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Remscheid, at home, Germany - 24th December 2013
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
in Germany Christmas is already celebrated on December 24th. We helped to wrap the presents. Today Katja's son and daughter will visit us to have dinner. Tomorrow we will visit Katja's sister and on Thursday Katja's sister-in-law and her family.
We had a really calm evening with dinner. We had salmon with a mustard topping, potatoes and savoy cabbage. Yummy!
Bye for today
Kirin
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Posted Dec 25, 2013, 12:12 pm
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Wuppertal, Nordpark - 29th December 2013
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
we visited a park in the neighbour city Wuppertal today, the Nordpark. This landscape park is situated in the district Barmen. It was founded in 1895. You can find a large game reserve here, a playground, a restaurant, a soccer ground, a halfpipe for skateboarders and lots of woodland areas.
When we drove to Wuppertal, we stopped at a place with a great overview across the city. Wuppertal is loacated in and around the river Wupper valley. It is the largest city in the region Bergisches Land. Wuppertal is a major industrial centre, but also known for its steep slopes, its woods and parks,
Soon we reached the park and started our trip at the playground area.
The park is situated at the slope of the valley, at this point high above the city.
We walked through the woods ...
... and we found the game reserve. About 30 fallow deer are living here. Other visitors were feeding the buck, but he seemed to be more interested in me
This common beech must have toppled and been sawn recently.
We were so happy that the sun was shining.
Bye
Kirin
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Posted Dec 30, 2013, 4:06 pm
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Remscheid, at home, Germany - 15th January 2014
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
we had mussels in white wine broth with garlic for dinner. Yummy!
We had to clean the mussels first, and we had to sort out those with a broken shell.
In the meantime Katja prepared a delicious stock with onion and garlic, white wine and some spices. The mussels had to boil for a few minutes in this stock until all the shells were open.
We enjoyed the mussels with salad and bread.
Bye for today
Kirin
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Posted Jan 18, 2014, 8:03 pm
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Cologne, Germany - 19th January 2014
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
we went to Cologne today to visit Cologne Cathedral and the Flora / Botanical Garden.
We went here with Strunki and her guests. The car was parked at the opposite bank of River Rhine, so we had to cross Hohenzollern Bridge first.
Trains and pedestrians are crossing the river here, but no other traffic. Four equestrian statues showing famous members of the Hohenzollern family are placed at the four corners of the bridge.
A freight ship was passing.
Of course the very most important thing you have to see in Cologne is Cologne Cathedral. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site. Cologne Cathedral was built between 1248 and 1880. The cathedral is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe, its towers are about 157 m tall.
Again church service was going on, but visitors were allowed to enter the rear part of the inside of the cathedral.
I managed to get a brochure in Spanish for you, I will send it to you as soon as possible.
Next we went to see a bit of the old town. Katja showed us Heinzelmaennchen fountain, located in front of the oldest brewhouse in Cologne. Heinzelmännchen are a race of creatures appearing in a tale connected with the city of Cologne, they were said to have done all the work of the citizens during the night, so the citizens could be lazy at daytime.
We went to the promenade and walked past the old town of Cologne. Those houses were built in 17th ventury.
Even in winter there are a lot of excursion boats.
We had to walk for a longer time along the promenade to get to the Botanical garden.
Everywhere you can find modern buildings and historic buildings close together, like this roman church.
Not far from the Botanical garden we found this park with a sculpture exhibiton.
A lot of interesting sculptures were placed on the lawn like this giant ring.
What is this?
Oh, it is showing a mirror image upside down, even Katja and me
Next I visited a house without window panes, roof and floor.
From here it only was a short walk until we reached the Flora / Botanical Garden.
In a few weeks thousands of flowers will be blooming here.
We walked along greenhouses ...
... and a palmtree alley.
I found blooming winter aconite.
A walkabout brought us back to the palmtrees.
We visited a greenhouse showing desert plants. So many kinds of cacti!
Another highlight was the Japanese Camllia exhibition.
Once more I found a plant from my home country - the Chilean bellflower.
After walking around for hours I had to say good-bye to Cologne
Walking down the bridge I almost got dizzy
Love
Kirin
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Posted Jan 21, 2014, 1:42 pm
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Remscheid, Germany - 4th February 2014
By: olgamaus
Hi Mommy,
today it was time to leave Remscheid and all my friends here. I am travelling to Berlin now while Tigerlily will visit Delft in the Netherlands and DottyCroc a small town in Northern Germany.
I hope I will arrive soon! You will find a postcard from Cologne and a souvenir when you will return from your holiday trip
Love
Kirin
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Posted Feb 5, 2014, 4:51 pm
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who knows?, germany - 7th February 2014
By: orangesunshine
olá mammá! hihi ...
i have landed!
yes, landed, but where?
oh, look, a barbecue ... i am hungry.
hm ... no barbecue. what does it say? "freedom, justice, peace" good things, but ...
helloooo! where am i? open mouth, but no answer ... never give up, i am a travelling giraffe from far away!
something i have found out: the weather is *beep*.
what's this sign about? other countries, different writings.
argentina?
italy? yesterday, there has been a deviation on my way. but ...
hey, this guy looks like a friendly fellow. ah, buenos ... gootn tark ... where have i landed? - i asked.
he said: "this is berlin!"
me: "haven't we met before? you look familiar."
him: "nice try. - well i tell you something: just follow the signs. bye bye - i am in a hurry ..."
me: "bye bye and thank you so far."
off he ran ...
hm ... follow the signs ...
mommy, i am not quite sure, where i have arrived. i'll keep you updated and - well - follow the signs.
hasta luego! kirin
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Posted Feb 8, 2014, 7:54 am Last edited Feb 8, 2014, 8:15 am by orangesunshine
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where?, germany? - 10th February 2014
By: orangesunshine
hello mommy.
have you ever asked a tree for the right way? i have. but guess what the answer has been ... "hm, what's the way worth while? why don't you stand here with me rooted on the ground? see, i am standing here for over a century. what's wrong with it?"
strange country with odd trees!
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Posted Feb 21, 2014, 6:40 pm Last edited Feb 21, 2014, 6:41 pm by orangesunshine
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