Travelog for: LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today arrived a new guest - Miss Zoe. We gave her a warm welcome.


We were busy planning a trip to Venice next weekend. So Miss Zoe helped us and we closely studied a detailed map of Venice.




I'm looking forward to a beautiful trip to Venice.

All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

this morning i enjoyed a breakfast with tea, apple juice, a brezel and a muffin on the plane from Hamburg to Venice in Italy. Thats my favourite kind of breakfast




On our way to Venice this was our first pallace we saw.


Thats the world famous Rialto bridge in the Grand Canal of Venice.


See me standing on the Rialto bridge with the Grand Canal in the background.


We visited the Rialto market with its fruit, vegetable and fish stalls.




Look at the gondola behind me. It is called "Tragetto" and is used by the locals as a ferry to cross the canal.




It is time to go to the hotel and have a short break.


After the break we enjoyed fruits and a drink on our terrace.




Do we have a nice view from our terrace? We do!


In the evening we explored the surroundings from our hotel and found this old ship.


I think I love Venice.
All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

already sunshine in Venice 
See me in front of the "Ponte dei Sospiri" - the bridge of Sighs.


That's me in front of a typical venecian bridge.


Look at me on the world famous Piazza San Marco with the Doge's Pallace and St. Marc's Basilika.










See me in front of some gondolas with the view to St Georgio.


In the afternoon we went to Pellestrina, an island in the laguna of Venice. We were the only tourists. Here we found a beach where the locals hang out.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,
today is our last day in Venice.  And we had the chance to see Venice from above:


Okay, we did not see Venice from above.... this was the view in front of a poster 

Look at me in front of our hotel. It is only a small hotel.


This small place is situated next to the hotel.


There is not much space for a garden in Venice. You just need some plant pots.


See me in a typical venecian lane. At the end you can see the Giudecca canal.


This is the Giudecca promenade.


See me in front of the Giudecca canal.


Look at the vaporetto behind me. This is the venecian public transport.


I'm standing in front of a vaporetto station. It is a wobbly matter 


That's me in front of Il Redentore. It was built as a votive church in thanksgiving for deliverance from a major outbreak of the plague that decimated Venice between 1575 and 1576.


See me in front of a nice restaurant where we had dinner last night.


Before going to the airport we found this gondola 




See me with my friends sitting in the gondola.


Then it was time to fly home.
In Frankfurt we had to change the plane. Behind me you can see our plane to Hamburg.


This was a really great weekend in Venice.

All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

A new guest arived today. The parcel was opened and we saw a teddybear.


His name is Bärnd


He showed us the nice postcard he brought with him.


We talked a lot. It was a nice and sunny evening in the Alsterpark.


Then we decided to have fun in the playground. See me on the different obstacles and enjoying time with my friends.
















I have some great news to share with you. At the weekend we will visit Windsor and it's castle where the Queen lives  I'm very exited.

All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

what a great day! Today we flew to London Heathrow and took the local bus to Windsor, a small town near London.

First we saw the very nice guildhall.


On the other side of the road we saw this hotel. And the name ist the first clue to the main attraction of the day: Castle Hotel.


Oh look, this is Windsor Castle from the east side with a beautul view across the gardens to the part where the Queens actually lives. This is what the Queen describes as her home.




This is the guard that looks after the Queens private little entrance. The guards are called beefeaters.


Oh look, we just came in time to see the changing of the guards. It was a great ceremony with music.


Behind me you can see a part of the castle wall and the round tower. Windsor castle is very old. First parts were built a thousand years ago. Very impressive!


On the way to the moat garden we had a view to the Upper Yard, where the queens state guests are welcomed.


Look at me in the moat garden with a pond and some castle buildings in the background.


Before we left the castle ground we saw St George chapel. It is the chapel of the garter (Hosenbandorden).


This is a last wonderful view back to Windsor castle.


What a great summers day in Windsor!
All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

after a short but very busy week we are already on our way to Manchester airport for a weekend in Yorkshire.

See me waiting at the boarding gate.


All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

after a quiet flight we arrived in Manchester. See me in front of our train which took us to York.


York is a very old town. Funny, this old tower is situated next to a red phone box.


This is York art gallery.


See me in front of Bootham Bar, one of the old town gates.


Look at me walking on the old roman walls.




Last week we visited the moat gardens of Windsor castle. This is the moat garden of York.


I liked this half timbered-house.


There are a lot of old and charming narrow lanes in York.




Look. we found this funny teddy bear shop - I was quiet surprised.


York is famous for its 800 years old minster.




The view of the minster was so nice we decided to take a seat and have a coffee.






All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today we saw the Yorkshire harbour town of Whitby. It is situated on the east coast of the UK.
These are some impressions of Whitby harbour.








Then we went to the seafront and saw this beach.




We had lovely fish and chips but forgot to take a photograph.
All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

we are back in Hamburg. And today we took a trip on the river Elbe, a must for every Hamburg visitor.
At Landungsbrücken we boarded our ship.






This is the part of Hamburg, where in former time the goods like coffee, tea and carpets were stored. It is called "Speicherstadt".


See me in front of "Kehrwiederspitze" (come-back-point)


In the background you can see the new Speicherstadt, where actually a new part of town is build with flats, shops, offices and a cruise ship terminal.


This is one of the harbour locks.


Look at this big container ship.


With these cranes the container ships are loaded and unloaded.


In the background you can see a dry-dock for ships.


After our boat trip we had a break with a great harbour view.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today we went to the west of Hamburg.
First we visited the Jenisch park. The Jenisch-house was build in the 19th century for the senator Jenisch. It is surrounded by a beautiful park.
See me in front of the Jenisch house.


Our next target was Blankenese. The steep hillside residences boast many tiny, pedestrian-only streets and 4,864 stairs.




Look. what a nice house with so many flowers! I love it!


From Blankenese we took a ferry to Cranz. On our way we saw this big ship on the river Elbe.


In Cranz we had a walk along the river Este.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today we visited one of the landmarks of Hamburg.
Do you know which one it is?

Yes you are right, it is the famous harbour church - the "Michel" (St. Michaelis church).

We climbed up the 300 stairs. Look, what an amazing view over Hamburg.








Some people tried to climb even higher. I wonder if they made it over the clouds. 


See me in front of the Nikolai Fleet. It is an old canal through the old part of Hamburg with old storage house on either side.


Then we went to the town center. That's me in the courtyard of the town hall. Someone gave a single rose to the fountain figure.


On a canal near the town hall we saw these sailing boats.


All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

Today a new TV arrived.
We saw a small green face looking out of the envelope.




We talked a lot and then we had the idea to try some nougat-creme.....yummi....




Then Miss Zoe had to say Good Bye to us. She will travel to a new host and ScillyHH promised her some exciting adventures.




All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today we had a wonderful sunny day. So we decided to walk along the "Alsterwanderweg" (Alster walking way).

It is a park along the river Alster. See me in front of the Alster. There are so many nice places.




We had a rest and sat down on an old tree.






We wanted to drink a coffee in a small café, but to our regret it wasn't possible to get a free table.

All the very best
LewisHH

Hi everyone,

today a new TV arrived. Look, what a funny guy took a look at us!


His name is Alex24 and he is a TV-dog.


I told  that I have a dog as TV-brother. His name is Spencer and we looked at his updates.


Alex had a lot of questions about Hamburg. So Scilly showed us the Hamburg flag and a lot of information in the web.


All the very best
LewisHH