Travelog for: Rhinono

Hiiii! I am sooo excited to be a toyvoyager! First, I think I need to do a brief introduction of myself! I am an orange little rhino named Rhinono, and I am a girl. I was born on the seashore and my host found me and took me home. From my big big smile, you can easily figure out that I am such an optimist !  And I hope everyone will be just optimistic like me!

I am so glad that I was invited to Germany by SunnyHH and his mother RikeH. I've never been to other countries and I think I was born to be a voyager! So, I am full of sap and ready to start now! 

Baiying made a label for me which had my name and ID number sewed on it. You can easily find me both from my lable and my significant smile! I am ready to go for Germany now! My first host RikeH is waiting for me there and I am sooo glad that I am gonna start my adventure around the world! It is the first time I leave my home and I am sure I am gonna miss you Mom!
Good luck for me!











Rhinono

I am in a dark mail box now, on my way to Germany! I hope it will not take long to get there. 

See you!
See you in Germany!



Rhinono.

Hi Mum!

What a fast trip – I arrived in Germany today. I needed less than one week – RikeH told me that this was really fast.

I was happy to climb out of the parcel – and then I saw Dicker Kumpel. He welcomed me in a very nice way.



Then he introduced me to the other TVs here. First I was a little shy – and hid behind Dicker Kumpel.



But I found out, that all the others were very friendly, so I felt better and started talking and showed them the beautiful postcard from home!



I think that travelling is a nice hobby. Now we all will talk about our adventures!

Love Rhinono

Hi Mum,

after a nice night with a lot of sleep, I wanted to go in the garden this morning.

So I went through the grass - and saw some beautiful flowers !

Love
Rhinono

Hi Mum,

we went to the port of Hamburg today. Rike told us, that there are many beautiful ships.
We started at the Landungsbrücken – it is the place where the ships arrived in the past. In the other direction we saw nice old ships – we made nice pictures nearer to them later this day.





On our way to the old ships we saw these colorful bikes. They are for rent, but we didn’t rent them. My legs are too short for these bikes – and to tell the truth – they don’t look nice to my orange body.





Then we saw this big anchor – can you see me in front of it?



This is the Rickmer Rickmers. In 1896 it was constructed as a three-master ship on Rickmer's shipyard in Bremerhaven. It was rebuilt to a three-master barque in Capetown in 1904 after having been damaged a heavy storm.
The Rickmer Rickmers was sailing between Europe and Chile, loaded mainly with carbon and nitre. In 1916 it was confiscated by the Portugueses. From this time on it was used as training ship for the Portuguese navy under the name SAGRES. In 1983 it was sold to the organization "Windjammer for Hamburg" and towed to Hamburg - as a fully dilapidated hulk (without masts).
After a restoration of several year the wrack became a neat symbol of the Hamburg harbour. Important facilities like the engine-room or the officers' cabins were restored with love. The ship can be visited daily.
Under deck there is a restaurant as well as a show room where interesting, often changing exhibitions of maritime contents can be seen.
We didn’t want to see the inside – so we only took nice photos from the outside.





This is the other old ship. The Cap San Diego, built in 1961, is a unique testimony to seafaring and is berthed in her old home harbor of Hamburg as a »museum you can touch« since 1986. She is the last of the classic cargo ships, referred to as the "White Swan of the South Atlantic."






This is the look over the port where a swimming crane came along.



At the end we saw the fire-ship – and on the other side a huge building, where a big publisher has his rooms. The church you can see behind the building is called ‘The Michel’ and is a very famous church for the people from Hamburg.





I really loved this day at the port. Hamburg is a wonderful city!

Yours Rhinono

Hi Mum,

this evening I wanted to find the bears, that live in the house, and say Hello to them.

First I found Milala : Hello Milala !!!



Well - these funny animals look more than me, than like a bear...



Hello bunnys - nice music......



Ah - there are some more bears !!!

Hello bears out of glass !



Hey, you have a lovely color - where are more bears???? In the other room ?



You are not a bear - but there is one next to you !!!





Hm, why are you living in the wall? No idea? It is not bad - I like you - so Hello Bear in the wall !





Then we went to RikeH's Mum - there are two really cute bears.

Hello Bears - I like you !!!



What a nice home - with so many nice animals.

Bye
Rhinono

Hi Mum,

we went to the cruise ship terminal in Hamburg today.  That was the big tower – we will have a nice view of the ship, when we are on the tower.


But you can see, what happened. We saw the building, but there was no cruise ship.



Then I looked in another direction and found a beautiful ship. We all decided that we wanted to play on it.



We played hide and seek. I was the first who run away and I found a great place to hide.





After it we wanted a photo on the ship. First we were on the deck…



…then we climbed onto the mast. We had a nice view from there! We talked and enjoyed the sun!



We decided to have a race to the swing. I had the best start – I jumped – and won. The others climbed down the mast. I am very brave, Mum!



On the swing we had a great time. Playgrounds are great for ToyVoyagers.



At the end I relaxed in the hammock.



When we went back I saw the main train station of Hamburg





We waited for the train - then it arrived.







From the inside I saw an ICE-Train. It is the fastest train in Germany.



Then we drove back - and I saw nice nature.



Back in the car I found another Rhino. It lives in Rike's car - and is a kind of Voyager, too.



What a wonderful day !!!

Yours

Rhinono

Hi Mum,

It is Sunday – and we made a tour with the bike. We made a rest at a nice place. You can see me on the bike.





This is a big field with corn, but  it is not really ready to be eaten.





Here you can see all of us – we had so much fun together on the bike!



Look – how long our way was!



Some miles later we saw these nice horses.



Back home Rike showed us, how the corn looks like, when you buy it in a shop.

Hello Mum,

we went to Hamburg –there is a big fair – called Dom. First we looked around and saw many people and carrousels. One was for children; the next one was very interesting – so fast moves…








Then I was very afraid – a white shark came from the side. Fortunately I found out that he was a friendly shark – and I was allowed to make this scary photo!



That was amazing. I needed to eat something – and found delicious strawberries with chocolate.



We then saw the big roller coaster with two loops. I didn’t want to try it out…



Look at this funny corn-man. I loved him!!!



Later we saw a boat trip – the people became wet in it – it was funny.



We wanted a nice photo of the group and found this funny place. After it, we bought a nice heart from Hamburg.







When we walked around we saw the big wheel. It is really big – the biggest big wheel, that can travel around the world. Maybe it is a Big Wheel Voyager?





I wanted to make a trip with the big wheel – and we went into it. I had to hold the hand of Tobi, because he was a little afraid. (Or maybe I was a little scared, because it was so high.) We saw many interesting things from Hamburg from high above - the Dom, the Port and the church Michel. It was great!











What a wonderful day!!!! We went back home and relaxed on the couch.



yours Rhinono

Hello Mum,

ThomasHH and BineHH came back from nowhere with the help of Dicker Kumpel and a magic hippo. They were both lost – what a bad experience. We all hope, that we never will have this experience. We are so happy that they are back !



We talked about our trips and came to the topic of cruise ships. RikeH told us about a big ship that will be in Hamburg today. It is called Queen Mary 2. We couldn’t believe, how big it is . length : 1132 feet / 345 meters, Height 236 feet 2 inches / 72 meters.  Passengers : 2620 (3090 max). We think, that maybe all TVs could travel on it at the same time. That would be a party.

We decided to go to Hamburg again – and see the QM2 in reality. But first we saw a model –it is not really big…



We went to the Cruise Terminal – you remember – I have been there last week, when there wasn’t any ship. Wow – the QM2 is really big !!!









In the afternoon we went to the port again, because we wanted to see the ship, when it was in action on the river Elbe. We waited…



Then it came – it is amazing !!!





I think, I should go on a cruise soon – maybe we can do it together, Mum?

Love Rhinono

Hello Mum,

A friend of RikeH needed a new lamp for his flat. He asked me to help him to find the right one. We went to a lamp store. Wow there are a lot of lamps!!!







I loved an orange lamp, but RikeHs friend decided to buy this one. It is really funny – it looks like an unidentified flying object.



Help, I think it is an UFO……

Hi Mum,

Today was a busy day.
First Nippy arrived. We gave him a warm welcome and talked a lot.



And in the evening, Meleca told us that she will leave tomorrow. We were very sad, because we had such a nice time together.



We all gave her a big hug.



Now she is on her way to Scotland – and I really hope that she will have a nice time there!

yours Rhinono

Hello Mum,

We went to the Speicherstadt of Hamburg today. This is the place, where the old storehouses are. But the place changed – and there are many new buildings now.

Here you can see, that they build many new houses.





This is a nice old ship – we loved it.



These are the old houses – they are very beautiful.





This is the church called Michel. It is a symbol for Hamburg  And we will go on the top now.



But first we saw this monument – a woman called Zitronenjette.



Now we are on the top of the Michel. The weather is not the best, but we can see a lot.
Do you see the big wheel – I’ve been on it some days ago.



These are views over the port  - and the city.









Look, there is the Speicherstadt !!!



Back on the ground we saw the town hall – a nice building.



Next to it, there are swans – and nice buildings.







What a wonderful day !

Greetings
Rhinono

Hello Mum,

We have a new ToyVoyager now. He is called Michel and his Mum is the Mum of RikeH. Isn’t that funny? He arrived today – and brought some sweets. What a nice surprise!



I said ‘Hello Bear’ to Michel. You know – it is one of my life missions – and he is so cute!



He just arrived in the right time, because we went to a small city called Bad Oldesloe. We made a nice walk there. Can you see this nice mill-wheel behind me?



There are many old houses like this in the city.



There is a nice small river in the city.





Mum, I just found out, that I will become a policewoman soon. They have so beautiful cars!



There was a beautiful fountain in front of the town hall.



I am so excited – RikeH told us, that we will go to the Zoo soon – and to a birthday party.

Greetings
Rhinono