Travelog for: Henry the Adventure Hound

Hello!
We had an exciting weekend!!
Yesterday we went to see the Centre of Rotterdam.
We went by Metro


When we arrived and got out, we saw the trainstation, and two trains where just arriving!


There we saw some marvolous buildings
We saw the Cubic houses.
Here is some info:
Kubuswoningen, or cube houses, are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in The Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom in 1984. The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, and beside the Blaak Subway Station. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. There are 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.

As residents are disturbed so often by curious passers-by, one owner decided to open a "show cube", which is furnished as a normal house, and is making a living out of offering tours to visitors.

The houses contain three floors:
ground floor entrance
first floor with living room and open kitchen
second floor with two bedrooms and bathroom
top floor which is sometimes used as a small garden

The walls and windows are angled at 54.7 degrees. The total area of the apartment is around 100 square meters, but around a quarter of the space is unusable because of the walls that are under the angled ceilings


Next to the cubes houses you will see another designed building by the Dutch architect Piet Blom (1934-1999). It is called the Blaaktower and has the shape of a pencil, that is why it is popular called 'The Pencil', Het Potlood


Yesterdayevening we watch the Final of the European Championship of Football.
a match between Spain and Germany (the Netherlands have made it to the quarter finals). And wooowww it was exciting!
They both played very good. But only one was the best.
Spain has won with 1-0

getting the medals


getting the cup

hug Henry

Hello!!
Since Lejow hurt her back yesterday very very much, she wasn't able to work today. So we went baking little cakes!!

Step 1: Getting al the ingredients


Step 2: Get everything out of the box


Step 3: read the recepy


Step 4: Mixing everything




Step 5: Putting it in the cakecups


Step 6: Then, in the oven!


Step 7: 15 minutes later, PLING!! Done!!


Step 8: Making the Icing


Step 9: decorating!




Step 10: completely done!!


Enjoy!!
Hug Henry

Olaaa!
Yesterday we went to the harbour of Hoek van Holland.
The Stenaline is going from there the England.
We were just in time to see him take off!

Unfortunate it was such such such a bad weather!
But You still can see a little


Stenaline


Harbour


More of the harbour

Hug from Henry

Helloooo!

Today we went to Scheveningen again. We went to see a movie and see the sunset.
We saw Kung Fu Panda, and laughed a looooot!


First we played in the sand

and after that we saw the beautiful sunset. It was raining the whole day, but it in the afternoon the sun appeard and showed us this!!!


Hug Henry

Hello!
I had the most wonderfull, awsome, exciting weekend EVER!!
Lejow had a short holiday break with her boyfriend, and she took us (the TV's) with her.
We went to a place called Nijkerk.

Sunday we first went to the zoo in Amersfoort.
Wow, it was so beautiful
We saw so much animals, even dinosaures!!
















The dinosaures



Wroaaarr

Hug Henry

This is the hotel we were sleaping in, it was beautiful and had a nice bed









Mondat evening we went to the beach
It was nice and sunny






Hug Henry

Today, the last day, we went to a some kind of Castle.
At least, what we thought that it was
There were people living, so we could get any closer, or even inside of it..
That was a pitty!

It was called 'Oldenaller'



Later this day we went to a TV toys museum. They had all kinds off tv puppets over there.
We weren't allowed to make pictures, but I secretly got on the picture with Dexter


Now we are home, and tired
Time to sleep!!

Hug Henry

Hello!!
This was a strange day, al three of us went traveling further to the next host

We gave each other a big hug, and than it was time to go in the boxes and envelope

Bye Bye Lejow, Bye Bye Poeldijk!

Hi Mum
today I arrived at Magicwoman's house.Finally,cause it was very warm in the box.But I was not alone in the box Count was travelling with me
It was very cosy just the 2 of us in this box
The weather is warm here.
Trafalgar that is another toyvoyager stayed at Magicwoman  her house (marije is her real name she told me ) to .
Pictures soon,I take a nap cause i'm so tired now

Bye Bye
Henry

Hi mum
Here are the pictures of my arrival yesterday!

here i am with count and finally out of the box



me,Count and Trafalgar



More photos soon
Bye Bye
Henry

Hi mum
Today I discovered the area were i am at the moment.

Look this is the view out of the window.
The building houses at the other side of the street.
every moring I woke up with a lot of noise from this
I hate this



my host (Marije)
has a real eletric guitar,and here i am with the electric guitar!



The dutch soccer "welpies"says hello to me



And I said goodbye to Trafalgar,he  leaves this day ,and going to his next host
BYE BYE TRAFALGAR,I am gonna miss you



bye bye
Henry

Hi Mum
Today I helped Marije with cooking a meal.It was chicken with rice,with tomato-cream sauce.

but first I have to add the rice in the boiling water



cutting the onion



While the food was cooking,I watched TV



and ...finally..the food was finished
It looks dsgusting ...but it was yummy!!



Bye Bye
Henry

Hi Mum
Today I've picnic togheter with count.It was really delicious and cosy!



Count wanted to taste the wine,it was good wine he told me



After that my belly was very full,so I played in the garden
First I ride a bike



Then just sit down and relax





Bye Bye
Henry

Hi Mum
yesterday I was taking a walk,and Marije showed me the shopping centre of Ede





hmm..look at the big ice cream



Today I visited a castle in a Dutch village called Doorwerth

Here is the story about Doorwerth

Doorwerth Castle is a medieval castle situated on the river Rhine near the city of Arnhem, Netherlands.

The first castle, probably wooden, was first mentioned in 1260 when it was besieged and burned to the ground, after which it was rebuilt in stone. In 1280 this second castle was again besieged and this time the bailey was burned down. This original castle probably consisted of a simple hall-keep, two stories high and with 1.20 meter thick walls and a surrounding moat which was fed by the nearby river Rhine.

During the 14th century the castle was continually enlarged. Until 1402 Doorwerth Castle was the property of the Van Dorenweerd family. Then it was dedicated to the Count of Gelre; Reinald IV by Robert van Dorenweerd. In return Robert was granted the castle and its land in fief. Around the middle of the 15th century the castle was enlarged again, this time by knight Reinald van Homoet, the 10th Lord of Dorenweerd, who was also the owner of Doornenburg Castle.

Doorwerth Castle reached its largest form just after the middle of the 16th century under Daem Schellart van Obbendorf, the 15th Lord of Dorenweerd. He made the castle and the group of buildings on the bailey into a unity and adjusted them to the need for more space and comfort. So by 1560 Doorwerth Castle had almost reached its present appearance. Around 1637 the bailey was rebuilt to its present appearance and a dike was build around the castle to prevent it from floodings by the river Rhine.

Shortly after, the castle changed ownership due to financial problems and was granted in fief to a German Count; Anton I van Aldenburg. His successors didn't alter the castle or the bailey but only acquired more land. At the end of the 18th century the castle wasn't inhabited any more, but was looked after by a steward for its owners who now lived in England.

As a result, the castle was in a neglected state when it was bought, in 1837, by the baron JAP. van Brakell. He carried out a thorough restoration and a complete modernization of the castle. This revival of the castle only lasted for a short time, for after the baron's death in 1844 the castle again fell into neglect; it would have certainly crumbled away had it not been bought, in 1910, by a retired artillery officer; FA. Hoefer. Again the castle was thoroughly restored, undoing some of the 19th century alterations and additions. And after 1913 it was used as a Dutch Artillery Museum.

The castle suffered heavily in 1944 when it was transformed into a cheerless ruin as a result of German destructiveness and Allied shelling. Directly after WW II a lengthy restoration followed that lasted until 1983. By then the castle was back into its 18th century state and was owned by the "Friends of the Castles of Gelderland"-foundation who now maintain the castle as a museum.


a sign



me and the castle



unfortunately it was not allowed to made pictures inside the castle

in the castle garden



at the stair





a good shot of the castle



After that I take a walk in the castle garden


a Dutch landscape





take a rest on the wooden couch



The front of the castle



Bye Bye
Henry

Hi Mum
Yesterday I visit a Dutch village called "Harderwijk"
Harderwijk is in the Dutch province "Gelderland"
It is the same province as were Ede is!
Harderwijk is famoush in Holland because of his eel
There are many eels there and you can eat it!

Look at this eels they are swimming in the tank full of water,and you can pick one of those for eating



This is me
At the corner you see a mill,it is typical Dutch



me and a bridge
This bridge goes up,when a boat is approaching
If he not goed up,the boat will crash against the bridge



Me and a postcard from Ede



Bye Bye
Henry