Travelog for: Knut

Hello Mommy,

today, i smuggled me in my hosts jacket to go with him to work.
Because, the weather is bad and i don't know what to do.
So we arrive at a Place called "BMWi". My host find me in his jacket and so on, he shows me a litte of this place.

The wall in the back will be often shown at the news on TV.

It's quite funny here. I make only nonsense :-)


Ooohhh...i'm at the 12th floor...it was very windy...not my favourite place...


There was a World-Time Clock at the wall...very interesting..


....i climbed at this art quickly...my host hasn't recognized it. 


Great!! A microphone!! I told all the people, that i'm here in the house! 


...can you find me???? 

So, Mommy, it was a funny day! Now i'm tired! Let's watch some TV.

*kisses*
Knut

Hello Mummy,

these are the last days in North-Rhine-Westphalia and my host made a trip around Bonn. It was very interesting and so you can see some great places.


The first amazing station was a trip to the river Rhine. There were many ducks and sea gulls. It was very loud!


Then, we made a trip with a ferry. It was very windy and cold. We cross the river Rhine from Bonn to Mondorf at the right side of the Rhine.
In the back you can see the harbor of Bonn.


Then we drove across the highway to the south of Bonn and take a walk to the river Rhine.
In the back you can see some mountains. It's called "Siebengebirge". It's the greatest natural park in North-Rhine-Westphalia.


Now a look to Bonn: you can see in front the "Post-Tower", the highest building in North-Rhine-Westphalia. In the back you will see the "Langer Eugen". Earlier it was a building for members of the government. Today, it's the headquarter of the United Nation in Europe


And this imposant building ist the new "Kameha Grand Hotel". It's a 5 Star Hotel and located directly at the river rhine. Oh Mummy, it was wonderful, but very very expensive to take a sleep there. But i saw a prominent Man coming out of the hotel: Thomas Gottschalk!! But i can't take a picture because he quickly disapear in a black Limousine.  My host tells me, that there are very often prominent people stay at the hotel.
It was a wonderful day and it's a pity that i have to leave Bonn in a few days.
But the journey continues.....

*kisses*
Knut

Hello from BERLIN, Mummy!


WOW, such a fast journey to Berlin. I love the "Deutsche Post"
Just wanted to let you know that I arrived safely. Tomorrow I'll visit the "Tropical Islands" in Brandenburg!!! This is so cool.
Bye for now,
Knut

Hi again,
I had such a great day at the "Tropical Islands" with my host Marie and her family yesterday. Before we started our trip I helped to pack the bags and then I went into my own bag. During the whole drive I was so excited because I didn't know exactly what would await me. Sometime I saw a big hall out of the bus window. Marie told me that this hall used to be a dockjard for airships. But the company which wanted to pruduce these airships became broke and then somebody had the idea to build the "Tropical Islands Resort" in it .
When we got of the bus it was very cold outside. Actually the perfect temperature for a polar bear like me but I wanted to get warm again . And my wish became true. Inside the hall it was so warm and the hall was really big and high. And not only that: It really looked like I were in a tropical forest. Tropical plants everywhere and two big swimming pools: the "Southsea" and the "Lagoon". Later I even saw a golf course and waterslides.
But first I wanted to explore the tropical forest. I saw many beautiful plants, little lakes and (wooden and some living) animals.
Then we all went swimming and Marie's little sister taught me how to swim .
Swimming makes hungry and so we ate a delicious pizza, YUM.
By now I was a bit exhausted but that was no problem. I could relax on the beach and on another little lake with koi fishes inside .
Later I enjoyed a cocktail and when I looked up I saw a hot-air balloon! Some people were inside the gondola and looked down at me, amazing .
We stayed at the "Tropical Islands" till 9:00pm. When it got dark, the masks which were at some of the walls were glowing. That looked very cool.
Then the time came to go home. I was a bit sad about it but I was so tired that I only wanted to go to bed. Besides, I got a souvenir: a little pin which is now on my scarf. So I can always remember at the beautiful time I had here .
Knut

Yippie, there is snow in Berlin .
Immediately I went onto the balcony to build a little snowman . Then I really went outside and I had so much fun: I climbed at a snow covered plant, wrote my name into the snow, slid down a snowy slide, and played hide-and-seek. Can you see me, Mummy?

Today I met another part of Marie's family: the guinea pigs QuamQuam and Klea. They are soooo cute .
When I wanted to say "hello" to them, QuamQuam came at once and looked friendly at me. With his long hair he looks so fluffy and he is so soft.
Klea is more shy than QuamQuam. First she hid from me and I had to look inside her little house to find her. But then she came out to welcome me, too .
Love you, Mummy
Knut

Hey Mummy,
today I went shopping at the "Eastgate", a big modern shopping center in Berlin. First I ate something but I was VERY hungry and so I ate too fast for Marie to take a photo .
Anyway, it was really nice there. There was an exhibition about our earth, different kinds of stones and sea animals. I sat on a real stone which explorers got out of the polar sea, touched real volcanic earth and did many things more but look yourself. It was very interesting .
Greetings
Knut xxx

Hello Mummy,
today Marie took me to the "Kienberg", a big hill where we took a little walk. Maybe you don't see it but the ground on which I sit on the second photo is a frozen river!! First I didn't want to go on the ice but when Marie went on it and didn't break through I had a try, too and it was great.
Although I could walk safely on the river there where a few big holes and some parts where the river wasn't frozen.
Sometime we begun to went on the hill. It was very exhausting and I had to relax on a bench a little bit. But I reached the top of the "Kienberg" and the view was fantastic. The houses and trees looked sooooo small .
Then we went down and home because it was so cold, I was happy about my scarf .
I hope your day was as nice as mine, Mummy.
Knut

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY =)

I loooove you, Mummy

Unfortunately Marie hadn't much time to celebrate because she had to learn for a chemistry exam tomorrow. I tried to help her, of course but I didn't know much . But Marie said it doesn't matter because she can tell me about it. Now I feel like I know nearly everything about synthetics .

Hi again,
the snow in Berlin melted and so I could go out and play on a few playgrounds . But first Marie showed me a firestation and a nice mosaic which shows a part of old Marzahn. Her sister took a little kite with her, it was even smaller than me. It was great to watch it as it flew .
Then we visited the playgrounds, they all were a bit old but I liked playing there. I went on the swings, climbed a bit and played captain Knut. I even rode an elephant .
Near the playgrounds there was a sports field but we forgot a ball to play. Can you see me above the basketball basket, Mum? I'm pretty good at climbing, or not?
PS: Oh my god, I believe the trees here have eyes. They are watching me...
Greetings and a big KISS
Knut

Hi Mum,
today Marie made a sightseeing tour with me . I saw so many things!
The tour started at "Alexanderplatz", a big place in the middle of Berlin. There we went to the "Weltzeituhr", a famous meeting point where you can see the time worldwide. The "Rotes Rathaus" looked very nice and the "Fernsehturm" is soooo high, Mummy . I also saw the "Spree", the "Deutscher Dom" and the "Marienkirche", one of the oldest churches in Berlin.
Then I saw a big statue of two men and Marie told me that these two men are Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels who were the originators of the communism, very interesting .
We went a short way by bus and then I saw it: the "Brandenburger Tor".  It marks the border between east- and west Berlin and is one of the most famous emblems there. I went through it and came to the "Bundestag".
After seeing so many sights I was very tired and Marie took me and brought me back to her home.
On the way back there was again something which watched me... Maybe I have a persecution complex?
Greetings
Knut

Hi Mummy,
today I went to a circus! I saw many funny and cool things there: People in wonderful costums who did acrobatic tricks, a dog-show, camels and horses. I sat right in front of the manege and had a wonderful view . See yourself, Mummy.
Here comes a kiss for you =*
Knut

Today a new tv arrived : It's Das Schweinchen from Germany. We became friends very fast.
Bye for now
Knut

Today I leave Berlin to travel to juls who lives in Bremen. I'm so excited! I said goodbye to Marie and Das Schweinchen and climbed into my envelope.
See you soon
Knut

Hello Mummy!

Greetings from Bremen. Another TV is already here Blou Beer. We became friends already!

Today we took a walk around Knoops Park. A famous park close by.
They do some construction works there right now, but keep the old building facade. Looks rather funny...
It was named after the merchant Ludwig Knoop who was born here, he bought the estate that stood in the area had a small castle added in the vicinty (The castle was demolished long ago, but the estate still exists and is private property). He asked the garden architect Wilhelm Benque to design the park. Benque also created the Bürgerpark. The people Park in the City centre. Knoops park is situated right next to the river Lesum an some 65 hectare large! We visited the Jünglingshöhe which offers a splendid view across the river and towards Oldenburg.
Unfortunately the park doesn't look too nice around this time of the year Juls says it looks much nicer in summer.

More soon!
Love
Knut