Travelog for: Scruffy McGee

I arrived today at the corporate headquarters of DogToys.com. I hung out in the offices today and helped with the websites.



It was fun playing with the mouse while they were trying to work 



I got to go out and poke my nose around the warehouse too.

I got my very own car today! It is a lovely red race car.



I am going to win this rat race after all! 

I went shopping today! We headed out toward Philadelphia, but only went as far as King of Prussia where the big mall is. There we found a Build A Bear store that had some clothes that should fit me!



I picked a few things out.



Can boys wear pink?



Then I headed back to the dressing rooms to try everything on.



I made a little mess getting everything off the hangers, but I like these shirts and think I will take them both!



I like it with the hood up too. What do you think?



Finally, I decided boys can wear pink. Because I really, REALLY wanted those bunny slippers!

We are heading to Atlantic City, NJ for a trade show for DogToys.com.

This is my first look at this city as we drove into it.



We got there safe and sound and headed to the convention hall where we saw a really neat retro poster for Atlantic City.



MissLucy and I posed with these bathing beauties!

There were some really big fish in the convention center flying around over head.



There was a red one.



A yellow one.



And a green one. We could not reach them they were way up high!

We were all hungry so we decided to go get a sandwich from the White house.



They have the best submarine sandwiches around! Loads of famous people have come to the White House to eat.



There are photos of all the famous celebrities that have stopped at the White House to eat hanging on their walls. Here I am with Haley Joel Osment and so other famous people.



I really wanted to go into the casino and gamble but the humans were to tired from the trade show and said maybe next time. 

I took a little nap on the way back home. It was a very busy day but I had fun.

Tonight we went along to the movie theater! We are here to see The Hunger Games.



We got popcorn!



And soda!

But shhhhhhhh the movie is starting.



It was a very good movie but the humans with us all agreed that the books were better than the film. Maybe I should read the books now?

My host, Boris Kitty, got a new friend. His name is Spock. He is a scifi-loving Baboon from the Isle of Wight in the UK. He will be living with Boris and his family from now on! Kolo is in charge of rehoming baboons to his pals all over the world. He is really a great pal to have!

So in celebration we decided to treat Spock (and ourselves) to Indian food. Yum!



We started with Naan, a traditional bread.



As you can see Spock is ready with the water just in case the curry is spicey.



It was a buffet style restaurant so we went back for some more of our favorites and to try a few new things as well.

The food was very good. I think I like trying out foods from different places.

Not exactly sure where we ended up on this trip.



We were visiting greenhouses and drove all over Lancaster County.



You can see the pretty farms in the background of this photo. There were cows, chickens, sheep and donkeys all around us!



We really liked these bright marigolds. They made us smile, because they are the color of sunshine.



These two chaps were nice, but we never could figure out what they were looking at.



We even played hide and seek in the elephant ears.



Then we were told beds of flowers are not for sleeping in....oops!

My host's sister was in a car accident (she's the nice lady that took us to the greenhouses in Lancaster last month) so I decided to go visit her in the hospital. She got lots of nice flowers and cards (I had to stick my nose in every one).



Everybody says that hospital food is gross, but I kind of liked it.



As you can see I have an "owie" on my nose so she does not feel so bad. I hope she gets better soon so she can take me some where else fun.

Today my host, MissLucy and I are going to do something really good that makes us feel great. We are going to the Humane Society of Berks County to donate some toys and treats for the animals that are waiting for forever and ever homes.

Here you can see all the fun toys for dogs that we brought along with us.



We did not forget the kitty cats though. Here you can see all the yummy treats we brought for them (they will get toys next time). My host is a volunteer with the HSBC and helps socialize the kitties (that means she gets to go in and play with them).



Let me show you some of the cute kitties they have there. First we met Kitty. She is an adorable young torby that looks like she wants to chase MissLucy's tail.



She thought she might give me a little sniff too.



Then we saw this adorable little black kitten that just wanted to play with us.



He tried and tried to get us.



Normally my host would go in and play with these sweet kitties, but since we were along she decided to come back later so she might give them all of her attention.



I do hope they all get adopted real soon.

Hello at home,

finaly I arrived at my first hosthome in Delligsen Germany,  the long journey from the United Staats to Germany takes 3 weeks…. Fortunately I was in company with Misslucy, a rat I meet at my mums place. Misslucy know it from her own experience, that it could be very boring and dark in our travelboxes, and she smuggled a candle and some matches in our parcle. Me and Misslucy had a lot of fun and telling some cock-and-bull storys.







What a great greeting with all the other TV´s at Misslucys home, when they opened the travelcase.



Andrea introduced me to all the other plushies

bigbear Dr.Kröbner(TV), littlebear Heinz, dragon Spikey(TV), littlebear with shirt Fritz, little bunny, seagull Gisela, guardian blue elephant, piratbear Mur, little monkey with pants Freaky, sheep Mr.Shaun (TV), yello cat Mr.Lemony (TV), squirrel Philly (TV), beaver B.o.B.(TV), little monkey *coco* (TV)
OMG..... what a gang



By the big welcomeparty me and Misslucy had to recount about the last weeks til sunrise and now I´m realy tired and want go to bed.

Bye, bye

Scruffy McGee

Hello at home,

on sunday we made a short trip to Steinhude and the Steinhuder Meer or Lake Steinhude , the lake is located 30 kilometres  northwest of Hanover. It is named after the nearby village of Steinhude. It has an area of about 30 square kilometres , making it the largest lake of northwestern Germany, but it is very shallow, with an average depth of only 1.35 metres  and a maximum depth of less than 3 metres . It lies within a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest.   enough facts  

unfortunately we could not cruise with "Gummischnulli", it was too much wind, so we lay and sit in the sun and enjoyed the beautiful view over the lake













bye, bye

Scruffy 

its me again,

today I met a new friend here in Delligsen , his name is Fritz and he is a big mouse with a great heart





and then I met my first dog here in Germany "Paul" he is a sheepdog and the breed is called "Schapendoes" The Schapendoes  or Dutch Sheepdog, is a breed of dog originating in the Netherlands. The Schapendoes was originally a herding dog and general farm dog, but today also participates in dog sports such as agility and flyball.

the fur on the floor, that´s Paul 



he loves me 



Love
Scruffy

last weekend I visited a wonderfull old town in hesse, Fritzlar is a small German town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, 160 km (99 mi) north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. It can reasonably be argued that the town is the site where the Christianization of northern Germany (north and east of the Roman Limes) began and the birthplace of the German empire as a political entity.The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. Thirty-eight meters (125 ft) high, the Grauer Turm ("Grey Tower") is the highest remaining urban defense tower in Germany



help, I have done nothing...



what have you done ? 





The St. Peter's Cathedral is one of the most beautiful Romanesque-Gothic churches in Hesse






the marketplace with nice halftimbered houses



The city hall, first documented in 1109, is the oldest in Germany still in use for its original purpose







...here you see the biggest halftimbered house in hesse,
"das Hochzeitshaus" the wedding house



The monastery, hostmum went to school here







and then I visited a castle ..

the Garvensburg  The castle was built in 1894-1898 by industrialist William Garvens, who was knighted in 1908 and afterwards called William of Garvens. He built a hunting lodge in the style of the late period, a castle-like villa, surrounded by an English garden with beautiful sculptures of an African Artist



















that was a nice trip

Lovr
Scruffy

Hello at home,

a short trip to Hanover by train 











Love
Scruffy

Huhu,

another short trip to accompained hostmum to Bad Wildungen,

first a delicious breakfirst



a nice view



Scruffy