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Essen, Germany - 5th December 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
we went to Essen today to join a ToyVoyager- and Postcrossing-Meeting there. Essen is a city in the central part of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, one of 16 German states. Remscheid is also situated in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Essen was appointed European Capital of Culture for 2010 on behalf of the whole Ruhr Area. Essen is also well known for its fantastic Christmas illumination.
Eleven woman joined the meeting, ToyVoyagers was represented by Apperveilchen, BlackCat and olgamaus. We met on the Christmas market close to the central station.
Of course we had to wait until it was getting dark to see the beauty of the Christmas Illumination. Until than we wrote lots of postcards in a restaurant.
Here you can see all the ToyVoyagers which are travelling with Katja at the moment. They are Nala, Wieka, Murph and Sweetsy, who visited Katja already this year.
Than the TVs hosted by Apperveilchen joined us ...
and finally those hosted by BlackCat.
We took a walk through the city than. BlackCat showed us a carillon.
They even have a nostalgic ferris wheel on the Christmas market.
We decided to take a ride on the ferris wheel. It is 56 m high - 56 m closer to my home planet
We went high and higher ...
We had a fantastic overview across the city.
After we reached the ground we decided to have a look at the nearby cathedral. Essen Cathedral (Essener Münster) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Essen. The cathedral was formerly the collegiate church of Essen Abbey, founded in about 845.
First we had a look at the atrium with a graveyard.
In the cathedral itself there was a choir practice, so we decided to take no photos to avoid disturbing the singers.
In the meantime is was getting dark outside and we were able to enjoy the Christmas illumination.
We also saw a crib with life-sized figures and real sheep. Now the Ferris wheel was illuminated!
It was time to travel home than (to Remscheid, not to my home planet)
Bye
Murph
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Posted Dec 8, 2009, 7:05 am
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Remscheid, Germany - 24th December 2009
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
I'm wishing you a very happy holiday.
Bye
Murph
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Posted Jan 4, 2010, 4:42 pm
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Cologne, Germany - 11th January 2010
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
we went to Cologne today. First we had to appompany Katja's daughter to the airport. She went on a class trip to Prague in the Czech Republic today.
Afterwards we went to the city centre. When you leave the train station the first thing you see is Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church, seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and is under the administration of the archdiocese of Cologne. The cathedral is a World Heritage Site.
Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 and took, with interruptions, until 1880 to complete; a period of over 600 years. The cathedral is he largest Gothic church in Northern Europe and one of the world's largest churches. Because of its enormous twin spires, it also presents the largest façade of any church in the world. Its medieval builders had planned a grand structure to house the reliquary of the Three Kings and fit its role as a place of worship of the Holy Roman Emperor.
It is so large that you cannot take any good photo from here.
We went to the shopping streets than. Here you can see the old brewhouse of "Früh", one of many "Kölsch"-breweries here. (Kölsch is a special sort of beer, only brewed in Cologne.)
Carnival season started on November, 11th. The residents of Cologne love carnival
This is Neumarkt. Can you see the large ice cream cone on one of the buildings?
This is one of the most famous buildings in the shopping street, the "whale" of Peek & Cloppenburg. You can see more of it here.
We went to the old town than. You can find old houses here which were built in 13th century. Not all of them, of course, but the old town still has this medieval character with its narrow lanes.
The remains of the old town are close to the river Rhine.
Opposite of those buildings there is the jetty of one of the excursion boats.
We walked along the rivr bank until we reached the old harbour. Nowadays several companies settled here and you can find extraordinarily expensive appartements here.
Two museums are also situated here on the Rhine peninsula, the Imhoff Schokoladenmuseum (Imhoff Chocolate museum) and the Deutsches Sport- and Olympia Museum (German sports- and olympics museum).
Those large buildings are partly still under construction.
We walked back to the city centre than.
From here you can see more Cologne Cathedral .
We went back to the train station and went home.
Bye
Murph
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Posted Jan 12, 2010, 10:27 am Last edited Jan 12, 2010, 8:39 pm by olgamaus
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Remscheid, Germany - 13th January 2010
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy, hi Rike,
I have spend about three months here in Remscheid and I have seen lots of interesting places. Maybe Rike is feeling a bit lonely, so I'll return to her home now.
Let's see how much time I will spend there.
I said good-bye to Walter, Cyryl, Cilly and Katja.
Bye
Murph
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Posted Jan 14, 2010, 9:23 am
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Sülfeld, Germany - 14th January 2010
By: RikeH
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Posted Jan 14, 2010, 7:00 pm Last edited Jan 14, 2010, 7:00 pm by RikeH
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Bad Oldesloe, Germany - 5th February 2010
By: RikeH
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Posted Feb 5, 2010, 9:24 pm Last edited Feb 5, 2010, 9:25 pm by RikeH
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