Bresso (Milano), Italy - 4th June 2011
By: annix
Hi mummy,
I'm going to the post office. Bye bye Italy!
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Posted Jun 4, 2011, 3:30 pm
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Remscheid, Germany - 9th June 2011
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
I arrived in Germany today, in a nice place called Remscheid in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia.
I was welcomed by my new host Katja and several ToyVoyagers.
They are Cheerio, Drashuven, Lupus-Tigger, Gaspode, Ellie Muh and Fimbo_Fimble, who is starting his jouney soon.
You will read more soon
Bye
Charlie Mouse
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Posted Jun 11, 2011, 8:26 am
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Solingen, Germany - 23rd June 2011
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
today we walked along the Korkenziehertrasse (corkscrew route) in the neighbour city Solingen, which is a former railway track. It can be used by pedestrians, inline skaters and cyclists.
Before we left, Katja took a book out of the book shelf into her bag. We asked why she would take a book with her. She told us that we would come past a place where you can share books ...
We started at the station of Solingen.
This route is called "Korkenzieher" because its course, meandering through the city, reminds of a corkscrew.
We started at "Standort Bahnhofstraße" and walked towards the botanical garden, which is situated close to the Korkenziehertrasse.
You can find graffiti along the route. Some are good, some are not. I liked this one.
Soon we left the city centre.
Next to the lane you can also find a cemetary.
One of several tunnels ...
Here we saw some more graffiti - unfortunately over painted by other sprayers.
The botanical garden of Solingen is situated close-by the route.
Here is a sun dial.
Look at this giant butterfly!
Katja told me to have a look at its back. Wow! Isn't it beautiful with its glass mosaic?
Do you know that there are existing public bookcases? Here is the only one that Katja has ever seen. You can take any book out of it to take it home, bring it back or keep it.
We put our book into the bookcase and had a look at the books. Would Katja find a book to take home?
Yes, she found one! It is a book written by the Austrian author Vicki Baum. She wrote this book in 1937 A.D.
Here is another metal creature - a millipede.
From here we had to walk back the whole distance to the city centre.
Bye
Charlie Mouse
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Posted Jun 23, 2011, 9:44 pm
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Duesseldorf, Germany - 12th July 2011
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
today we visited Duesseldorf.
Duesseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city is situated on the River Rhine, and is renowned for its many events and also for its fashion and trade fairs. We went here by train and walked towards the old town. We saw this fountain along the way.
We came past the Koenigsallee, the most famous shopping street here,(and the most expensive one ), famous for the fashion showrooms and luxury retail stores located along its sides with the landscaped canal that runs along its center,
From here we were close to the old town.
Katja showed us the old city hall.
We had lunch in a famous seafood restaurant. We enjoyed "Altbier", a special beer which is brewn in this region.
The old town of Duesseldorf is called "the longest bar in the world" because you can find reams of pubs here.
Katja wanted to show us river Rhine. We reached the Burgplatz. Here you can see Burgplatz (castle place) with the Schlossturm (castle tower).
What a great sight with the Rhine promenade, Rhine Tower and the old harbour in the background. Rhine Tower is a telecommunication tower with a rotating restaurant behind the windows.
We decided to walk towards Rhine Tower and the harbour. Here on the promonade you can also find lots of bars and restaurants.
I took a look behind ...
Even this ship is a bar!
A fun fair is on the other bank of the river.
Katja showed us the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, the parliament,. situated at river Rhine next to Rhine Tower.
We reached the harbour with its marina than.
This part of the harbour is called Medienhafen (media harbour). For decades the harbour has been an area of workers, industry and trade. After the Mannesmann company had discontinued its tube production in Duesseldorf, parts of the central harbour were no longer needed. As a result the eastern part of the harbour started to be redeveloped. Nowadays you can find media companies, but also fashion and design offices here, lots of gastronomy also. You can also find some spectacular post-modern architecture, most famously three twisted constructions by Frank Gehry, here.
We walked back to the old town than.
When we walked back to the station, we came by the city hall once more, this time without any cars in front of it
I was so tired after this exciting trip that I fell into bed immediately when we came home.
Bye
Charlie Mouse
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Posted Jul 13, 2011, 2:52 pm
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travelling, to the USA - 26th July 2011
By: olgamaus
Hi Mummy,
it was time to say good-bye to my friends in Germany. I packed my things and already left today. I am on my way to my next host in the USA now. I hope this will be a short trip.
Love
Charlie Mouse
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Posted Jul 27, 2011, 10:52 am
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Springfield, Ohio, USA - 1st August 2011
By: AandJWheeler
I arrived today in Springfield, Ohio in the USA! It was a quick trip from Germany, only 6 days, but it was stuffy in that envelope. It was nice to get out and get some fresh air. In the picture is my new host, Abigail, she has help with me from her parents, but she is a fun little girl for a fun little mouse :-D
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Posted Aug 2, 2011, 2:11 am Last edited Aug 2, 2011, 2:16 am by AandJWheeler
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Springfield, Ohio, USA - 8th August 2011
By: AandJWheeler
Shortly after I arrived, my host's great aunt has fallen very ill. My host says we will try to do some really fun things soon, but their great aunt needs them. I am hoping everything goes smooth for them, but I am content because I get to play with their little girl, Abbi. She is a lot of fun and takes really good care of me. We will try to get pictures up soon mom, I promise :-D
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Posted Aug 8, 2011, 10:00 am
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Clinch Mountain, Tennessee, USA - 13th August 2011
By: AandJWheeler
We just got back from a very long trip. We went to Tennessee, which is about 6 hours away from where my hosts live. They went down to see family and I got to ride along with them. We visited a little town called Harrogate, TN and then went to a big mountain called Clinch Mountain. The views were absolutely beautiful. Here are the pictures!
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Posted Aug 15, 2011, 6:16 am
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