Travelog for: Beate

Hei Mom,

just wanted to let you know that I arrived safe in Germany.

Love, Beate

Hello Mom!

Today Chrissy and Madison arrived here and helped me out of my envelope. It was not easy for them.






There was another tv arriving here. His name is Tapsi.


Chrissy and Madison showed us the area where we will stay for 2 days. The sun was shining so it was not as cold as I thought it will be. During our walk we became hungry.
Madison found these black berries. Mom, you have to know he is a raccoon. And raccoons always find something to eat.


We also found some frozen strawberries!


And we found some decorations. I don't know for what it normally is, but Tapsi got that crazy idea to decorate all that stuff on Chrissy! She looked funny!


I hope all the other days will be funny, too.
I will tell you all my news as soon as possible, Mom!

Love, Beate

Hey Mom,

today me and the other tvs visited Lutherstadt Wittenberg. We used the car to go there.



First we visited the market place. Here you can find the ancient town hall, the statue of Martin Luther and the town church.




We did a walk around the town church. The streets are tiny! Near the church we found the statue of Johannes Bugenhagen and an old fountain.





When we walked from one church to the next we saw many backyards. Some of them owns restaurants, some museums.
We wanted to go to one of the restaurants but we couldn't read the menu. There wasn't enough straw to build a "tower" to climb up to the menu.


So we went to the next backyard. We found a fountain of 1558 and we also saw Lucas Cranach the Younger painting a picture. We helped him a little bit.



In the third backyard we found the museum of history. There was a picture of the old money of the GDR. It looks really colourful.


Finally we arrived at the most famous building of Wittenberg, the castle church. It is so huge!


Here you can see me sitting in front of the door where Martin Luther posted The Ninety-Five Theses on October 31, 1517. While I was sitting there and waiting for the picture, a young child saw me and wanted to take me with her! But Madison, Chrissy and Tapsi helped me not to be kidnapped!


We also went inside the church. Wow, everything was so impressive!



After this sightseeing tour my feet hurt a lot! So our host decided to do the last part by car. We went to the Hundertwasser school which was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. It looks colourful and funny!


It became dark when we went back home. And we saw a wonderful sunset! Have a look, Mom!



I'm so tired now, I think I have to go to bed!

Beate

Mommyyyyyy,

yesterday I took a picture of me in front of a poster of the GDR-money.
Today I saw some real GDR money. And I also found the old money from home!!! Have a look.



Yours, Beate

Today Madison left us.
We cuddled him and gave him something to eat for his journey to Hamburg. I hope he'll arrive soon and will enjoy his stay in the north of Germany.




Oh Mummy!!!
While we were having dinner, we listened to the radio and it was told that some people of the radio channel will be in the village! So we went to see Radio SAW live! It was so exciting!
Can you see me on the first picture?

Hello Mum,

today I was a little bit lazy. Our host took Chrissy, Tapsi and me into her car and we just drove around for about 250km!!! We used the highway to go to Berlin and back.
So many cars and lights and so much speed! And I was sitting in the first row!

Huuuuh,

today my hosts mum took me to her work. So I went to school. It was her first time of taking pictures with a toyvoyager...

This is the classroom.


No pupils around. Maybe I have to wait for a while.


With this long stick I can show all the stuff on the chalkboard.


While I waited for the kids I taught myself some chemistry.


No pupils came. Maybe there was no chemistry today in school...

Hello Mommy,

today we did a trip to the former brown-coal open cast mine of Goitzsche. The lake is also called "Bernsteinsee" (Lake of amber). It's about 840 hectars and it's located in the east of Saxony-Anhalt, near the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen.
On some pictures you have to look carefully to see me!









We climbed up a wall. Chrissy was the fastest!



Because the lake was a coal mine before we could see lots of old stuff from that time, like the big train.








We did a little competition: "Who is able to go closest to the water without getting wet feet". I got a good idea to do it. Chrissy lost! She got wet feet and a wet nose. Maybe she wanted to go swimming.


Now, I'm on my way to Berlin.

Hugs, Beate

Hello Mum!

Today we did a sightseeing tour. First we weren't sure where to go...


We decided to go to the Brandenburg Gate. It is one of the most well-known landmarks of Berlin and Germany.



The next stop was the Gendarmenmarkt. There's the Christmas market now.


We also saw the Friedrichswerder Church and the monument of Karl Friedrich Schinkel.



Not far away you can see the Museum Island. We just stopped in front of the "Altes Museum" (old museum).


Next to the museums you can find the Berlin Cathedral.


Not far away from the cathedral there's the Marx-Engels-Forum.


Last but not least the highlight of our tour. The television tower next to Alexanderplace. It was constructed between 1965 and 1969 and with its height of 368 meters, it is the tallest structure in Germany. There is a visitor platform and a revolving restaurant in the middle of the sphere. The tower is part of the World Federation of Great Towers (WFGT).
The big wheel is part of one of the Christmas markets.



This is a special picture of me. Here you can see lots of sights in only one picture: Berlin Cathedral, Humboldt-Box, St. Mary's Church, Hotel Park Inn, television tower and the Red City Hall.


Hugs, Beate

Today I didn't do a sightseeing tour, but I saw some nice things on my way home from my hosts work.

Have a look at this crazy Christmas-tree. It's made of scrap metal and toys. Maybe we could have one like this at home, mommy?


We also passed Potsdam Square. The houses are so high!



And this is the Berlin Central Station where I saw another Christmas-tree. It's so beautiful. I really like it!



Bye, Beate

Hey Mommy!

Today we went back from Berlin to our hosts second home.
When we arrived we enjoyed the sun while walking to a park.
At the end of this long street we found the park. We climbed up on different things (trees, benches and something I don't know how to call). And we found some snowballs. Have you ever seen snowballs on a tree?! Tapsi, Chrissy and I did a small snowball fight. It was fun!








Yours Beate

Hello Mom,

my hosts Mom took me back to school again!


First I checked all the technical facilities. I got a tv, some radios and an overhead projector.



Then I decided what chalk I wanted to use. I took some green one.


Sadly we all were to small to write on the board.

Hey Mum,

today we took some pictures on our way from A to B.
We stopped at the Charlottenburg Castle. It was windy!



And our second stop was the airport Tegel TXL. Sadly we couldn't see planes.


Yours, Beate

I wrote my list of wishes today.
I've been a good girl and I hope I'll get something from Santa!

Having fun while riding a rocking horse.