Travelog for: Erol the Pirat

Hey Dad!

yesterday afternoon I opened my presents! I was so excited that I couldn't write you 




first, I openend the one from you





delicious schiebelade-chocolate  thank yoouuuu!




then, I opened the one from my host



Dad, imagine, it was a little pirat! my best buddy from now on





he even has a treasure with him!





and that's the way the christmas tree looks when it's dark



I can't wait to show you my presents at home!

Love,

your Erol

Hey Dad!

yesterday we went to the "Wallberg", a memorial of the destruction of Pforzheim in the Second World War



we walked all the way up.. was exhausting 





it was definitely worth walking up the hill, because when we were on top the view was amazing





we learned something about the Wallberg. it is built of ruins from the destruction of the city on the 23. february 1945





there's a sign with the cities around the Wallberg, which is in the middle



on the columns, there are information about the war and the history of Pforzheim




we took a little rest



more information..



this is the way my hosts dad carried us around




then we went to the stadtgarten







we saw Bismarck



after that, we went to a bavarian restaurant in Pforzheim, it's called Lehner's. we had delicious beer and brezn chips





that's it for today

your Erol

Daaaad, yesterday we made some yummi tiramisu for the silvester dinner!





we made some egg white



and tested out if it's finished



i'm putting in the sugar







we need a bigger bowl



and then we built the tiramisu layers



finished! now it has to cool and then we'll put the cocoa pulver over it



your Erol

Hey Dad!

first of all, I wish you a happy new year!



a few days ago, we were at the Schmuckwelten in Pforzheim





there are so many jewellers





the right thing for me





kuckuksuhren!





more jewelryyyyyyy 



your Erol

Hey Dad!

yesterday we made a walk in the vineyards, which are not far away from my hosts home!







it's a portugese vineyard





then we went to the "Alte Kelter"





it's very old










look at this huge barrel! 





we wanted to go in because there’s a little wine museum.. but unfortunately the door was locked 



your Erol

yesterday was my last day at my host's house :/ im a little sad, but I'm also happy to see you again, Dad!

LittleLuzi and I played xbox





then it got a little boring.. we decided to look what we could do and went down the table



we went out of the living room



in the room of my host, we found an interesting thing... what's that? something like a treasure chest?





oh yes Dad! it's really a treasure!



of course, my friend Luzi and I tried the jewelry on.. 





unfortunately, I can't take the jewelry with me



that was nice! but then, it was time to say goodbye.. my friend LittleLuzi, Lui and Frederick gave me a hug



and now I'm on my way home to you, Daddy! I'm so happy!



your Erol 

Hello world!

I arrived at home! My best friend, the big mouse Knabber (with the cool Harley Davidson t-shirt ) opened my box. He gave me "5" to welcome me. I showed the gifts I got by my dear host.
Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much, agentsmith

I told them about my adventures and maybe, there were some cock-and-bull stories 

Then I was introduced to the TVs currently living here. I shared the chocolate i brought with me. Waffels, the penguin prefered the liquorice.

Tonight we´ll have a welcome party and tomorrow I will compose the sail to Hamburg! Great, I am so excited!

Arrr!
Ahoy, everyone, I've finally arrived!



Perrydotto was very happy to see me and even her soon-to-be voyager pal, Plaudagei, was there to greet me! That was quite nice, and you know, every pirate in training needs a parrot, right? 



The weather had a surprise for me ready, too - Snow! Perry tells me that snow days are very rare in Hamburg and especially rare this winter; in fact, this is the first proper day of snow they've had. Quite a shocker for me 



You will hear more from me soon, dad! I can't wait to see what Hamburg has to offer for a pirate bear!

Yours truly,
Erol

Arrr and Ahoy, Erol here!

I'm sorry you haven't heard from me much. Perry was very ill and her boyfriend was too busy with looking after her so I had to stay at home. I only know of scurvy, so I couldn't help much, sadly. At least Perry got visitors sometimes and I could chill out with them



Yesterday, however, was very exciting! Perry wanted to make it up to me and took me to a very special event - A public protest! I asked what it was about and learned that the people protested against ACTA, a bill currently discussed in the European parlament. This bill could cut people's rights in the internet and broaden copyright laws in ways that would violate free speech - I don't think I understood all of it, but I think people should be allowed to keep their rights, so I was glad I came to protest! And it has to be a serious matter because many other people thought the same!



I was very happy because I actually met some fellow pirates  I'm sure you can imagine my surprise! I was told they weren't actual pirates, but rather political ones, but that counts, doesn't it?



Look - Even the statue of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing participated in the protests! 



More pictures I had a stellar view!



Find me!



Here I am 



To calm down and chill out, we later went to a meeting with a couple of people Perry knows from a forum. These people call themselves "Bronies" and apparently like this new show, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. The pony figurines were nice enough to me, but I think the show needs more pirates!



Considering how much we walked that day, we definitely earned this nice, big meal!



You will definitely hear more from me soon, everyone. We still got the harbour to visit and everything! Color me excited

Yours truly,
Erol

Ahoy and arrr, everyone! A quick update from me!

Sadly, Perry is still too sick to go out with me and she feels very bad about it. I'm telling her it's alright, but she won't listen! Sheesh 
Well, to be honest, the weather has been horrible the past week so I doubt we would have had much fun at the harbour anyway. (Though I think a proper pirate needs to be able to take bad weather in stride!)

While she had to stay in bed, I decided to make myself useful (because playing videogames with Plaudagei all the time gets boring ...) and did the dishes 



I rewarded myself with some coffee because I'm sure all pirates love coffee!



Woah, look at all those spices! 



Hey, I met the Mario brothers! ... I think.



Later, Perry's boyfriend took me outside for buying groceries. Not quite the harbour, but hey, I was outside! (the weather IS terrible though. Ew!)
I had fun on this ride, though it should have been a pirate ship instead of a helicopter, don't you agree?



Sadly, this is just Perry's neighbor's scooter - I would have loved going for a ride!
(Oh, does this photo make my butt look big?  )



Later on I finally convinced Plaudagei to go and visit you all back home! I must say, he's a very outgoing and talkative bird, even a bit hyperactive, but when it comes to becoming a toy voyager he's quite a chicken 
He says he will go on his way at the end of this week - Brace yourselves, folks 



I'll visit this damn harbour this weekend, I'm sure! Chi (and hopefully Perry, too, if she's feeling well enough) will go to another protest on Saturday and it's close to the harbour - So there's no way around it this weekend, even if it rains cats and dogs!
I can't wait to show you all the photos then

See you soon - I miss you!

Yours truly,
Erol

Arrr and ahoy, everyone!

You won't believe it but I fulfilled one of my lifetime goals - I saw the Rickmer Rickmers!!  It was so exciting I can barely contain myself! This weekend was definitely the best weekend EVER!

First things first, though - Perry and Chi took me to another protest before we could go to the harbour. We protested against ACTA again; I'm sure you know all about that by now so I'll spare you the details. But boy, does it feel good to do something for justice!








Then we went to the harbour! The weather could have been better but at least it wasn't raining cats and dogs anymore.



Aaah, that's the place to be for a sealover like me! 



And then I saw her - The Rickmer Rickmers!! 





Now I would post all the wonderful pictures we took, but ... well, there's a reason I'm posting this update this late: Perry had to discuss the rights to publish the photos with the people in charge of the Rickmer Rickmers. Sadly, as it turns out, Perry is not allowed to share the photos online! It's such a shame, I wanted to show the world what a wonderful time I had! At least I'm allowed to share the pictures in private, so you at home can look at them.

I'll sneak this one in, but pssst, don't tell the cops!



Later we took a trip with the ferry - Hamburg offers ferry trips as part of their normal public transportation system, isn't that amazing?



It was quite cozy inside the ferry, I must say.



I prefer to be outside in the wind, though! You know, I AM a pirate





Perry told me that this is the new opera house being built - She thinks it's quite ugly and I must say, I agree! It looks like a cheese grater ...



That was my trip to the harbour! I had a blast
Soon, Perry told me, I will have to venture on and leave her to stay with my next host. I'm curious what I will do next!

Best wishes to everyone at home!

Yours truly,
Erol

Ahoy and arrr,

this is my last entry from Niendorf, Hamburg! Chi escorted me to my next host, Scilly, and I'm sure I have great adventures ahead of me!

After a last cookie dinner with Plaudagei and Celestia, I said goodbye.



Thanks for everything, guys! I sure hope you will read my logs in the future

More soon, everyone!

Yours truly,
Erol

Hi dad,

When Scilly and I came home I heard some voices. I took a look and saw four other TV`s packing a suitcase.


Their names are Dicker Kumpel, HömpfMömpf, Clairchen and LewisHH. Clairchen and Lewis are my hosts for the next weeks. They all gave me a warm welcome. And they told that we will fly to Madeira tomorrow.


So we had to hurry packing the suitcase with all the important things like a cup, a plate, a candle holder etc. etc.




But Scilly did not like what we have done
And she had a surprise for us. We got a parcel from Spencer. He ist a TV brother of Clairchen and Lewis. He join the big German Round Robin at the moment.


We were very curious. So we opend the parcel.


We found Spencers carnival costume, a dictionary for Hessian, some postcards and some sweets for us 


This is a funny postcard.


All the very best
Erol the Prirat

Hi dad,
today our holdidays began. After packing the suitcase yesterday we were ready to fly this morning.




See me waiting in the airport building in front of our airplane.




We had a great fly. See me sitting in my own seat!




I got the full service with coffee, water and a sandwich.




But to sit alone is very boring. So my friends Dicker Kumpel, HömpfMömpf, Clairchen and Lewis came and we had a nice chat.


So we began to read the travel guide. Now we are well prepared for our stay on the isle of Madeira.




Then we took a look out. But there was nothing but some clouds and the sun.




After landing we took the Aerobus to Funchal and met our rentlady. She showed us our holiday apartment. The weather is really great: 20 degrees and sun, sun, sun. We took a first look from our 2 balconies.




Now we are very tiered. But I am sure we will have a great time on Madeira.

All the very best.
Erol the Pirat

Hi dad,
Yesterday 7 degrees in Hamburg, today 21 degrees and no clouds in the sky! I love Madeira!
First we discovered the market hall. Today on sunday it is not open. But tomorrow we will take a look at all the exotic plants, fruits, vegetables and fish. See me in front of the market hall.


HömpfMömpf had a life mission to see palm trees. I want to show you its first palm tree.


On our walk trough Funchal we found this little church. How picturesque!


This is an old castle by the see. A liked the yellow.


See me in front of the marina of Funchal. Which boat for me???


All the very best
Erol the Pirate