Travelog for: Nils

Hello!

I am Nils and I am looking forward to my first travels around the world! I hope we will meet soon!

Bye,
Nils

Dear Mum

I've safely arrived in Heidelberg. The weather is warm and sunny here, so the other ToyVoyagers took me to the balcony where we enjoyed the sun.


The cute little dog next to me is Josie, then there come cat Kit-Kat, rabbit Králi and rhino Tamina. They all come from different German cities and have been staying here for a while. Last not least there's Coco Presley who lives here and just like my host nuriayasmin she's a big Elvis fan. I guess when I come home, I can sing all Elvis songs to you :-).

I also had a look out of the windows and I'm sure it will look really nice here once the trees have started to grow leaves again.





Nuriayasmin has to leave for work soon so I'm going to spend the afternoon with the other TV's.

Keep fine,
Nils

Dear Mum

Today I visited a bit of Heidelberg. First I took a walk along the river Neckar.





I saw these two swans who came quite close.


There are a couple of ships where you can have a coffee or eat something.


Behind me are the Old Bridge, the castle and part of the Old Town.


I had a rest next to some beautiful flowers.


Once again the Old Bridge and the castle.


I crossed the Old Bridge and looked up the Neckar:




I left the Old Bridge through this gate:


The sculpture of the Bridge Monkey is situated next to the gate of the Old Bridge.


I think these cute mice are also part of the sculpture.


This is the Church of the Holy Spirit:


And this is the Town Hall:


Once again the Church of the Holy Spirit:


The "Hotel zum Ritter" is one of the oldest and most beautiful buildings of Heidelberg.


It was a great afternoon.

Keep fine,
Nils

Dear Mum

Today we bought flowers for the balcony and planted them.





Afterwards we all relaxed in the sunshine.



Sunny greetings from Nils

Dear Mum

It was a gorgeous day, there were almost no clouds in the sky. So the whole ToyVoyager gang went to Mannheim and invaded the Luisenpark. The Luisenpark origins from the late 19th century and has been continously extended since then. It's obviously one of Germany's biggest and most beautiful parks.

There's a big lake in the middle of the park. In summer you can rent a boat.


The television tower is so high that it can be seen from almost all corners of the park.


I met some ducks.


I also met pelicans:




Nuriayasmin wasn't sure whether this was a duck or a goose.


But these are definitively geese:




So that means: I completed my first life mission: Meet a goose!!

There are also some interesting pieces of art at Luisenpark.






Then we came to the farm where we saw horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and rabbits.









The Chinese Tea House was built in 2001 and is really beautiful.


These stones build a small cave and there's also a waterfall.


Here I'm inside the cave.


This is a part of the Chinese Garden:


Before we left we posed for a group photo:


Love,
Nils

Dear Mum

Today nuriayasmin visited a friend in Handschuhsheim, a suburb of Heidelberg, and we took some photos along the way. Handschuhsheim was first mentioned in the codex of the monastery of Lorsch in 765 but people had already settled there for centuries.

This is the Friedenskirche (Peace Church). It's an evangelical church which was built between 1908 and 1910.



The church is situated next to the Tiefburg, a castle from the early Middle Ages which used to be surrounded by water.







There are still a lot of old houses in Handschuhsheim and this one looks quite enchanted, doesn't it?



Nuriayasmin's friend lives in a small street like this one.



Love,
Nils

The weather is still warm and sunny, so I took the chance and ate a huge piece of icecream ... yummy.



Then it was time to say good-bye to Sylvia. She's starting her first journey today and will travel to Finland.





There won't be time for any outdoor activities in the next couple of days because nuriayasmin has to work nightshifts. Well, I'll just relax and have a good time with the other TV's at home.

Bye,
Nils

It was time to say good-bye to Tamina who'll be visiting olgamaus next. Have a good journey, little rhino.





Greetings from Nils

Dear Mum

Nuriayasmin decided that she needed a break after her night shifts, so we went to Homburg, a city situated in the German state of Saarland. We stayed at the youth hostel which is very modern and looks quite Mediterranean inside.







Nuriayasmin had chosen Homburg because she wanted to see the ruins of the fortress Hohenburg. The fortress was built around 1200 and was destroyed by the French in the early 18th century. While climbing up to it, I had a nice view on the city.



There's a hotel next to the fortress and I was surprised to see this bear sitting there. First I thought he was a wild TV but he was far too big and actually introduced himself as one of the hotel's employees. We had a nice chat.



Here are the pictures we took while walking around the ruins of the fortress. Hope you like them.















And here's something which is even older than the fortress - much older indeed: it's the fossil of a dinosaur.



After all that historical stuff it was time to play a little, so we went to the park near the youth hostel, had fun on the playground and enjoyed the sight of the lake and the creek.













It was a fabulous day.

Love,
Nils

Dear Mum

This morning we left the youth hostel in Homburg and went to Kaiserslautern, a city in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Here we visited the Japanese Garden which is very beautiful.











Afterwards we went to the Dinosaurs and Garden Park where we spent the rest of the day.









This is the "Weidenkirche", a church where even services regularly take place in spring and summer.



Before we left, I had a very tasty icecream coffee.



Bye,
Nils

Dear Mum

When we came home today, two small packages were waiting for us: Two more ToyVoyagers had arrived. The funny purple creature is called Woozy and the cute tiger is Tiger Lilly.



Nils

Happy Easter, Mum!!

Hi Mum

How are you doing? I'm fine and today I made a nice excursion with our current gang of seven ToyVoyagers.

First we passed a school complex. As it's Saturday, there weren't any pupils, of course.



Then we got to the cemetary "Bergfriedhof". It was opened in 1844 and consists of a Christian and a Jewish part. It's quite a big area and we saw only a small part of it.





Here we're all sitting on the grave of the Jewish author Hilde Domin. She was born in Cologne in 1909 and died in Heidelberg in 2006. In 2004 she became honorary citizen of the town.



After leaving the cemetary we spent about three hours walking in the forest.





We rested on this interesting table.



This totem pole was standing next to the eagle table so we actually felt a little like in the USA.



We were quite tired after all that walking but as we had to go down to the city centre, anyway, to catch a bus back home, we decided to take some photos at the castle which is situated about 80 m above the city in the mountains.



This is one of the fountains in the castle's garden:



The view down to the city centre, the Old Bridge and the river Neckar is really stunning.



Heidelberg Castle was built in the early 13th century and destroyed in the 17th and 18th century. Its remains and ruins are nowadays the city's main tourist attraction.

Dear Mum

I'm sorry you haven't heard from me for a while. I'm fine but nuriayasmin was busy, so we didn't go anywhere.

Well, today we went to Mannheim again and took some photos of the water tower and the Friedrichsplatz with its fountains and flowers. A very beautiful place.









Love,
Nils

Dear Mum

I spent two days at the UNESCO world heritage site of the Middle Upper Rhine Valley. The weather was marvellous and the landscapes fantastic.

On the train to St. Goar


Relaxing at the Rhine near St. Goarshausen.


The Loreley Statue in St. Goarshausen


View from the Loreley:




On the way to Stahleck Castle where I stayed at the youth hostel.


Love,
Nils