Travelog for: Miggy

gruezi mommy!
yesterday i was walking through this large town again.


i started at vicory column, a building with no sense but a beautiful golden angel on top of it. it was built after the victory over france back in the 19th century.


next to it is bellevue castle, the seat of the german federal president. yes, germany also has a president!
mommy, why are people always giggle and point at me, when i do my photoshots?


then i found a very strange shaped building.


the people i asked said "this is the pregnant oyster."


an older guy said "smiling mouth of jimmy carter". unbelievable!


its official name is "kongresshalle" (conference hall) or house of the cultures of the world. it was a present of the us-american poeple to berlin in the 50th. well, nice present.


then i moved on to a quarter called "potsdamer platz" - a very modern quarter with shops, cinemas and offices.






look at this funny car! cult car trabant.


don't know wha this is, but liked it.


skyscraper in glass ...


... and stone.


hah, time to go home. very nice city walk, right?

*oink!*

hello mommy.
yesterday my host ha a meeting in the eastern part of berlin. so he took me with him to take a walk there. i have made lots of pictures and could not decide which ones i should show here. so i am showing them all!
and this is what i have seen:


i dandered along karl-marx-avenue.


strange: those houses could also be seen in moscow.


when this avenue was built in the 1950s it was called stalin-avenue.


the houses were called "palaces for the working people" with large appartments, large rooms, central heating and a fully stuffed bathroom inside the appartment. very rare in those days.



the avenue directly leads to the television tower.



this is "kino kosmos", one of former east-berlin's premiers' cinemas.


then my host picked me up to show me ...


... the largest left overs of the berlin wall!


it looks more like an art gallery than a departing wall of older times. today it is called "east side gallery". let's go closer.













be miggy, be happy, be berlin!


at the end of the gallery we found a nice bridge crossing the spree river. one half used to be in the west, the other half in the east.


this bridge wants to show us, that berlin and the surrounding state of brandenburg belong together: on one of the towers you can see the berlin bear, on top of the other the brandenburg eagle.


well, what's this? is it art or can this be disposed? 

we walked back the whole gallery wall ...










do not forget love!

this was a very nice walk. i hope you also like the pictures! 

*oink!*

hey poor guy: why have they bricked you in?

hi everybody at home!
today i really experienced a big surprise. at first i was thinking being able to tick one of my life missions. but see yourself!


the sun was shining and voltaire - one of the big blue elephants - invited me to go to very special gardens.


we had to drive quite some time. and in the park we discovered things that looked like we were ...


... in china!


small garden pavillion.


this is called stone boat.


voltaire said, we were in the garden of the reclaimed moon. this must be china!


after this we had to eat something.


then we went into the garden of merging water. behind me is a zen garden.


the last cherry bloosoms.


this looks like japan!


we continued to another garden.. its name is written at the gate 




korea? or what?





funny monkey statue.


next was the garden of the four holy rivers, an arabian garden.








last station was an european garden, a renaissance garden.




thank you so much for showing me this interesting gardens, voltaire.

no mommy, i have not been in asia! *oink!*

hello mommy. today i have learned foreign languages.



see you mommy *oink* 

gruezi everyone at home!
today it started with blue sky, sunshine and warm temperatures. so voltaire, one of the big blue elephants and i decided to go to britzer garten again, his favorite park.



since eastersunday this park has changed completely: the trees are blooming and many many flowers are there.

i was so excited that i had to jump up several times.



then we walked to see the cherry trees.






from up the trees we have seen lots of tulips. hey! are we in holland?








so nice and yellow!


and red as a contrast.



and other flowers which names we didn't know. but they have tasted very good 

at the end of this beautiful walk in the park ...

... i have even been on uranus 

this is springtime in berlin. very very very nice!

*oink!*

hello mommy. today was my last day here in berlin. since it was blossoming fest of the trees near berlin we, my friend voltaire and i, went there.


we had to walk through meadows with liontooth flowers ...


... and blowball flowers.


we crossed an oat field ...


... and finally we reached the cherry orchard.




we climbed the trees. it was wonderful.


after that we ate a yummy piece of cherry cake ...


... and drank a black currant and an elder wine. very tasty!

tomorrow i have to leave very early for my next adventures. i have liked it here with all these fine guys very much.
*oink!*

hello mommy.
now i am sitting in my travelbox.

i have started my journey early in the morning.

everybody came to say good bye.


i tried hard to get into my travelbox. have i grown or has the box shrunk?


well, they gave me some sweets, for the long trip.

see you soon i am going to sleep a little bit.
*oink!*

hmmm ... it's been ten days now since i have left berlin in this shaking and dark box.

would somebody be so kind as to let me out of here? please!

Hey Miggy, how are you?
It would be fantastic to hear from you.
Please let us know, if you're arrived safetly!

My first flight! Wow, I'm so exited. I'll go to Valencia (Spain).







Wonderful!





Here I am! Welcom Spain!
Please pick me up!







I'm ready, let's go!

Look, that's the sight from my hotel room. Fantastic!







It's la Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias.

We went to the Cabanyal Beach. Walking in sand is wonderful!





















Hmmm, I'm so hungry!



The America's Cup Building, also called the Foredeck Building, is known locally as "Veles e Vents".



This building was the base of the Alinghi-Team during the America's Cup. Alinghi was the first european team which won the America's Cup. They won it in 2003 (New Zealand) and 2007 (Valencia).



The nice Clock Tower (Edifcio del Reloj) at the port.



Look, they are preparing the F1 racetrack. The European Grand Prix take part here in about 2 weeks.

We will visit the Soccer Stadium of the Valencia F.C. today. It's the Estadio de Mestalla (Mestalla-Stadium).





The press room.



...me as a journalist...



...and like a soccer player!

The changing room.



The players tunnel.





Let's go to the pitch!





Let's take a break!



Me on the pitch!










The VIP lounge.







...some new friends.





The bar of Manolo EL DEL BOMBO! Manolo is the most famous football fan in the world. ...but the bar wasn't open, because he support the Spanish soccer team at the UEFA EURO 2012.

We went to Valencia center today. I loved the wonderful buildings.

The Plaza del Ayuntamiento with the City Hall.





The Mercado Central (Central Market)







Little break with a typical Paella Valenciana...



The Plaza de Toros de Valencia (bullring used for bull fighting)