39 pm	Today we visited one of the most remarkable momunemt of Paris - The Arc of Triomphe. It honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. And it was sunny so we enjoyed the view even more. And tomorrow we take off for Prague!!!
Krtecek Posted May 24, 2012, 6:41 pm	In the afternoon we visited Opera Garnier probably the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur basilica It is also a place of a famous love story Phantom of the Opera written by Gaston Leroux. The story tells about the love triangle between a  deformed musical genius, an opera diva nad a young gentleman. The story became even more famous as a musical of Andrew Lloyd Weber.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:30 pm	After a short flight we landed in Prague. As a group trip we were all very happy to spend some time together and explore the beautiful city. On our first day we admired the Dancing house. Originally named Fred and Ginger (after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – the house resembles a pair of dancers) the house stands out among the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:31 pm	Next we saw the panorama of Prague castle a majestic set of palaces constructed over 1000 years in all kinds of architectural styles.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:32 pm	Instead of going to the castle we continued to the Old Town square famous for an Astronomical clock that was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working. A legend says that the clockmaker Hanuš was blinded on the order of the Prague Councillors so that he could not repeat his work in another town; in turn, he broke down the clock, and no one was able to repair it for the next hundred years. According to local legend the city will suffer if the clock is neglected and its good operation is placed in jeopardy.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:33 pm	Then we saw the townhall bulit in the Art Nouveau style with a statue of a Dark Knight (not the one from Batman) in the corner.  Another Prague legend says that it was a foreign knight who came to Prague with his suite and wanted to marry one of Czech girls. The girls refused his love and was interested only in Czech young men. As a hot blooded foreigner he killed her with his sword. Before the girl died she cursed the foreign knight to remain a metal statue for thousand years until an innocent girl does not change him back by a kiss. Since the time has not yet come, the black knight is still waiting in the corner of the town hall.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:33 pm	To avoid the tourists we took a shortcut through Clementinum which is a national library founded in 1781 on a place of a former monastery and a university. There is also a meteorological observatory and the weather recording there started in 1775 and provides thus a comparison of weather development over more than 200 years.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:35 pm	After quite and exhaustive walk we have finally reached the Charles Bridge a symbol of Prague and its very valuable monument. The beginning of its construction was carefully planned by royal alchymists who predicted that the most favorable would be to lay the corner stone on 1357 9th July at 5:31 a.m. (divine sequence of odd numbers in ascending and descending order 135797531). The bridge is 621 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers. The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues originally erected around 1700.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:36 pm	Our first day sightseeing was finished in Kampa a lovely area between Vltava and Devil's Stream (Čertovka), a waterway dug to power water mills. It is supposedly to be named after a sharp-tongued woman who lived in a local home called the Seven Devils. Even today we can admire a beautiful watermill from the 12th century. Kampa island i salso home to a Museum of modern art announced by massive bronze statues of babies that were sculpted by David Cerny a well known Czech artist.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:37 pm	Next day was announced as a sunny one so we continued our tour de Prague. We walked through a parc admiring the views when suddenly we saw an Eiffel tower. We thought that it was some sort of a teleport that took us to Paris but our host told us that it was not an Eiffel tower but a look out tower on Petrin a 60 metre high steel tower built in 1891. Although it is much shorter than the Eiffel Tower, it stands atop a sizable hill, Petřín, so the top is actually at a higher altitude than that of the Eiffel Tower.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:38 pm	We then continued to the Strahov monastery founded in 1149 The monastery is often visited because of its historical library with more than 200.000 old boks and manuscripts. There is a beautiful view of the Prague panorama that we admired as well.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:39 pm	There are really many beautiful buildings in Prague. Another one that took our breath away was the Prague Loreta church a beautiful baroque edifice from the 17th century.  It is an important place of pilgrimage and a house of a Loreta treasure an large collection of lithurgical object of innimaginable value. It i salso famous for its chime bells that are used instead of classic church bells.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:40 pm	Finally we have reached the Prague castle whose panorama we saw yesterday from the riverside. The impressive castle founded in the 9th century is the largest medivela castle in the world with 570metres of length and 128 of width. It was a crowning place of Czech kings and it is now a seat of the Czech president and a house of Czech crown jewels. In the heart of the complex there is a St. Vitus cathedral that contains the tombs of many Czech kings and it is also the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The chapel of St. Wenceslas a Czech patron saint contains not only his relics but also the most valuable treasure of the entire nation – the crown jewels.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:41 pm	To také a little break from all the walking we went to the Wallenstein gardens that belong to the Wallenstein palace (a seat of the Senate). Beatiful peaceful French garden architecture was meant to rival the Prague castle and we have to admit that it must have really threaten the empreror. No wonder Wallenstein was assasinated on the order of the Emperor ion 1634.
Krtecek Posted May 30, 2012, 7:42 pm	Last gothic jewel of our visit – a church of St. Nicolas built in the baroque style. The green copper roof and the bell tower are distinct marks on Prague panorama.
Krtecek Posted Jun 8, 2012, 8:37 pm	Today my host took me to Versailles a miraculous castle of Louis XIV called Sun-King. It was Sunday so we had a chance to admire the gardens with all the fountains and music. It was undescribable and I hope we were able to capture some of the atmohpere on the pictures.
annix Posted Jul 6, 2012, 10:16 am	Hi mum, I'm writing you to say don't worry about me, I'm arrived in Italy! Ciao, Creamsheep
annix Posted Jul 6, 2012, 2:29 pm	Hi mum, here I am at "Sforzesco Castle", the Medieval Castle in the center of Milan! The place looks beautiful but it's so hot today... Bye, Creamsheep
annix Posted Jul 15, 2012, 2:22 pm	Hi mum, I'm on my host's balcony to have a look at all the flowers, they look beautiful! It is still quite hot here. I also want to introduce you to my new TV friends: Finn and Graham. They told me there are a lot of other sheeps here, I'll have a look around... Love, Creamsheep
annix Posted Jul 17, 2012, 1:53 pm	Hi mum, here I am in the main square of Milan: Piazza Duomo. Duomo is the name of the Cathedral that you can see on the picture. On the right of the Cathedral there is the Royal Palace where you can always visit paintings expositions. Bye, Creamsheep
annix Posted Jul 25, 2012, 4:14 pm	Hi mum, I'm to the park for a walk, here the temperature is better, not so hot as it is if you walk in the town, even if this park is in the center of Milan! Lots of love, Creamsheep
annix Posted Jul 27, 2012, 2:09 pm	Hi mum, close to my host's house there is a swimming pool so I've decided to spend a refreshing day here with my friends Finn and Graham. Love, Creamsheep
annix Posted Aug 3, 2012, 11:06 am	Hi mum, I'm learning how to play this game. It's called "Shave a sheep", it sounds interesting, isn't it?
annix Posted Aug 9, 2012, 8:04 am	Look mum, I've found quite a lot of Italian sheeps friends! Bye bye from all of us!
annix Posted Aug 9, 2012, 8:09 am	A new host is waiting for me, doing a ETVT is so exciting! I'm saying goodbye to my TV friends Finn and Graham Bye bye Italy!
iloveletters Posted Aug 13, 2012, 4:25 pm	Hello mommy! I arrived at my next stop on the ETVT: Mechterstädt in Germany. Today I took a walk in the village and would like to show you a bit of my surroundings. This is what I see when I look out of the window. It is very green here. People also call the state Thuringia the green heart of Germany Then I went in the street. The frist house on the left is where I stay at the moment. There are not many cars right now because the village street is blocked by a construction site. Mechterstädt is small with only about 1000 inhabitants so there is not much to see. This is the main square with the church and a restaurant. The river Hoersel runs through the village. I cannot see it at the moment because the grass and flowers are so high....
iloveletters Posted Aug 13, 2012, 4:28 pm	We went shopping in the neighbouring town called Waltershausen. Here I am on the market square with the town hall and the church. The woman on top of the well is called 'Muschelminna'.
iloveletters Posted Aug 15, 2012, 1:57 pm	So I am getting to know Thuringia a bit better. We went to Eisenach, the town famous for Luther, Bach and Wartburg castle. We just took a stroll through the city center with the market place and Georges Church... I saw the Luther House where he lived as a child.... .... and last but not least this is the smallest house of Eisenach. It is only 2.05 m wide!
iloveletters Posted Aug 24, 2012, 8:59 am	This weekend we made a trip to Berlin to visit my host's brother. He lives in the part called Steglitz and we took some time to explore the region. We walked along the Teltow Channel in the park Steglitz and walked as far as the Baekepark where we had very yummy lunch. The icecream from "Vanille & Marille" was also very delicious and good in the warm weather. I tried Hazelnut Cocant and Caramel Our next stop was the Botanical Garden of Berlin. The summer flowers were still in bloom and looked incredible. Then I went to the main greenhouse. ... and took a worl trip. Do you want to know how? Well, in one section (Gondwana) you can find plants from all over the world. And so I  took a tour through Africa and carried on in Asia and America. I really liked the little pond with the water fall and the fish. Can you see them?
iloveletters Posted Aug 26, 2012, 10:29 am	Look where we went today: The vintage car meeting in Sonneborn, near Gotha. Many old and even older cars were there but also motorbikes. This is an intersting combination: an old BMW probably from the 1930s and an East German Trabant from the 1980s.
iloveletters Posted Sep 2, 2012, 3:38 pm	Today we  went on a trip to Weimar, an important town in Thuringia: It is an UNESCO  world heritage site. Weimar is famous because of Goethe, Schiller and the Bauhaus. It also has a well-known university for music. And here they are: Goethe and Schiller in front of the national theatre. The city center is also nice, very green and though it was Sunday very lively and the shops were open because there was also a pottery market. And did you know that in Weimar you can find the Hotel Elephant with the only restaurant in Thuringia which has always had a Michelin Star each year since 2003? Well, we did not go there for lunch because it is also very expensive but good to know and see. We actually went to Weimar because of an exhibition in the Schiller house about GULAG  and the work camps in the Soviet Union in the 1930s - 1950s. WOW, I was really shocked about all the facts on display and how hard life was for people in the work camps.
iloveletters Posted Sep 9, 2012, 6:50 pm	Because in Germany it was 'Day of open Monuments' today we took a motorbike tour to several sites. We started in Gotha at the 'Freundwarte' an old look out tower which nowadays is used by the police to train dogs. Usually one cannot climb the stairs to the top but today I had a good view towards Gotha. Can you see the two towers of Castle Friedenstein in the background? The next stop was the 'Orangerie' in Gotha city center. The park looked great with all the flowers in the summer sun. Across the street through the gate with the coat of arms of Saxony we visited the vocational school. Here students are trained to work for German Railway and we visited the practice room with a large model  railway. Our last stop today was the old stable in Fröttstädt, a half-timbered house which has been reconstructed over the last couple of years.
iloveletters Posted Sep 12, 2012, 3:27 pm	I am invited to a birthday party today and look what present I will bring: all the things I could find in purple colour
iloveletters Posted Sep 18, 2012, 2:03 pm	Finally it is getting autumn-like here, the first leaves are brown and red and temperatures are falling. On the mountain Hoerselberg they organised an autumn festival which we went to this Sunday. But first we had to walk up the hill through the forest. We also found this cave, called Venus cave. I read the legend that goes with the cave: It was the home of the godess Hulda. From here she started for hunting  together with her army. Here according to records took place a competition between Minnensangers, who were German troubadours. Among others beside Tannhuaser very famous names come up: Walter von der Vogelweide, also Wolfram von Eschenbach, who is probably most known as the author of the Grail romance; Perzival. You may know the story from Wagner's opera. On top of the mountain many people had already gathered around the house and restaurant there. The view from the top was spectacular with the blue sky. In the background you can see the Inselsberg, the 2nd highest mountain in Thuringia with about 900 metres. There also was a paraglider who tried to take off. I enjoyed a lovely sunny day in Thuringia.
iloveletters Posted Sep 25, 2012, 3:51 pm	Our trip today was really fun! We visited the Playmobile Park near Nuremburg and met all the Playmobil figures in real! I first went to the castle and the knights and the king and queen of the country. But there also was  Noah and his Arch ... ...and I took a boat trip myself! Next stop was the wild west.... ... before I met the pirate captain and went onto his ship. I relaxed on a small island in the sun. where I also met dinosaurs! There also was a giant indoor playground with slides and houses and climbing frames. A model of the park gave a good overview of all the things you can see and do: It was so much I saw and a long day but it was great!
iloveletters Posted Oct 3, 2012, 10:27 am	Dear mommy, Just wanted to tell you that I am already on my way to the next stop on the ETVT, Wales. Let's see how long it will take to get there. CU, creamsheep.
miapearl Posted Oct 25, 2012, 12:01 pm	Hi Mum, Just to let you know I have arrived safely in Wales
miapearl Posted Oct 25, 2012, 12:02 pm	Hi Mum, Today, we went to the site of an old Roman fort complex. We are still in Snowdonia. The area now is farmland for sheep. Baa! Hey, were are you going? Don't run away! Baa! The lake in the background is Llyn Trawsfynydd. There's a Norman motte. How do we get up there?! This is a view from the motte, there's the lake again, and the decommissioned nuclear power station. Zoomed in... The lake again. A zoomed in view..
miapearl Posted Oct 25, 2012, 12:14 pm	Hi Mum, After visiting Tomen Y Mur, there was enough time to come to Llyn Trawsfynydd. There's a bridge across the lake. Wow, look at the lake's surface, so calm and good for reflection. I think we will walk across it. My host's son and husband are already half-way across. Can you make out the decommissioned nuclear power station over there?
miapearl Posted Oct 25, 2012, 12:27 pm	Hi Mum, Today started out a sunny day so we came out on the buses. However, when we got to our destination, it was raining. This is a gold painted post box. This was painted gold as we are in the Taekwondo Olympic Gold winner's, Jade Jones, town. We didn't have anything to post. We missed the bus so came back to look at the postbox again, and it had stopped raining. We caught the next bus. The windscreen still has raindrops. Look how much rain had fallen. The bus can't make it through that!
miapearl Posted Oct 25, 2012, 12:48 pm	Hi Mum, Today is a nice day so we came out for a walk. These are puffball fungi These are the dunes at Aberffraw. More fungi, these funny black clubs... There's the sea and beach.  Snowdonia mountains on the mainland. The beach is empty. A river meets the sea here. Some more fungi on the way back from the beach. More fungi, different one again.
miapearl Posted Nov 15, 2012, 6:51 pm	Hello? What am I doing inside a bag? Did anyone bring a torch?
miapearl Posted Nov 15, 2012, 6:57 pm	.... moving.... in a car.... I think .... shall go to sleep.... yawn.....
miapearl Posted Nov 15, 2012, 7:05 pm	Finally! Fresh air... What is that? Looks a bit like an onion. Ah, the name of the island is Ailsa Craig. The name is also the name of an onion!
miapearl Posted Nov 15, 2012, 7:39 pm	It looks like we'll be staying by this beach in a caravan. Although given the weather, I doubt if we'll be appreciating it to its full extend. In the background is the Isle of Arran. Perhaps we'll be able to visit Arran by ferry.
miapearl Posted Nov 16, 2012, 10:29 pm	Today, we have come to Glasgow. And inside to a science centre overlooking the River Clyde. Look, there are three different sized squares around a right-angled triangle. There's liquid in those two squares... And that amount fits into the big square.. This exhibit has different metals for two electrodes. This combination looks great. This combination is good but not as great as the previous go. But this is not very good at all. A plasma ball. A knot! Panels made from different recycled plastics - wellies, mobile phone covers, bottles, yogurt pots, plastic bags... This is an exhibit about the first heart transplant. The heart is being delivered. Surgeons operate.. And all became well. What time is it? Where did the time go? Pretty pattern. Finished pattern How many shades of red are there in this Munker Illusion? A giant kaleidoscope Doors! Tricks and mirrors. The illusions gallery. Time to go.. BBC Scotland. We were inside that.
miapearl Posted Nov 16, 2012, 10:32 pm	Arrived back at the caravan after a good day out.
miapearl Posted Nov 22, 2012, 10:15 am	Hi Mum, Ooops... I think we wanted to catch that ferry. So we caught the next one. We didn't come on the ferry in a car. I think we are going over there. There's a lighthouse, I think it is on the mainland. I think we are nearly there.
miapearl Posted Nov 22, 2012, 12:42 pm	We have arrived on the Isle of Bute This is Rothesay castle. It has a moat. This might be the great hall. Was this castle built in the time of those two King James... Rothesay, and the mainland in the distance. The castle walls have had some damage over the years, probably from battles between the Scottish and the Norse. Norwegians held this island for centuries. The tower was built to improve defences and provide accomodation for the high steward... The Norwegian flag is on the right. A couple of views on the outside of the castle. This is the prison, in a pit below. I came down that ladder. That's the ladder to go down to the prison. This is the ferry ticket. Waiting to sail back to the mainland. It is getting dark too!
miapearl Posted Nov 29, 2012, 4:20 pm	Arrived back at the caravan after a good day out.
miapearl Posted Nov 29, 2012, 4:45 pm	Ooo, another boat We are going to sail soon. There's a lifeboat, but I hope we don't need it. This trip, we came over with the car. It is wet and miserable out there. Autumn has arrived. We are driving around the island. This is Arran. There is sunshine, but those clouds spell rain. I think that island is uninhabited. It has a lighthouse. This is a whisky distillery. It is quite a new one. Water draining from the hills. More rain. There's the ferry. We'll catch the next one. This is Brodick harbour We have a boarding card. It is getting dark out there as we sail back. Let's get back into the warm...
miapearl Posted Dec 11, 2012, 9:28 pm	Arrived back at the caravan after a good day out.
miapearl Posted Dec 11, 2012, 9:30 pm	Today, we visited another castle. First, we looked at a model of what the hillfort or dun probably looked like in 500AD This is a model of the second castle built in the 13th century but was possibly destroyed by Robert Bruce And this is the third castle on the site. We went for a look around, but the weather was a bit wet. The staff were preparing for a Halloween do later that day. The interior might have looked like this.
miapearl Posted Dec 11, 2012, 10:54 pm	Arrived back at the caravan after a good day out.
miapearl Posted Dec 11, 2012, 10:57 pm	We have come back into Glasgow This time, to a transport museum. This is an old police car. Various bicycles. Glasgow has an underground. An underground train. A pub! Skateboard! Wall of cars and a ring of bicycles. A Cunard ship on the left, and a tram on the right. A Royal Mail van. On a tram. On a tube. A steamer called Comet. The ring of bicycles again. A motorbike. It is quite a big museum. We came in at that entrance down there. A Daihatsu van decorated for the 1997 Salaam festival A couple of engines. Highland Railway 103! Glen Douglas loco. Model engines A motorbike, for some reason, is on its side. Rather old vehicles. The museum lies on the river Clyde, the buidling across the water is where we were on Sunday, the science place. This is the view down river. The ring of bicycles yet again, in the distance.
miapearl Posted Dec 11, 2012, 10:58 pm	Arrived back at the caravan after a good day out.
miapearl Posted Dec 11, 2012, 11:21 pm	Final full day in Scotland... We are on another boat! This time, we are leaving Largs. Bye bye Largs It is only a small ferry. I think we are nearly there... Do you see that painted face on the rock? That is Millport, the only town on the Isle of Cumbrae A memorial. A view from the high point on Cumbrae. A crocodile!
miapearl Posted Dec 19, 2012, 6:49 pm	Arrived back at the caravan after a good day out.
miapearl Posted Dec 19, 2012, 6:53 pm	We said farewell to the home we had for the last week, and have been making our way home. We stopped off at this castle on the shores of Loch Doon. It is a nice day to travel.
miapearl Posted Dec 19, 2012, 7:10 pm	On the way back, we stopped off in the Lake District. There is snow! We are quite high up here. Brr!
miapearl Posted Dec 19, 2012, 7:11 pm	Home! It was a long way.
miapearl Posted Dec 19, 2012, 7:53 pm	First trip out since coming back is to Llanberis. There is snow on the hills. It is cold, look at the frost! This is the HQ for the Snowdon Mountain Railway. No trains run in the off-season. The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a Rack and Pinion railway. This is the main street. All looks OK but... This time last week, it was flooded. A very rare event for this village. Carpets are ruined...
miapearl Posted Jan 18, 2013, 3:22 pm	Hi Mum, We helped wrap up a present or two.
miapearl Posted Jan 18, 2013, 8:24 pm	Hi Mum, We helped with the decorations We jumped into the box I like this owl. We all put something on the tree. Do you like it?
miapearl Posted Jan 18, 2013, 8:37 pm	Look what my host had for Christmas! This will keep my toesies warm!
miapearl Posted Jan 25, 2013, 10:59 am	Today, it was sunny when we left my host's mum's to go for a walk... But there was this rainbow and some rainclouds around... This is the famous cliff at Hunstanton
miapearl Posted Jan 25, 2013, 11:06 am	Happy New Year
miapearl Posted Jan 25, 2013, 11:55 am	Time for a nice winter's walk. Beautiful but chilly.
miapearl Posted Feb 8, 2013, 2:12 pm	It was time to leave Lincolnshire and head back to Wales, but first, we stopped off in the National Media Museum in Bradford. A photograph from 1860s, the snowy peaks from the Hamta Pass-Spiti This is a stereoscope thing. Old cameras. Some postcards On another floor of the museum, was the television section. On this timeline are some Teletubbies. HELP! Some old tv gear An old computer game Space invaders. The Final Communiqué Aardman penguins Animations, Discworld, Dangermouse...
miapearl Posted Feb 25, 2013, 9:45 am	We went to a boardgame club. This game is called Discworld Ankh Morpork. Discworld is a fantasy world created by Terry Pratchett. This is one of the game cards my host had. My host won! Another game was played by other players - 1812 - The Invasion of Canada But these games were not played that night. My host has played Suburbia before and has enjoyed it.
miapearl Posted Mar 8, 2013, 8:59 pm	Snow!
miapearl Posted Mar 8, 2013, 9:40 pm	We've come to buy seed potatoes. There is still snow outside. Plenty of choice of spuds. These are Sarpo ones, with blight resistance. Then, we wandered around the gardens and into the greenhouse. I'll hang around for a bit Yum...
miapearl Posted Mar 8, 2013, 9:55 pm	Farewell Wales, I am on my way home.

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