Travelog for: Aslan

Hey there everyone! 
I want to show you a picture of me and the gang seeing off Crawfish.  She's going on her first toyvoyage to Canada.  She has been personally invited to a picnic.  She didn't want to arrived empty-handed, so she brought some Peeps with her.  Doesn't she look excited? 
Love,
Aslan
P.S.  The whole gang from the left is Sapphire, Wavy Gravy, Peach the Pooch, Vanilla, DuDette and Edelweiss. 

Hello everyone,

I have had a bit of a dry spell writing-wise since my return from San Francisco.  I feel travel may fix my writer's block.  I was considering sitting with the artists, students and poodles on the left bank in the city of lights, but a very kind offer to stay gratis in Germany just arrived in the mail.  It is too good to refuse!  I will begin my preparations by reading up on Germany and listening to its national anthem.  I am feeling inspired!

~Aslan

It is time for  me to pack up and leave for Germany.  I am so excited about making new friends and finding inspiration.  I said goodbye to everyone.  DD got a bit sappy with me leaving.  She felt I was her connection to San Francisco and to DuDu.  I did my best to reassure her that DuDu is waiting for her, that she'll see him soon.

Okay, Germany here I come!!  More soon!!

~Aslan

Hello Mum,

Yesterday  I arrived in Germany. I was so happy to jump out of my envelope!

A friendly bunny gave me a warm welcome. He is called Dicker Kumpel and he is my host here.



He introduced me to the other guests here.  I showed my nice postcard and my Lion chocolate bar.



We all were hungry – so we ate it.



I just arrived in time for my first short trip. We went to the Landesgartenschau in Norderstedt. They show a lot of plants there. Here you can see me in the rhododendron.



There were many rhododendrons in different colors.



We made a stop and heard a choir singing.



Do you like these wonderful flowers?



I laughed about this funny person – maybe it is a  straw man.



We went to a playground and found lovely sheep.



Here you can see all of us – can you find me?



Later we went to a farm –or something like this – there were many chicken.






There were many wonderful flowers.



Some were inside a building – I would love to send them to you, Mum!





Bye for now
Yours
Aslan

Hi Mum,

It was time to party today.  Dicker Kumpel’s best friend – Murph - came too. He is a blue alien – and came with his guest Ulrich. We talked a lot and had fun.



Later RikeH came and told us that it was time to have coffee and delicious cake. We went to the table – or maybe on the table.



Of course we had beautiful flowers for our host for this afternoon.



Then I had a delicious piece of cake. It was so yummy!



Guess what – it was time for presents then. Murph and Ulrich brought some for us.





We looked what was in the baskets.



There were really delicious sweets.



Then Murph and Ulrich got presents, too.



Look what they got.



We had a party all day long!



Bye
Aslan

Hi Mum,

we made a nice trip this week-end. We went to Krakow in Poland. We walked in the old city and saw this nice gate.



I played in the miniature.



This is a Part of the old City Wall.



We will see more in the next days.

Bye
Aslan

Hi Mum,

We visited the Wawel Royal Castle today. It is situated on a hill next to the Vistuala River.

On the way to the Castle we passed this wonderful church.



You see a part of the Castle behind me.



We had a nice view over the River.



And when I turned I had this tower behind me.



Religion is important in Poland - and I saw the momument for the pope John Paul II.



There was a big cathedral on the hill.



When we walked down to the river, we saw this big dragon. He was horrible, but I am a brave lion - and I was not afraid!



Tomorrow we will make a boat trip, this will be fun, I hope.

Love
Aslan

Hello Mum,

on Sunday we made our promised trip on a boat. It was so great.
Can you remember the Castle we saw yesterday? We will see it again.

But first you see me on the boat. I had a great place!



There was a big abbey next to the river.



Then we saw the Castle from the water - it was so nice and big!



It was a nice boat trip!

In the evening we made a walk on the Main Marketplace.





It looked great in the night!

Bye yours
Aslan

Hi Mum,

today was our last day in Krakow. Yesterday we went over the Main Marketplace - but in the night.

Now we saw it during the day!




There are wonderful gardens around the city centre. I loved this bridge.



And this fountain was so nice!



On a big place we found this monument.



In the afternoon we had to fly back home. I had fun in the plane.



The view out of the window was amazing.



Love
Aslan

Hello from Newfoundland,

We arrived in Canada and today I made my first trip here - to a point called Cape Spear. Behind me you can see the old Lighthouse.



We had a wonderful view from the place.



And there is the most easterly point of North America. This was amazing.



Then we drove to another nice place - it is the Ferryland Lighthouse.

On the way we saw the wonderful Coast.





We went to this lighthouse...





...and had this delicious picnic there.



I loved this place!



Bye
Aslan

Hello Mum,

we drove to Harbour Grace - but we stopped in a little village - and took a photo of this nice church.



Then we arrived in Harbour Grace. Behind me you can see the the SS Kyle. The vessel was pruchased by the Earl Brothers Fisheries of Carbonear in 1960 and used in the seal trade until 1967 when an iceberg accident caused her to be moored in the Harbour Grace harbour. During a storm the SS Kyle broke its moorings and drifted to Riverhead where it has been standing ever since.



Amelia Earhart took flight from Harbour Grace on May 20, 1932, to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The plane behind her monument is the "Spirit of Harbour Grace".



We had a closer look at the SS Kyle from here, too.



After looking at all these exciting things we drove to our next destination.  We made a rest at this lovely place.



There were beautiful rocks in the sea behind me, but unfortunately they are really small on the picture. But they were wonderful when I saw them.



Some kilometers later we saw a moose next to the road. We all were so glad - and of course I wanted a photo with it.



Bye
Aslan

Hello Mum,

we were in Twillingate and went to a place called Long Point.
There is a nice coastline again.





We stopped at the lighthouse. There are many of them here in Newfoundland.



We drove back to Twillingate and found a nice place for this photo.



Then it was time for adventure. We were making a boat trip. There were no icebergs, but boat trips are always fun.



Look Mum, I were allowed to be the driver.



It was lovely to be on the water.



I searched for Whales, but we didn't find any.



The view was so nice!



We stopped near to some nice rock formations. Can you see the hole in the rock behind me?



We continued our trip and saw a little village from the seaside.



This was fun, Mum!

Bye
Aslan

Hello Mum,

we spent the day in the Gros Morne National Park. Here are many big mountains and wonderful bays. I liked it a lot!

First we stopped at a lookout and saw the Bonne Bay.



We drove further and stopped next to it.



The next stop was next to the Tablelands. They were really interesting and we made a walk there.



Next to the trail were these beautiful flowers.



Then we reached the end of the trail and saw this great valley with a nice river. Can you see that there is still snow on the top of the mountains?



I loved the river.



In a small town called Woody Point we saw this old house. I have no idea, why RikeH was not able to make a nicer photo - maybe because it was too windy?



After walking another trail we reached this wonderful waterfall. It was amazing!



We had a great day here in the National Park!

yours Aslan

Hello Mum,

RikeH packed our bags again - so we had time to play in front of the cottage.

I loved the slide.



It was a very big one!



Then I tried the swing.



But playing alone was boring - so we all tried to use the slide together.



The idea was not so good...



So RikeH came and told us to sit in the sunshine.



Later we were on the road again and stopped at this funny rock. It is called Arches and really nice.



The beach next to it was not really nice and sandy - and it was a little windy, so we decided to move on.



We spent this night in a lodge - next to it was this pond.



Tomorrow it is the birthday of Dicker Kumpel. We will sing a song for him - but he doesn't know it now!

many greetings
Aslan

Hello Mum,

as you know, it was Dicker Kumpel's birthday today.
We sang a wonderful song for him.



Then we gave him a big hug!



After the breakfast we drove to St. Anthony - it is in the North of Newfoundland.
Next to the street we found some snow - in June!



We made a boat trip - and saw this wonderful iceberg! This was amazing, Mum.





In the evening we had the birthday party! We had a lovely drink.



... and something nice to eat.



We were very tired for a moment.



But then we decided to become artists!



yours
Aslan