Travelog for: Lucky Hü

Hi Mum,
today we started a walk on the Nordbahntrasse just where we left it yesterday.



Once more we found fascinating grafitto.



It's hard to believe, but there is a beekeeper at the Nordbahntrasse. His bees are producing honey from robinia in early summer and a different honey during the rest of summer. You can buy this honey here, just from his garden.



Next we walked along an estate with a large garden. This garden is decorated with the funniest things from household, toys etc.

Here you can see teddy bears in roller skates...



... or plants in tin boxes or buckets ...



... or in a meat mincing machine.



Another former station ... here a separate track for handcars is starting.



We almost reached the district Barmen, the second largest district of Wuppertal. Here are several bridges with a fantastic overview.







Another tunnel, much longer than those we walked through yesterday.







We were standing on an historic viaduct, the renovation works are still going on.



Here we left the Nordbahntrasse.



This apartment complex is quite a contrast to the city itself



Bye
LuckyHü

Later, at home, we spoiled the ferrets with vitamin paste. It is originally made for cats, but all ferrets in the world seem to be addicted to this stuff



Bye
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,
today we went to Barmen to go shopping. Katja's daughter got engaged this week, we had to buy some special things for making delicious cupcakes.

Here you can find the "Historic centre" with the house where Friedrich Engels grew up, a social scientist and journalist, one of "Marx and Engels", founder of Marxist Theory. He lived from 1820 till 1895. Nowadays the Museum for early industrialism is also located here, with an adjoining park along the main street.









This is old man Friedrich Engels.





From here we had to walk just for a few minutes to reach the shopping streets. You can also find one of Tony Cragg's shiny sculptures here.



Those pillars belong to the Schwebebahn station, they are also visible from the viaduct at the Nordbahntrasse.





The shopping streets ...



There is a funny story which belongs to Wuppertal like the Schwebebahn , it took place in 1950 and an elephant was leading character ... I will tell you later about this. But this story is the reason why there are so many elephant sculptures, pictures etc. in Wuppertal.





This is the city hall of Barmen.



Katja told me that behind the city hall there was something much more interesting, a brewhouse!!! Really, this sounds really thrilling! I hope we will have a look at the rear side of the city hall one day

Bye
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,

today we met Katja's friend Kerstin and took a walk with her and her dog Pepe. Jule also accompanied us. We went to Scharpenacken, a former army training area. This area was used for military purposes until 2004 A.D as a shooting range. Today there is a local recreation area with vast open areas.



A lot of people come here with their dogs, because they can be here without their leashes, they can run and play as much they like and they will always find other dogs to play with.









There is a house in the forest, far away from civilization





We reached a park area, the park was created by a factory owner once. I think it will be wonderful in a few weeks when all the trees are green and rhododendron will be blooming.











The landscape is lovely, isn't it?



Kerstin went home to Remscheid by car and we took the way back home through the forest, thankfully mostly downhill. It took us about 40 minutes until the three-part company building came into sight. I know that we are almost home when I can see it



From here I can look across the valley towards Hardt, with the Botanical Garden.



Bye for today
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,
today we took a shorter walk in the district Sonnborn, located in the West of Wuppertal. Well known in Sonnborn are the stadium and the zoo. The stadium still has its historical facade.



Like always we had to walk uphill to reach the forest.



We took a lovely path towards home in Elberfeld. From a hill we had a great overview across the valley of Wupper. Can you see two towers in the background of the next picture (on the left side)? A slim television tower and an angled one? Katja promised that we would have a look at those towers maybe at the weekend, because they belong to the best known landmarks of Wuppertal.



Our way back home took us along the railway track for a while, you can see the historical concert hall in the background.




Bye
LuckyHü

Good morning on a sunny holiday



LuckyHü

Hi Mum,
today we went to Remscheid, the neighbour city where my current host has lived until late summer 2014. A special event was taking place here, it was called "Park Food". You could try street food from all over the world. It was really exciting! This event was taking place in the municipal park, we had to walk there from the city centre.



Remscheid is well known for its tool producing industry. These giant forceps at the entrance of the shopping street are reminding everybody of this fact.



This is the city hall with its characteristic tower which is 48 m tall.



We almost reached the municipal park. Close to it there is another small park in front of the police headquarter. The pillar is showing the coat of arms of Remscheid and the names of the twin cities.



In the municipal park there were lots of food booth and food trucks. I was almost starving!



At this booth Katja and her friend had delicious burritos, Katja a veggie version and Kerstin the one with beef.





There was so much different food: Sweets, pasta, all kinds of burgers, Thai food, Chinese food etc.





Here we tried Chinese dim sum filled with shrimps.



This crèpe booth is the cutest booth I have ever seen



Then the ladies tried fried Pirozhki from Poland, delicious fried buns stuffed with vegetables and sour cream, served with a really hot sauce made of beetroot and horseradish. Then unfortunately it was time to take the bus home.

Bye
Lucky Hü

Hi Mum,

today we walked along a hiking path along the Northern slope of Wupper valley. On this hiking path you cross several alltoment garden areas, the whole walkway is about 10 km long.

We started our trip in the garden plot "Eschenbeek". Lots of fruit trees were blooming.



Do you know this plant? It is wild garlic, you can often find it in the forest and along gardens.



The walking path was leading us through woodland areas as well as through housing areas...





... and more allotment gardens.





The housing complex on the next picture is opposite of my current home, we can see it from the front window, located at the opposite slope of the valley.



Columbine is already blooming.



This building complex is a hospital.







We had to walk uphill once more to reach the top of the hill. The angled tower is coming into sight!



And also the television tower!



The angular tower (hidden behind the trees) is a water tower. It is called "Atadösken" because its shape reminded people of the packing of the scrubbing agend "Ata" when it was built in 1927.





When we reached another garden plot, it seemed we entered a completely different world. There was nothing to see from the city, only green.





Already on the way back to the car ... we had a good view to the Southern slope of the valley.



Next, the path led us through a landscape park...



...and another garden plot. The large building in the background is a vocational school. Katja's daughter's final examination as a professional cook took place here some years ago.





The following building is the remaining part of "Teschemacher Hof" which was build in the 1630's years. It is one of the most outstanding and eldest timbered houses in Wuppertal-Elberfeld.







Really interesting, this passage way in the housing complex.



Soon we reached the car and went home to have a cool drink on the balcony.

Bye
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,

once more we visited the Botanical Garden. What a difference to my first visit here in March this year!





The beautiful mansion is under construction at the moment, what a pity.





Lots of flowers are blooming now, one of them angel's trumpet.





Wild strawberries are growing along the beds.





The park itself is also looking great now.





By for today
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,

we went on a weekend trip to Bad Driburg, a town and spa in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. We stayed in a wonderful hotel which is situated in the "Gräflicher Park", an English landscape park which goes back to the 1820 years. In the city itself you can find a lot of half-timbered houses.







In the evening we had a big ToyVoyager meeting, Strunki and mcdaniels were also here with their ToyVoyagers.



Bye for today
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,
today we went to the city centre of Bad Driburg, enjoyed ice-cream and strolled around.



Bad Driburg is also well known for its glassworks, located here since 13th century. We found a respective statue of a glassblower.





The weather became really ugly then, so we hurried back to the hotel to celebrate a lazy afternoon 

Bye for today
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,

today is our last in day in Bad Driburg. First we took a longer walk in the beautiful park.









This bridge is called the "peacock bridge".





We walked uphill in a small forest.





This is a part of the hotel complex buildings. On the right side there is the restaurant where we had dinner on Friday.



Later we visited the Iburg, the ruin of an ancient hill castle. It goes back to the Saxon wars in 8th century.







There are really only ruins left, the tower is the only remaining building, and just because it is being restored.



There are also the outlines of the former chapel.









Afterwards we had a drink in the nearby restaurant "Sachsenklause" with a fantastic view across the landscape.



We were leaving Bad Driburg then, on our way back we will visit another historic castle.

Not too far from Bad Driburg we visited the Wewelsburg, a Renaissance castle in the village of Wewelsburg. The castle has a triangular layout - three round towers connected by massive walls.



From the outside the triangular shape is almost not noticable. It looks quite normal





Inside the courtyard the shape is visable. The castle is containing a museum and a youth hostel nowadays.

It was time to drive home then.

Bye
LuckyHü

Hi Mum,
today I packed my things and I am already on my way home

See you soon!

Bye
LuckyHü