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Bochum, Germany - 28th April 2012

By: La_Kate_Boheme

Hello world,

Today is my last day at home, I finally start my first adventure!! I really can't wait to spend some time in different places all over the world. I hope everything will go well.
I enjoyed my last day here in Bochum and went to the city center of Bochum. There was a festival called "Maiabend Fest" (May evening festival).
It is an old traditional festival which is several hundreds of years old. The background of this festival is that back then - a few hundred years ago - young people cut down a tree in a district in Bochum called "Harpen" and carried it to the city center. Since this time, this procedure is beeing held every year.
There is a parade every year where the Maischützen (there's no english word for it) walk from Harpen to the city center, drinking lots of alcohol and making music. :D
In the city center itself is a big festival with many beer stalls, food stands, a medieval market and a stage with live music. It's quite nice.
Here you can see me in front of some guys of the parade. In the background you can see the entrance of a fashion house called "Baltz". It exists since about 125 years.
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There were many policemen and police cars at the festival to keep an eye on everything. Here you can see me and the other TV's on one of the police cars. A policeman turned a LED display on with the word "STOP", especially for us! :) It's mirror-inverted so that the car drivers can read it when they look in their rearview mirror when the police is behind them.
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Well... Later that day it was time to say goodbye to eveyone. I think I will miss Brownbeard, Marawarpina and Bussi. And of course Tucker. :(
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My best friend Tucker starts his first adventure today as well and it was a quite emotional farewell. I gave him a last hug and wished him luck and fun for his life as a ToyVoyager.
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I'm gonna miss my Mum and Tucker very much but I'm looking forward to everything that's waiting for me in this big world.

The next update will be made from Australia, yay :D Can't wait to spend some time there :)

Lots of Love,
Lexie xx

* Posted Apr 29, 2012, 8:59 pm [Quote] Go to the top of the page


 

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