Portsmouth, UK - 2nd October 2012
By: MySongIsLaughter
I'm on my way to Germany, to have some new adventures!
Today, I said goodbye to my friends in Portsmouth before getting into my envelope. I will miss them all, but I can't wait to have some new adventures. Who knows, I might even bump into them somewhere else someday!
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Posted Oct 5, 2012, 7:03 pm
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany - 6th October 2012
By: Biggi
Hi Mom,
today I arrived in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
I had some difficulties to crawl out of my envelope.
Butch Flunky and Barnabas helped me out.
Look my little new friend Barnabas has a blue nose too. Just like me.
He must be a relative (well around athousand corners, but relative)
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Posted Oct 6, 2012, 9:48 pm
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany - 10th October 2012
By: Biggi
Hi Mom,
since it was raining for days now, we thought
of doing something nice. We had the choice
between playing games or solving a puzzle.
The puzzle was our first choice as we can do
it together and help each other.
First we sorted the colours and corner-pieces.
Then we started putting the pieces together.
Boy this puzzle is really difficult, as the pieces
often look same in colour and shape, but it's
important to find the correct pieces.
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Posted Oct 10, 2012, 7:31 pm
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Historic city core Villingen, Germany - 14th October 2012
By: Biggi
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Posted Oct 14, 2012, 3:04 pm Last edited Oct 14, 2012, 3:07 pm by Biggi
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany - 19th October 2012
By: Biggi
Hi Mom,
today, just as we were about to leave, the postman brought another TV Djali. She was happy
to get out of her envelope. So we all spent the afternoon together at the "Schwenninger Moos" which is a
nature conservation area.
At the "Schwenninger Moos" the river Neckar is born.
It's a beautiful landscape with some seldom plants and animals. As it shall recover to its former habitant
poeple don't interfer. When a plant is rotten or have gone stale, it will not be removed. It will stay there
and become a part in the circle of life.
I like those tiny little flowers. I asked my host whether she know what kind of bush this is, but she
doesn't know either.
Every now and then there are plates telling interesting facts, like this one.
See all the water? Allthough the water is brown it's a healthy enviroment.
Here are some fish, can you find them?
Every now and then you hear a blubb, when a fish is catching a fly.
Once a hawk came all of a sudden out of the bushes and catched a fish. I was a bit afraid it could come
back hungry and catch me.
The "Schwenninger Moos" is a hill moor. Only a few yaers ago, the moor was in critcal condition to dry up.
The the community did something and the waterlevel encreased. Hostmom said, when she was a kid
she could stand at this sign with dry shoes. Nowadays there is a platform, so you can come close to
the sign, but you can't reach it.
Oh those moss-covered tiny hills look so cosy, but it's not allowed to step aside the path nor to let dogs
off the leash. Because you never now, if there is water underneath or ground.
Look we found some mushrooms, but hostmum said these were poisonous.
See how large these treese are? Unfortunately most old trees are damaged by the bark beetle "Borkenkäfer".
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Posted Oct 21, 2012, 9:28 pm Last edited Oct 21, 2012, 9:47 pm by Biggi
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Ludwigsburg, Germany - 21st October 2012
By: Biggi
Hi Mom,
as it was a warm sunny day, we went for a sightseeing trip to Ludwigsburg.
This is a church on an old marketplace. Some people were making music. Funny, the clock in the
right tower is teo minutes earlier than the one in the left tower. So the bells ring twice. Once when
the right clock strikes the full hour, plus once when the left one does.
In Ludwigsburg is a Castle area, which is called "Blühendes Barock" (Blooming Barock). The area is famous
for the flowers in the former garden of the castle.
There were two bridal couples, taking pictures.
I think they will have nice memory pictures of their weddings.
At the moment there is the annual pumpkin exhibition. This year the motto is: "Switzerland".
All the exhibits show typical things of Switzerland and even the Alpes.
There were tiny pumpkins
and huge pumpkins
Look Mom, I even found a ram sibling.
Even the food was made of pumpkins....
pumpkin soup, vegetarian pumpkin swabian pockets (Maultaschen), pumpkin burger, roasted pumpkin seed
and even pumpkin french fries!
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Posted Oct 23, 2012, 8:00 pm Last edited Oct 23, 2012, 8:02 pm by Biggi
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany - 27th October 2012
By: Biggi
Hi Mom,
yesterday we celebrated a farewell party as Butch Flunky and Bjoern were ready to leave the next day.
Today Betzi arrived.
He was right in time for the first snow in this autumn. We all built a funny snowman.
When we came back home, I said goodbye to the leaving TVs and wished them a farewell.
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Posted Oct 27, 2012, 2:24 pm Last edited Oct 27, 2012, 2:25 pm by Biggi
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St. Georgen, Germany - 17th November 2012
By: Biggi
Hi Mom,
we had very foggy days. So all the other pictures which were taken don't come clearly so I can't show you more than this one.
This was taken between Sankt Georgen and Peterzell. In Peterzell is a shop where fruit and vegetables sold. These are grown at the Isle of Reichenau in the Lake Bodensee.
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Posted Nov 21, 2012, 2:30 pm
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Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany - 20th December 2012
By: Biggi
Hi,
as my host had a really bad time since a good friend died on 1. December, we didn't made a lot of things to take pictures of. I think it wasn't the right place and time.
But then we went for a walk in the snow.
Although it was a bright day, the pictures came out very dark.
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Posted Dec 27, 2012, 12:08 pm Last edited Feb 8, 2013, 2:13 pm by Biggi
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