Travelog for: Hemming

Hi Mum,

saw another sheep herd today on our way to Wilster.



They were quite curious and came very close ...



...not afraid of me at all!
Sheep are stupid 

Bye-bye,
yours Hemming

Hi Mom,

we're at the MOVIES again! :-)
Wow, we are going to see The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug in 3D!

YumYum ... Popcorn!



This 3D glasses are way too big for me!



Look, it's Gandalf and the Dwarfs! And me on hostmums knees ...



The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug the dragon. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring and then ... oops, hostmum tells me not to spoil the entire story ... Sorry Mum, will tell you later!

Good night!
Your little dwarf - no wait - wolf Hemming

Hi Mum,

how are you? We just did a short trip today and we passed a sculpture made of bicycles - this is a campaign by the local citizens for a cycle track. Looks nice, doesn't it?



Good night!
Yours
Hemming

Hi Mum!

Today hostmum took me to grammar school in St. Margarethen and we met Celine.



Celine is 10 years old and I really liked her (and she liked me, too)! Hostmum helps her to improve her reading skills. She meets Celine at her classroom once a week and they read books together, play word games and other nice things. And today I joined in!

I could listen to a mysterious story about a secret garden!



Here are more pictures from my "school day":









That was fun! 

After school we drove to Wilster - here you can see me in front of the old Wilster Townhall.
This half-timber house was built in 1585 - today it is a museum.



On our way to Heiligenstedten we stopped to visit the "Honigflether Schöpfmühle" - a small mill that was build around 1850.



Hundreds of these special mills have been built in this region in the past - they didn't grind corn but transport water from the lower levels up to the fields. This is one of the few mills that still exists - and full functioning!





Here I'm sitting on one of the vanes ...



Here's some information on the mill - you can read everything about the mill here.



Bye for today!
Hugs
Hemming

Hi Mum,

today we made a short trip to Glückstadt. Here you see me overlooking the river Elbe.



On the other side cars queue up for the ferry from Glückstadt to Wischhafen - the ferry crosses the Elbe and connects Schleswig-Holstein to Niedersachsen.





Here's one of the lighthouses in Glückstadt (Oberfeuer), this one is located more than 1 km away from the lighthouse on the coastline (Unterfeuer).



Then we passed an advertisement for a new shop in Wilster - very "wolfish"! It's a shop for children's clothing.



At home I found a postcard with the Schleswig-Holstein song and tried my best to sing it ...
Hostmum was not amused



Good-bye for today!
Hugs, Hemming

Hi Mum,

Happy Valentines Day!



Today we went down to the river ...

Here's some information about Beidenfleth. The village was first mentioned in the year 809 when a meeting between Karl der Große and Danish King Göttrik took place here! That's impressive!



Here's a memorial stone that informs us that the first ferry connection between Beidenfleth (here) and Bahrenfleth (on the other side of the river) exists since 1620!



The ferry's name is ELSE and she's back in service after all the cold and ice for two weeks.
ELSE is on her way to pick us up - you can see the ferry behind me.



On the ferry - overlooking the River Stör







Tina, the ferry(wo)man, is hostmum's neighbour - so we are allowed to visit her in the drivers cabin, where I can examine the controls of the ferry.



Me - having fun on ELSE!





Bye - love you!
Hemming

Hello Mommy,

it's time to say Good-bye to Schleswig-Holstein and Beidenfleth.
I'm going South - to visit blubb!

I packed all my things, hostmum kissed me good-bye and I crawled into my package - ready for new adventures!



Here I go!



Good night, Mum!
And best wishes from hostmum, she was really sad to see me go (she liked me a lot!!!)
Your little wolf Hemming

Hi Mum,

I arrived well in the South of Germany!
I had a very warm welcome in blubb's home. I met Bella Blue, Bonnie and the cat from host mum. They are all very nice and I feel good.

Love you,
Hemming

Hello Mum,

Today host mum and I started early into the day. We slept until 8 a.m. (it is not so long for a saturday) and then we drove a few miles to Stuttgart fair grounds. Today there was the "Retro Classic" fair. There you can see lots of old vintage cars and tractors.  Host mum loves those things and the Retro Classic is the biggest fair for vintage cars.
It was crowded. I have never seen such so many people. But on the other side I saw such nice cars and tractors. Even the big old tractors I liked it most.

Yours,
Hemming

Hi Mum,

Today we started into spring and the weather was great outside. The first time with short sleeves!! We had 24 degrees and that's amazing for the end of March.
Because of the weather, host mum decided to colorate wool by herself. She showed me and Bella Blue how it's gonna work. It was exciting. After she colorated the wool she went it into microwave to fix the color on the wool and then, she brought it outside for drying. Look at those colors!

Have a nice weekend,
Hemming

Hello Mum,

Host mum and I went to Plochingen yesterday. It is located at the confluence of Fils and Neckar, 19 km southeast of Stuttgart and the Neckar is navigable from here on. Plochingen is a nice little town, and the town hall is famous in the surrounding area. Maybe you have heard about Plochingen because Friedensreich Hundertwasser has build the "Hundertwasserhaus". I did not see it this time, but host mum promissed, that we will come back soon and then I will see the Hundertwasserhaus.

I saw the old town hall and the nice mermaid fountain, the library and finally I had to smell the spring flowers. Mhhhhh.

Yours
Hemming

Hello World,
I was lost but now I'm happily back home.







The joy was enormous. Mom kissed me and my brothers took me in their midst.



We had a lot to talk about.



Then mom told me that someone in Mexico waiting for me.
So I'm going to enjoy my home a few days



and then I go traveling again.
That's Toyvoyager life.

See you
Hemming

Hello everybody
Today I visited St. Gallen.
St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 160,000 inhabitants) and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic base.
The main tourist attraction is the Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its renowned library contains books which date back to the 9th century.

This is the Town Hall - located next to the train station.



From there we walked to the "City Lounge" or as people call it - Red Square.



Around the new building of Raiffeisen Bank, the outer region has been redesigned by two artists.



The lounge is a kind of public living room.



I thought for a long time on the pending eggs.





Now I know - these are just lights.

The monastery courtyard,







the Cathedral,









The door to the Gallus chapel.



Here you can see the remains of the old monastery wall.



On the way home we still passed the city park.



Mom bought us a pretzel with pumpkin seeds to strengthen.







I enjoyed my last day at home. Tomorrow I will start a new adventure.

Hemming

Hello all
I had to postpone my departure a little.

Here you see me and my friends with a diaper cake.





A gift to our newest family member.



Born. Today, Friday the 13th century.

We are all very proud - he's so sweet.
Hemming