Hi Mummy,
unexpectedly the weather was fantastic today, so my host went out with Shooga and me to take a walk in the outskirts of Remscheid. There are not many bushes blooming, only forsythia in the neighbour's garden.
I am living in a rather old quarter, the houses in the neighbourhood are looking like this.
They have a large water tower in the city. The city centre of Remscheid is situated on top of a hill. The drinking water is pumped here from a dam in a nearby valley.
Remscheid is surrounded by woodland and rural areas, you can also see part of it in the background.
Katja told us that our walk would take us to the opposite side of the valley which was visible from here.
This was already looking "rural" 
We played hide and seek in the fresh grass.
Can you see the city centre with the water tower on the next photo? The second tower belongs to the city hall, it is 48 m tall.
You can find small hamlets embedded in the lovely landscape.
Those houses are typical for this region called "Bergisches Land". They are half-timbered houses or covered with slate. Traditionally they have a green door and green shutters.
This house is being restored. You can see that the house is built in the traditional style, with clay-filled segments which will be painted white later.
We walked through a forest than.
Walking through a valley we found fish ponds.
This house is decorated with historic items.
We met sheep!
We found a lovely place for resting in the sun.
Even this small barn was restored perfectly.
Many industrial sites are situated in this valley along Morsbach, that's were industrialization started in middle ages in this region. There are still many historic sites, some of them still in use nowadays.
We went back home them, walking uphill forever (as it seemed to me).
This is the police headquarter with a small park in front of it.
Almost home ....
After three hours walking my feet were aching, so I spent the evening on the sofa, doing absolutely nothing 
Bye
Tamina
