Travelog for: LewisHH

Hi everyone,
today we walked around Godrevy point on the coastal path.
Look, there is a really big beach at Godrevy point.




See me standing in front of Godrevy Lighthouse. It is a shame, it is not possible to climb up the lighthouse because it is situated on a small island.




Look at the amazing coastline of north Cornwall.


Look at us sitting on a style of a public footpath.




This sign shows we are on the coastal path.


In the evening we watched Germany playing against Portugal.
Look at us enjoying the match. Because we all are living in Germany we support the german team.




Yes..... Goal for Germany.....




Germany won the match. And we had a little party.
Alle the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,
today we went to Zennor. It is a small village on the north cornish coast.
There is an old water mill in Zennor which is still active. See me in front of the wheel.


That's very interesting! The Plague stone! When the Cholera came to Cornwall the people from Zennor gave vinegar into this stone and washed the money which they got from other people. So they could desinfect the money.


Nowadays is a café and a youth hostel in the old chapel. They say that they have the best chocolate cake in Britain. I wanted to try a piece. But we had no time. So I did not doublecheck it.


Zennor is famous for the pub "Tinners Arms" What a nice sign.


From Zennor we walked along the coastal path. The section between Zennor and St Ives is one of the hardest parts in UK. So we only walked a short part of it.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today we joined a bus tour through the Penwith Peninsula. It is the most westerly part of Cornwall. This bus route is called the "Cornwall Expolorer" and there are special buses for this route: topless double-decker buses. It is a great fun.
See us enjoying the landscape.




Look at me in front of Sennen Cove. It has a big beach with a lot of space for surfers and families.




Here we are at the coach park of Lands End. It is the most westerly point of mainland Britain. We will explore Lands End next week.


This was funny: A german coach and the ladys prepared sandwiches, cakes and drinks while the men were exploring Lands End.


This is the entrance to Lands End.


See me in front of our bus.


Our bus driver was very friendly and he liked the idea of travelling Toyvoagers. So he allowed to make a picture with him in front of our bus.


On the way back we left the bus at Gunnards Head. It is a small pub with a restaurant and some guest rooms.
That's me in the pub. We had a table in front of the fireplace. Yes, the fire was burning although it is summer (or late spring).


Back at home the sun was already shining. So we decided to have a walk in the evening sun. See me on Porthmeor beach.


All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

our first stop today was Charlestown near St Austell. UrselHH has been here already when she stayed in Cornwall last year. So she could show us the village.
There is a small harbour in the village with some beautiful sailing ships in it. 
Look, it is very nice here, isn't it?




And there are many wonderful cottages in Charlestown like this one.


But we only had a short stay because we are on the way to Fowey.
All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

from Charlestown we went to Fowey. It is also an old harbour town on the south coast of Cornwall.
First we saw the nice church.


In former times Fowey was famous for its smugglers. One man was called "The kind of Prussia", he was the most famous smuggler. See me in front of a hotel named after this man.


On this kiosk we bought some tickets for a boat trip.


See me in front of our boat.


These are some impressions of Fowey harbour.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

the weather is not so good at the moment. We have a lot of rain and wind. Although we walked through St Ives today.
See me in front of Porthminster beach. It is popular with families.


This is a statue of the famous artist Barbara Hepworth who lived in St Ives. Watch us playing on this statue.








See us sitting on one of the many walls which are growing over with flowers.


And then it was raining again. We decided to have a hot chocolate in Porthgwidden Café.


There was a tent over the terrace, so it was possible to sit outside and have a great view over Porthgwidden beach.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,
today we went to Lands End. It is the most westerly point of mainland Great Britain.




There is a amusement park where we found a cornish village in miniature. Look, I found the perfect home for me.




At Lands End we found The Last & First House in Great Britain.


My friend and I had a picnic break at Lands End.




Then we walked along the coastal path to Sennen.
You have to be careful because the cliffs can be very dangerous.


This is the view over the sea to Longship Lighthouse.


What a big stone. With my special carate move I managed to split this stone into two parts. Watch my work 




This is the view to Sennen Cove from the coastal path.


In Sennen Cove we found this beautiful small harbour.


Tomorrow will be another great day. We will fly with a helicopter to Tresco.
All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,
what a day! We had to stand up early because we had the 9.35 helicopter service to Tresco. See me with my boarding card.


That's me in the helicopter. I enjoyed the flight very much.




After 20 minutes of flight we landed on Tresco. See me in front of our helicopter, a Sikorsky S 61.


The isles of Scilly are situated 45 km (28 miles) off Land End. There are 5 inhabited islands and a lot of small rocks. Tresco is one of the inhabited islands. First we walked around Tresco.
This is one of the white beaches.




In the background you can see St Martin.


See me in front of Green Porth Bay.


I'm standing on the old pier of Old Grimsby.


Look at me in front of Old Grimsby and the Ravens Porth Bay.


Before we flew home we had a drink on the terrace of the Ruin Beach Café in Old Grimsby.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,
after this amazing sunshine yesterday we have a lot rain today. But we wanted to go for a walk. So Clairchen showed us the beaches of her home town St Ives.

First we saw Porthgwidden beach. It is only a small beach and used by families. But today no families at all.


See me on Bamaluz beach. It is the smallest beach and only to use at low tide.


See these big houses behind Bamaluz beach. It seems that they are well equipped for every storm.


This is the harbour beach. Yes, the harbour is also a beach 






We had low tide and so we could walk between the boats.


It seems that two of the boats fell in love with each other 


Then we visited Porthminster beach. See me in front of this beach.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,
our holidays are over. We safely arrived in Hamburg last weekend and had a lot of work: unpack the suitcases, wash the clothes, clean the flat etc.
Scilly found an envelop in the letterbox today. We were very curious. And then a small head looked out of the envelop: a new Toyvoyager!


We had a little chat. His name is Aurelius and he joins the Big Germany RR like SammyFire


We showed Aurelius our favourit toys and played with it.




Then it was time to say Good Bye to our friend SammyFire. He travels to Noisy in Hesse. We wish him a very pleasant time.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,
This was an amazing day! My friends and I traveld to Bavaria to visit the highest mountain of Germany - the Zugspitze!

With airplane and train we went to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It is a very nice town in the south of Germany. See me in front of a typical house for this region with the so called "Lüftlmalerei"- the painting on the house wall.


From Garmisch-Partenkirchen a train goes up the mountain.






After one hour we arrived the Zugspitze Gletscher (ice-stream) The sun was shining and we had a fantastic view.




There is a small church near the train station.




Then we went to the top of the mountain. It has a high of 2.962 m.
See me in front of the "Gipfelkreuz" (summit cross).




This was funny: The Zugspitze has also an austrian part. You can go to the federal state Tirol on the Zugspitze 


At the top of the mountain the weather became worse. We stood in the middle of a cloud. But no problem! We decided to have a hot chocolate before going down.


All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

on our way home we a had a short stay in Munich. So we used the time and visited the townhall and the surroundings.

See me in front of the townhall. It is very imposing, isn't it?


I especially liked these two houses.




Then it was already time to go to the airport.
All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

it`s weekend and we had a plan what to do today. So we went to Blankenese - a district of Hamburg.
Yes, we arrived in Blankenese. See me in front of the station square.


But after 2 minutes it began to rain. And it became worser and it a thunderstorm came. Not the right time to visit Blankenese! So we decided to go back home. See me sitting in the rapid transit line while it is raining outside.


Back at home I had an idea: I organized a alcohol testing.
Look at me and my friends in front of the selected alcohol.




First I explained a banana liqueur.


Quite sweet - but I'm a sweet tooth 


Then a rum followed. Hmmm..... very strong!


I liked the white Port. A great aperitif!


Oh look, we compared two Madeira wines, one from 1987, the other from 1999. I prefered the older one.


This is a 43 (cuarenta y tres) - a spanish sweet liqueur.


The next one is a ten year old red port wine - strong and fruity.


This was the beginning. Now we had a full glass of Aperol Spritz.


No, this was a joke - I only tried a few drops. The rest was for Scilly and Richy.
But now we tried this delicious austrian chocolate liqueur.


But never fear! I only tried a few drops of every glass. And I organized that we drank a lot of water in between.




I think I am now a expert for alcohol. What do you think?

All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today we visited the port of Hamburg. It is Germanys largest port.
See me in front of the famous Landungsbrücken. It is a very popular place in Hamburg with some museum ships, a lot of souvenir shops, some restaurants and cafés. The ferries to other parts of Hamburg  and to the isle of Helgoland starts here.






We took a boat trip along the river Elbe.
Look at the the dry-dock behind me! This is a place where ships can be overhauled.


We saw some container boats and a lot of tower cranes.


And then we saw a real royal ship: the Queen Elisabeth. Nearly one year ago we already saw this cruise ship in the Solent between Porthmouth and the isle of Wight.






Oh look, the town harbour of the Queen Elisabeth isn't Southampton in UK anymore. It is Hamilton on the isle of Bermuda.


Next to the cruise center we saw this funny building!


All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

finally summer has arrived in Hamburg.
And we visited the towncentre. See me in front of the really nice and imposing town hall.


There is a lot of small canals in Hamburg. Look at the lock behind me.


Here I am standing in front of another canal and the Alsterarkaden, a historic shopping lane.


And just another view over a canal.


Then we went to the Binnenalster - a lake in the middle of town - with the big fountain and some white passengers boats.








A lot of people like to sit by the lake and enjoy the sun.


There is the smaller Binnenalster and a larger Außenalster. There are many sailing boats on the Außenalster.




All the very best
LewisHH