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Travelog for: Nepomuk

Alkmaar, the Netherlands - 14th July 2008

By: Eryah

I have a little present for you mommy. I hope you like it.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/Eryah/toyvoyagers/afscheid004-2.jpg

I love you mommy!

Now i'm really gone.

Big hugs Nepomuk

* Posted Jul 14, 2008, 9:49 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 22nd July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello mummy,

I arrived today in Essen and I am really happy to be here :)!
BlackCat was really happy, when she gets me out of the envelope :)! I had my T-Shirt on my head and everyone was laughing. You can see it on the photo :)!
I am here with Hoppity, Momo, Wauzi, Hueso and Burrimul Memu. They are all really nice to me, even if there are 2 dogs :)!

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

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* Posted Jul 23, 2008, 6:25 am [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 23rd July 2008

By: BlackCat

Good morning :)!

Today we tried to see the sunrise from a bridge near the flat of BlackCat. So we went out really early (it was 5.30 a.m.) and tried to catch it. But it was too cloudy and when we started to make photos on the bridge, it started to rain. But the man in TV told us, that there will be better weather tomorrow. We will see.

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

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* Posted Jul 24, 2008, 7:09 am [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 23rd July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello again ^^,

after the photos on the bridge we went to the secondary school, where BlackCat's brother went for 6 years. It is called "Franz Dinnendahl Realschule" in German.
BlackCat can hear the noise of the schoolyard when they have a break. But at the moment here are school holidays, so we have our calm now.

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

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* Posted Jul 24, 2008, 7:25 am [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


BlackCats Street, Essen, Germany - 23rd July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello :)!

I just wanted to show you, where I am living at the moment. We went outside to make some photos of the street :)!

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

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Here you can see the house where BlackCats parents are living

And on the other side of the street, you can see BlackCats house:
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Her flat is the right one right above the yellow car :)

* Posted Jul 24, 2008, 7:29 am [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 24th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello mummy,

today we went with BlackCat to her new working place. Just Hueso and I went with her, because she had not such a big bag with her. It was really nice there and I like the house.
The Franz Sales house is a group home for people with physical disabilities. You can read something about it on this sign:
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We aren't really able to translate it into English...too much ;)!

Hope you like the pictures,
Nepomuk

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* Posted Jul 24, 2008, 6:51 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen-Steele, Germany - 24th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello again,

After visiting BlackCats new working place we decided to have a walk through Steele. Steele is a district of Essen. It is really nice and I like the houses we saw.

First I saw this wonderful house:
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Then we found an old part of the city wall with an old defense tower.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/oceania87/TV/2407/log_118.jpg

Right next to it is a nursing home. It is really nice and has a big garden, but we weren't able to see the garden because there was a big security man who didn't want to let us in :(!
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On the other side of the street we found the grammar school which BlackCat visited for some years. It looks really nice, when you don't see the new building.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/oceania87/TV/2407/log_126.jpg

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After that we went on a cemetery. It was really quiet there and we were all alone...scary ;)!
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It was a nice walk and I hope you like the photos :)! Oh, and I should say "Thank you" for the postcard you've send BlackCat from Munich :)! She showed it to me today. Really nice ;)!

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

* Posted Jul 24, 2008, 6:56 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 24th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello again,

after having a walk through Steele we went home and took Hoppity, Burrimul Memu and the others with us. We went to Steele again, because BlackCat wanted to show us a water tower. Now there are flats in this tower because Essen doesn't need a water tower anymore. I like the look of it :)!

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

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* Posted Jul 24, 2008, 6:59 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 24th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello again,

this is my last update for today (we are all really tired ;) )! On our way home from the water tower we saw this wonderful church. It is called Laurentius Kirche and it's ideal is Notre Dame. It is a wonderful church and I am so unhappy that the doors were closed when we were there. Maybe we will go inside in the next days. We will see...

Hope you like the pictures!
Good Night for today,
Nepomuk

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* Posted Jul 24, 2008, 7:03 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 26th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello :(!

Today we said 'Goodbye' to Burrimul Memu. It was a sad Goodbye, but maybe we will see us again later. We will see.
I hope he will have a good travel to his next host!

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

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* Posted Jul 26, 2008, 8:19 pm Last edited Jul 26, 2008, 8:28 pm by BlackCat [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen, Germany - 26th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello again,

after saying "Goodbye" to Burrimul Memu we welcomed Lady here!
She is back home now and will start to travel the GTVT here. So she will visit you one day, too :)!
I hope we will have a nice time together.

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/oceania87/TV/2607/city_179.jpg

* Posted Jul 26, 2008, 8:20 pm Last edited Jul 26, 2008, 8:30 pm by BlackCat [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen-City, Germany - 26th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello :)!

Today BlackCat decided to show us the city. Just Hueso and I had space in her bag and she was so sorry to leave Hoppity and Lady at home.
We had a nice walk through the city of Essen.
I will tell you some facts about the things we saw:
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That's what we saw when we came out of the main station. It is the emblem of Essen. Essen is called the shopping city and that's what is said after "Essen" (die Einkaufsstadt - the shopping city).

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That is the big post office in the city of Essen. It was really big. We brought Burrimul Memu to it.

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That's a view of the shopping street where we walked after the visit at the post office :)!

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That's the house "Zum Ritter" - It was a hotel some time ago and now it is a shop where you can buy clothes...

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That's a cinema. It is called "Lichtburg" (which would be something like "lightcastle" in English).

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That's a statue of Wilhelm I. ! I really don't know why he is standing in the city of Essen. But he looks really smart, doesn't he?
Here you can read something about him!

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This is a fountain in the middle of the city. I really liked it, because we made a break and played in the water :)!

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That's the St. Johann Baptist church. It is really central and I like it a lot :)!

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A beach bar in the middle of a city. Oh my god! We were laughing a lot when we found it :)!

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We found this big teddy in front of a toy shop :)! Doesn't it look nice? :)

We have some more :)! Will show you later ^^.

Have a nice day,
Nepomuk

* Posted Jul 26, 2008, 8:23 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen-City, Germany - 26th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello again,

here is the story of the watchful chicken in German for you, mummy.
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Als Essen noch eine kleine Stadt war mit hölzernen Häusern und verwinkelten Gassen, als es noch keine Straßenbeleuchtung innerhalb der Stadtmauern gab, da drohten ständig Gefahren: überraschende Feuerbrünste konnten verherrende Auswirkungen haben und nachts war man vor Überfällen räuberischer Banden nie sicher. Zu ihrem Schutze hatten die Essener Bürger mancherlei Vorkehrungen getroffen. So gab es den Nachtwächter, der mit einem Helm, einer Hellebarde, einer Laterne und einem Horn bewaffnet war und der zu bestimmten Zeiten in sein Horn tutete und dazu seinen Vers sang:

"Hört ihr Herrn, und lass euch sagen,

die Glocke hat zehn, elf... geschlagen.

Bewacht das Feuer und das Licht,

das diese Nacht kein Schaden geschieht,

und lobet Gott, den Herrn."


Neben dem Nachtwächter durchstreiften zeitweise auch mit Piken ausgerüstete Bürgerwehren die Stadt. Auf die stets drohende Feuergefahr hatte besonders der Turmwächter auf der Marktkirche zu achten. Auch er hatte die einzelnen Nachtstunden durch Blasen aus allen vier Schallöchern anzuzeigen. Wenn ein Brand ausgebrochen war, mußte er die Brandglocke ziehen und außerdem in die entsprechende Himmelsrichtung eine Laterne hinaushängen, damit jedermann wußte, wo er sich zu wenden hatte. Denn alle Bürger waren in diesen Fällen zur Hilfeleistung verpflichtet.

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Es war an einem heißen Sommertag, als ganz Essen die Hochzeit der Tochter des Bürgermeisters feierte.Nach der Trauungszeromonie im alten Münster hatte man sich vor der Toren der Stadt zusammen gefunden, um dort auf den Wiesen den Tag mit Spiel und Tanz zu verbringen. Am Abend als die Stadttore geschlossen wurde, feierte man in den Schenkstuben weiter, und erst am frühen Morgen begaben sich die letzten weinseeligen Zecher zu Bett.

Zu diesen gehörten auch der Nachtwächter und der Turmbläser, die selbstverständlich an den Feierlichkeiten teilgenommen hatten. Auf den Gedanken, nun, wo die Nacht schon fast vorüber war, noch ihren Dienst anzutreten, waren sie gar nicht mehr gekommen. Was sollte auch passieren in dieser warmen Jahreszeit, in der kein Kamin mehr brannte und alle Herdfeuer und Kerzen gelöscht waren? Doch die Gefahr zog bereits von den Stadtmauern herauf: leise huschten etwa 20 Männer heran. Es war eine Räuberbande die einen Überfall geplant hatte und die Gelegenheit nach der Hochzeitsfeier als günstig ansah, um ans Werk zu gehen. Aufmerksame Wachen hätten sie entdecken können, die wüsten Gesellen, die da auf leisen Sohlen von allen Seiten heranschlichen. Ihre Pferde hatten sie ein Stück zurück gelassen. Und so war nun hin und wieder ein leises Wispern oder das Klappern herabhängernder Waffen zu vernehmen. Schließlich hatten sich alle Männer an der verabredeten Stelle unterhalb der Stadtmauer versammelt.

Sie hatten ein langes Seil mit Widerhaken mitgebracht, das sie nun über die Mauer warfen und an dem sie sich hochziehen wollten. Mit leisem Knirschen rastete der Haken in die Mauernische ein. Niemand innerhalb der Stadt vernahm das Geräusch. Niemand? Doch da war jemand, der schon zu so früher Morgenstunde auf den Beinen war und darauf wartete, mit seinem lärmenden Tagewerk zu beginnen: es war ein Hahn. Aufgeschreckt durch die unerwarteten fremden Geräusche meinte er, die ersten Sonnenstrahlen nicht abwarten zu sollen und mit einem lautem "Kikerikiii .....!" machte er seine Empörung über die morgendliche Störung Luft. Und noch einmal "Kikerikiii....!"

Gewohnt beim ersten Hahnenschrei aufzustehen begoben sich nun viele Bürger aus den Betten und es dauerte nicht lange, bis die Räuber die bereits die Stadtmauer erklommen hatten, entdeckt waren. Eilends ließ man die Glocken läuten, die Schützen griffen zu den Waffen und mutig machte man sich daran die Räuber zu vertreiben. Als diese sahen, daß sie bemerkt worden waren und mit ernsthaften Widerstand zu rechnen hatten, da ließen sie sich schnell wieder an ihrem Seil hinab und flohen, so schnell die Beine sie trugen, froh, wenigstens mit dem Leben davon gekommen zu sein.

Die Essener sahen aber allen Grund, ihr Abenteuer damit zu beenden, daß sie die Feier des Vortages fröhlich fortsetzten. Ihren Retter, den Hahn, vergaßen sie jedoch nicht. Zeit seines Lebens genoß er jegliche Freiheit.

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Und später setzten die Essener Schützen ihrem "wachsamen Hähnchen" sogar ein Denkmal, das heute seinen Standort auf dem Kurienplatz gefunden hat. Auch ein Schützenlied läßt die Erinnerung an das "wachsame Hähnchen" fortleben. Der ehemalige Musikdirektor der Stadt Essen, Max Fiedler, hat es in der von ihm 1931 komponierten Overtüre "Essen" verarbeitet:

"Wer kaufet , wer kaufet

ein wachsames Hähnchen?

Es ist ja so lieblich,

so weiß wie ein Schwänchen.

Wer kaufet einen wachsamen Hahn?"

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Essen-City, Germany - 26th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello again ^^,

we found a statue of Alfred Krupp in the city, too. Alfred Krupp and his wife were really important persons for Essen.
You can read something about the Krupp family Here!

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* Posted Jul 26, 2008, 8:35 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


Essen-City, Germany - 26th July 2008

By: BlackCat

Hello,

On the city hall of Essen you can see the patron saints of Essen. They are Cosmas and Damian. You can read something about them here!
You can see the emplem of Essen right next to them.
And we made some photos of the city hall, too. It is a very large building.

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* Posted Jul 26, 2008, 8:41 pm [Quote] [View just this post] Go to the top of the page


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