Philly, Beijing, China

MA_17 Posted Feb 22, 2012, 11:32 pm	Today I said goodbye to the first of us new tvs. Josie is taking part at the GTVT. I hope she enjoys her journeys through Germany. We all cuddled her. Bye bye little beautiful lady!
MA_17 Posted Feb 28, 2012, 11:09 am	Today I left home for my first journey. I'm so excited! Charly is also leaving today. He and Alex gave me a big hug for goodbye. I think I will miss them a little bit.
beelicious Posted Mar 1, 2012, 12:16 pm	Hello! I just wanted to say that I arrived safely. Leopoldi and Khaled greet me very friendly. But now I need to rest from my journey  . Best regards, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 9, 2012, 6:53 am	Hello Mum! How are you? I'm doing very well! Today we made a board game. Khaled was excited because we played with many  small camels. The game is called "Through the Desert". So many small camel-friends! First the desert is empty ... ...then we played with camel caravans. It was so much fun! Bye! Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 9, 2012, 6:59 am	Hi! Today we visited a friend of my hosts. I met two sweet boys. The little boy is called "Ilias" and his big brother "Ismael". Pizza! Yummy! Best regards! Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 13, 2012, 3:01 pm	Hi! Leopoldi leaves us ... But before he goes we take a little trip to Bamberg. In Bamberg the best is "Little Venice". The historical part of Bamberg has even become a UNESCO World Heritage Site! This is the "Old Town Hall". The river is called Regnitz. These houses are gorgeous! This is the cathedral. Here I'm on the highest mountain of Bamberg. The castle is called "Altenburg". A view over Bamberg. Let me out! I'm a good guy  ! A view over the Steigerwald. A large tree trunk! Finally I can sharpen my squirrels-teeth  ... Leopoldis farewell dinner. Yummy! Bye, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 13, 2012, 3:03 pm	Hello! We say goodbye to Lepopoldi. We were like "The 3 Musketeers"  . Take care Leopoldi! Kind regarts, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 15, 2012, 3:11 pm	Hello mum! Today we got from the postwoman an evelop. We are so excited who is inside! There's a little green ... Look! It is Tobbi! He looks funny and has an unusual color! We are determined to understand us well! I hope you're well! Bye, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 19, 2012, 11:43 am	Hi! Today I had a wonderful day! My host father is a truck driver and we were allowed to ride! We drive with this truck. In the back we take an excavator. Here he comes ... ... will that work well? Puh, it's done! The stairs are very high... But together we can make it! The steering wheel is big! Here we go! We invite especially humus. It takes ... We are a little boring ... We play hide! I seek. 1,2, 3... I'm coming! Has someone here hiding? I found Tobbi! And here? I found Khaled. Since the front, the pilgrimage church "Maria Limbach". Can you see the ship on the Main? We drive through Haßfurt. Left you see the "Ritterkapelle" (Knights' Chapel). Now we take the highway A70 direction Schweinfurt. Now we are in Schweinfurt "Maintal." The arch is part of the old city wall. We're going to Kitzingen. Along the way we past vineyards. Have you ever seen such a small tractor? It is made of vinesyards. Do you see the four towers? This is the Abbey "Münsterschwarzach". Now we are in Kitzingen. Outside of Kitzingen is our last stop. We unload excavators, wheel loaders and humus. We enjoy the beautiful spring weather. We can even drive an excavator! I'm getting tired ... I want to go home. Here in Gerolzhofen we buy a snack. Finally we are back home. It was a lot of fun! After this adventure we need something sweet  ! Best regards, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 19, 2012, 3:45 pm	Hello  mum! Today the post woman came at 9 a.m. She brought us an envelope. He even came by certified mail! Wow! Is that a VIP-TV inside? On the envelope was written "Latvija" ... First open. Look! It's Misha! He comes from the beautiful Latvia. He brought us many gifts (a butterfly, a rose soap and many postcards). We say friendly welcome! On the PC he shows us where his home is. There are nearly 1.700 km. Misha comes from Riga, the capital. He loves his city very much. Look at his T-shirt. Then he shows us some pictures of Riga. We have definitely a good time with him! Bye, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 22, 2012, 9:45 am	Hello Mom! How are you? I'm doing very well! Today we had visit for breakfast. A friend of my host mother came. Haven't we covered the table pretty? Yummy! Chocolate-banana! It was wonderful weather today. I sniffed flowers ... This is my current home. Accross from here is a small lake. Here it's very nice! I kiss you! Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 24, 2012, 6:07 am	Today we left Khaled. He has received an invitation for a holiday Denmark. We wish him a lot of fun and a good journey. Take care!
beelicious Posted Mar 24, 2012, 1:35 pm	Hi mom! Today was an exciting day! Two envelopes arrived in the mail! As always, we are curious about who's in the envelope ... Look! It is Troot from Finland! It looks very nice and cheeky! As we opened the second envelope, our host mother was very excited. Why? Because of a little white sheep? Yes, she's her own TV, which missing six months long! Happy End! I kiss you! Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 26, 2012, 2:04 pm	Hi! Today was a beautiful sunny cozy Sunday. Because it was so nice outside, we played a new game. It' called "Fina". It' s about fruit growers in Mallorca. We got a bit warm in the sun ... And what it works? Exactly! A delicious ice cream! We drove to Burgebrach to eat Italian ice cream. Are we there yet? Hurry up! Yummy! I hope, your Sunday was also beautiful! Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 27, 2012, 2:02 pm	Hello mum! Today we were at the customhouse to collect a TV . We must bring this note.  Unfortunately we were not allowed into the customs office. The envelope was already open when our host mother came out again. But later at home we could look into it. Who's Bobi? He is a cute little dog from Italy! We welcome him friendly! Bye, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 28, 2012, 4:01 pm	Hi mum! Today we have bought purple pansies and forget-me-not. Together we have planted some flower boxes. As the first soil ... in the flower box. Now plant the pansy. Everyone has helped! Then we have planted forget-me-not. Done! Can you see me? I'm sitting on the right window! That was fun! Bye, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 29, 2012, 3:30 pm	Hello mummy! Today was my creative day! Everyone was allowed to paint an Easter egg! First I make two holes in the egg ... ... then blow out the interior of the egg. Everything is ready! Here we go! I sign the easter egg. Frohe Ostern! (Happy Easter in German) I hope you like it! Looks great! I kiss you! Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 30, 2012, 12:29 pm	Hello mum! Today we've helped in the garden. We have sown sunflower. First soil in the pot ... ... then 3-4 sunflower seeds  into it. Hey! What are you doing to me? Don't plant me! That's not funny .... Well, it looks a little funny! So many sunflowers we planted! Lots of love, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 30, 2012, 4:00 pm	Hi! This afternoon was another envelope in the mailbox. Yet another TV? It's getting crowded here ... From Switzerland! Open up! What's this? Misha dares to open the thing ... Look! It's Buddy! He's not from Switzerland but from Australia! There are about 15,000 km to go there! We welcomed him very friendly. A neighbor's dog came to say  "Hello!". Bye, Philly
beelicious Posted Mar 31, 2012, 6:00 pm	Dear Mum! Guess what was in the mailbox today... Yes, an envelope. Again! We are very curious ... Look! It is Uilina! Finally a girl with us guys! Who has the best chance for her? Best regards, Philly
beelicious Posted Apr 3, 2012, 8:04 am	Dear Mummy! Today we're in the beautiful city of Bayreuth. We're in the Lohengrin-thermalbaths. Do you know for what event is Bayreuth world-famous? Exactly!The Richard-Wagner-Festival. The festival is every year in August and you have to wait about 10 years for a ticket! This is really long  ! This is the festival hall. The flowers in front are very nice. This is the building of a health insurance company. I find the figures funny! On the way home we're stop short in Bamberg. This is the cathedral. This is called "Little Venice". It looks beautiful! I wish I could shown you more photos, but there were so many people and cars there, it hasn't been fun ... My hosts have promised that we go to Bamberg again. Take care! Philly
beelicious Posted Apr 14, 2012, 10:01 am	Hi! We  made a little tour around Oberaurach at Easter... We met very curious sheep. A beautifully decorated Easter-Fountain. They are not cute? Bye, Philly
beelicious Posted Apr 16, 2012, 11:08 am	Hello! Today we were at a party. Ismael, the godson of my hosts had first holy communion (a Catholic ceremony). The other guest had never heard of TV ... We have told so much about it that we didn't have much photos  ... But we had a lot of fun  ! Love and kisses, Philly
beelicious Posted Apr 30, 2012, 12:38 pm	Hello mummy! How are you? I'm doing very well! Today we had together a lot of fun outside! First, we have looked up our sunflowers. Look how they have grown! The tulips are blooming beautifully. The daisies are so pretty ... that I've pick them and ... make a chain from it. How do I look? Look, I make rainbow-bubbles! That is fun! I hope you have fun as I did! Hugs, Philly
beelicious Posted May 9, 2012, 4:25 pm	Hey mum! I had a great time here but I have to go... I stay in Germany and travel to Delligsen (North Rhine Westphalia). On the Internet I find information  about my next destination. I say goodbye to my TV-friends. See you soon! Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted May 18, 2012, 10:31 am	Hello mum, I´m in Delligsen in lower saxony  ,  after my  journey I hear something outside my envelope ....crushel... and then....I saw a light a little monkey with a flashlight helped me out...Thank God. A warm welcome from the other TV`s the yellowcat is Mr.Lemony,the nice seagull is Tiffy, the little bunny is Hase ( a TV from hostmum), the bunny with shirt is Mary Möf, on the top that´s Joesy and last Dr.Kröbner also a TV of hostmum... Dr. Kröbner showed where I can sleep...very comfortable hugs your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted May 18, 2012, 11:38 am	Hi mum, Yesterday we made a trip to Fritzlar. Fritzlar is a small German town (pop. 15,000) in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, 160 km (99 mi) north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. It can reasonably be argued that the town is the site where the Christianization of northern Germany (north and east of the Roman Limes) began and the birthplace of the German empire as a political entity.The town has a medieval center ringed by a wall with numerous watch towers. Thirty-eight meters (125 ft) high, the Grauer Turm ("Grey Tower") is the highest remaining urban defense tower in Germany nice little streets In this small street behind the wall are very old houses,  this house called ..Curia, they were designated as the home of a Säkularkanonikers, a canon or a canoness, mainly for individual buildings are representative district in immunity to the church... a great view of the Cathedral from the other side... The St. Peter's Cathedral is one of the most beautiful Romanesque-Gothic churches in Hesse. Three-aisled basilica The Cathedral of Fritzlar measures 43 meters (from the basement to the top). He continues to shape the cityscape of the small town in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis (formerly Circle Fritzlar-Homberg). The three-aisled basilica in Fritzlar is considered one of the most beautiful in Germany. statue "Maid of Fatima" a nice view to the Ursuline Convent Fritzlar The city hall, first documented in 1109, is the oldest in Germany still in use for its original purpose The town hall is decorated with a stone relief from the 1441 Holy St. Martin, the patron saint of Fritzlar. hostmum found this informationboard and I try to hit the road... a little break by the "Malerwinkel"..sorry no english word Finally, I've looked to the town...sorry I´m blurry next stop Kassel hostmum must play with her Sambagroup on the river Fulda and I have a look to the  Orangerie is a Orangery in Kassel. It was built under Landgrave Charles between 1703 and 1711. Since then, it forms the northern corner of the Karlsaue park. Today it is used as an astronomy and physical cabinet. that was a nice trip.. hugs and kisses Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted May 21, 2012, 3:57 pm	Hi mummy, yesterday I enjoyed a very sunny Sunday, my Hostmum found a old rubberboat called “Gummischnulli” so I could made a boattrip on the gardenpond. suddenly between the reed I discover a little frog. I invited him to join my boattrip. I asked what could happen when I`ll kiss him, but his answer was unfortunately not princelike.. .. so I didn´t. After the sea voyage me and the other TV´s helped Hostmum with the gardening and what´s that…. The Easterbunny on a Motorscooter!!!! He told at first he nearly oversleep eastern in case of his broken alarmclock! And to the second misfortune he loose the right way and lost his GPS-navigator…..  He was soooooo lucky to meet us and we told him that he is now in Delligsen. Easterbunny means that it´s to late for Easterpresents, so we decided to eat the eastereggs together. Look mum…. What a wounderful proud body!!! Should I kiss him or not???? After the yummy noshes we finishd the gardening and enjoyed the warm eveningsun. It was a realy nice and funny day…. kisses Philly PS:Tomorrow we leave for vacation in Denmark and are  Back 4. June, hostmum does not know if she has the option to make an update
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 3, 2012, 2:10 pm	Hello mummy yesterday evening Hostmum und –dad startet their vacationtrip northward. Our first stop  was Hamburg. Over night we rasted at St. Pauli- Landungsbrücken direktly near the river Elbe. After awake we went into town to take breakfirst at the Jungferstieg near a lake called Binnenalster. On the way we passed lots of interesting places. my favorite place After breakfirst hostmum and-dad showed us the new township called Hafencity. In the afternoon we left Hamburg and traveled to the northsea to see a wounderful sunset..... the story goes on....bye for now your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 3, 2012, 2:47 pm	Hello Mummy, Oh, what a Wonderful silent night!  We slept direktly behind the bank and where awaked by lots of sheeps.  Look these nice creatures and this fantastic view. o take a good breakfirst we drove to Friedrichstadt, an old township called Klein Holland (little neatherland) of course they hava a lot of  (Grachten) there. After beakfirst we take a look throught Friedrichstadt and continue our trip to Husum. For the night Hostmum and –dad checked in on a campsite... bye,bye.... Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 3, 2012, 3:02 pm	Hello Mummy, Husum- Römö-Ribe Sand, sand and more sand, so much the road is on the strand….. to make a picnic, build sandcastles, chilling in the sun…… that´s what we did on the danish island Römö. In the afternoon we visit the oldest Town in Denmark: Ribe..  It´s realy nice here with old houses, churchs; a realy nice place….   Over night we camped direktly at the seaside and again a very romantic sunset... love from Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 5, 2012, 3:09 pm	Hello mummy, Today we traveled back to Germany to Flensburg and afterwards Glücksburg, where we saw the most popular Watercastle in Germany. in the afternoon we reached our final destination for this trip:Naldtang at Aabenraa komune in South-Denmark. A realy nice spot on earth directly at the Alsen-sound with a summerhouse. Wonderfull!!! look Mummy a lifemission come true...I did it...I cut a tree with my teeth, I´m very proud after my hard work, hostmum decorated the rest of the tree  kisses from your proud Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 5, 2012, 3:25 pm	Philly again from Denmark, Today is Sunday and Sunday is a nice day….. what should we do? On this lazy day in Denmark we made a bicycletour to the beach What is better than dining at the seaside in the evening sun and a incredible view…… next day 28.May Today is Monday and Monday is also a nice day, because it´s allready a public holiday here in Denmark. So we made a trip to island Alsen with lots of old towns like Sonderborg, Nordborg and Augustenborg. Very crazy these denmark people, in every bigger town they build a castle dinner....but unfortunately uneatable  bye,bye your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 7, 2012, 12:49 pm	Hello Mummy, 28. May Today all the stores are open after this long weekend and hostmum and -dad went shopping to fill up the refrigerator. Look what they have found in the bakery!!! A Strawberrycake for us TV´s…   hmmmm.. jummy jummy… so we surrounded for a cakeparty under  our new Holidayflagg.. … 30. May 2012 Sightseeingtour to Grasten Slot, the Summerresidence of the danish Kingfamily...and Queen Margarete allowed us to walk trough the park.. look Mummy a nice pond and the royal life belt.. 31.May 2012 Brrr. What a cold wind blow here in Denmark, so Hostmum and- dad decided to made a trip to Hardeslev, but we don´t wanted to leave our travelbag. Than we leave Hardeslev and toured to Aarosound, a small village from where you sail by ferry to a small island, located in the Small Belt. The ferry inspirated us to make our own boattour with “Gummischnulli” when we were back in our Summerresidence What a great luck, the wind has turned down, the BalticSea went very calm,so we can made the boattrip  .. hugs from Denmark Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 7, 2012, 1:36 pm	Philly again from Denmark Our last day in Denmark. The wind brushed up to stormy wind, we can see lots off whitecaps on the waves and above us blue sky. Nice Weather to a final trip to the peninsula Kegnaes at the southend of Als. We looked for a windless place at the beach and enjoy the warm sun and the view over the Baltic Sea. I sit on Pauls back for a better look out upps.....the wind..... but no matter Mum, I´m fine 2. June 2012 Holiday is end and we made a last stop at Falshöft Lighthouse before we continue our way back home… sorry for the blurry lighthouse awesome clouds over the baltic sea this is the end of the Denmark story... kisses from your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 11, 2012, 3:35 pm	Hello Mummy, Joesy have to leave in a few days toward her new host in Finland So we decided to make a last walk through Delligsen by nice sun(day)weather. theRoman Catholic Church with the parish house, a little snack..mjamm,mjamm the Communal festival hall, the old elementary school build by the legendary architect Walter Gropius, the old Lutheran Church, and the central Park. Look what we found, a blue elephant … it was a interesting ride... After the short excursion Joesy gave a farewell party and we all sayed goodbye to her bye, bye little monkeygirl, have a nice trip...I hope I´ll see you again kisses to you mummy your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 18, 2012, 10:07 am	Hello at home, today a new TV arrived , his name is B.o.B and he is a beaver , but he looks a little bit like a twin of mine.............especially his teeth I think we will have a lot of fun together....I think about the trees in hostmums garden....jummy... bye for now your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 20, 2012, 12:00 pm	Hi Mummy, yesterday the weather was nice , so I decided to take a look in the garden.. my new friend B.o.B.accompanied me, we are particularly interested in the trees ........ I think Andrea will be very happy if we cut a few trees. It is not easy to find the right tree or the right wood. small squirrel and beaver are picky .. That's right ... very tasty and a bit soft ...mjamm, mjamm later hostmum said that it is very important to clean your teeth regularly. First, she has shown me.... and then I've tried it myself. perfect... After brushing my teeth, it was time to go to bed .... good night B.o.B., good night Hase, goodnight Mr. Lemony, good night Dr. Kröbner, good night Harald, good night Johnboy good night Mummy your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jun 26, 2012, 12:48 pm	Hello my Mummy, During the weekend I was with Andrea on a summer festival in a small village in the district Edertal Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse (Germany). The village is a nationally recognized recreation and health resort in the tourist area Edersee and the name of the village is "Kleinern". Thank god the weather was nice so we could take a walk through the beautiful landscape... an old castle from1662 Beaver and squirrels are allowed to run without a leash  Love your Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jul 2, 2012, 2:21 pm	Hello Mummy, On Saturday I made a little trip, first I've accompanied hostmum to  a garden-center. I've helped to pick out a beautiful rose .... men at work I chose this rose... Later I had a look at a world heritage site.... The Fagus Factory is a factory in Alfeld and seat of the company Fagus GreCon. The plant was designed in 1911 by the architect Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer, and stands as one of the first examples of modern architecture since 1946 under a preservation order. Since June 2011, the entire factory is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Back at home, hostmum put ​​a cake on the patio table, When She was gone I wanted to try the cake....but grmmpff...bähhh The cake is made ​​of concrete...funny idea hostmum.. Do not worry Mom, my teeth are fine Love from Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jul 4, 2012, 10:22 am	Hello Mummy this weekend was very interesting for me, I learnd a lot of  new things by  build a iluminated well in the garden  At first Hostpa drilled a hole in a huge stone, That was a dirty and loud procedure, so I don´t take part. The next step was to assemble all the equipment we need to build a Transformator and made it suitable for the LED´s at the water outlet. we have to measure sometime to get the correct result. to install the Pump,we made a very tall hole in the ground for the Waterreservoir, and at least we had to supply the pump with  electrical power!. This was a real exhausting work. It is not easy for a smal TV to manage a spade even if we where in pairs!!! We had to place a underground cable the triple of my body height unter the sward! But we realy execute it. It was a hard and sweatly work. Hostpa fixed all other nessesary electrical supplies and after the spring works we had a small opening ceremony with Dr: Kröbner and the other TV´s. Love from Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jul 9, 2012, 4:37 pm	Hello Mummy, I made a little trip to Alfeld, a nice town near Delligsen. This nice building is the Old Latin School from 1610, an impressive Renaissance building. my new girlfriend  St.Nicolai church a nice door later in the afternoon the doorbell ringed and Mr.Shaun ( a TV from hostmum) stood in front of the door .... he was  in USA and came back with the Queen Mary, and then he hitchhiked and the rest riding on a black sheep. Mummy, I'm not sure I could believe that, it sounds like a cock- and- bull story, but whatever, we have arranged for him a small welcome party in the garden flowers for you Mummy Love Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jul 17, 2012, 8:51 am	Hello mummy, something amazing has happened, I was able to assist during a surgery, *coco* the little monkey without leg was operated by Dr.Kröbner, but step by step the great day….. *coco* got under the knife…. After the anaethesist Günther ( a TV from hostmum)arrived from Lichtenfels/Bavaria, *coco* get her new High-Tec-Leg. The operating theatre was blocked for 4 hours, the assistence-doctors B.o.B., myself and Mr. Lemony gave their best. Dr. Kröbner was the chief-operateur and Mr. Shaun was supervising the starmash out of his deckchair he get from the Queen Mary with professional comments (his arguments: I get the most experience of life on my selfmade trip from the USA back to Delligsen) At first Günther anaestheized *coco* slowly with his old bottle of pur Jamaica rum (73%) and his sedative voice, myself and  little bunny kept the prostheses ready while Dr. Kröbner first assembled it with the foot and after he checked the direction, he fixed both parts at *coco*s body. that was to much for a little squirrel  Three hours and one and a half gallon later the operation has found a happy end *cocos was placed in her bedside and after she recover from anaesthesia the whole operating-team made the first visite. Get well soon *coco*! I´m sooo proud to be part of this event Love and kisses Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Jul 25, 2012, 1:54 pm	Hi mummy, Last weekend we made a trip into my hometown – Berlin Hostpa had to take part by a sailingboat race on the Müggelsee.  I think it was something special…. I saw a lot of different numberplates from Europe at the cars and many crazy boats and peoples. That was to thrilling for me and I persuade Hostmum to go downtown Berlin. After riding by bus and train I could show hostmum my town the river Spree the fantastic view from the top of the TV tower the Reichstag building Brandenburg gate Hotel Adlon I met Klaus Wowereit Mayor of Berlin Angela Merkel..I think she was in good humor  Joseph Beuys (May 12, 1921 – January 23, 1986) was a German Fluxus, Happening and performance artist as well as a sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art. my new car.. Suddenly, in a showcase I saw a blue shimmer, so nosey as I am I take a look and what´s that!!!!  Lots of blue plushy elephants…. and I feel in my bones I had seen tham before and when I came closer I saw that there were a lot more plush friends and my brother ......Alex_Squirt, my new brotherChalon, Crawfish, Fiete, DuDette, Gwenelle, Kuzma and my mum  We spend an exiting afternoon in a coffeebar with a lot of plushy stories from our journeys Love Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Aug 2, 2012, 12:37 pm	Hello Mummy, On sunday .... we made a trip to a stretch of water, called  Steinhuder Meer.The Steinhuder Meer or Lake Steinhude is a lake in Lower Saxony, Germany located 30 kilometres northwest of Hanover. It is named after the nearby village of Steinhude. It has an area of about 30 square kilometres , making it the largest lake of northwestern Germany, but it is very shallow, with an average depth of only 1.35 metres  and a maximum depth of less than 3 metres . It lies within a region known as the Hanoverian Moor Geest. Enough facts  As hostmum told about a boattour, we TVs packed the luggage also the rubberboat “Gummischnulli”. When we arrived at the shore, the sea was very rough in occasion of  a strong wind. Hostmum forbid us to set sail, because we forget  our lifebelts at home.  At the end of a long discussion we agree to look out for a bay where the water is calm. So we could set sail close to the shore and B.o.B., *coco* and I made a short Boattrip. Even though the water was tolerably smooth, I nearly went seasick….. it was a interesting new experience  Love Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Aug 8, 2012, 5:36 pm	Dear Mummy, Last weekend I visited a nice castle ,the Garvensburg.  The castle was built in 1894-1898 by industrialist William Garvens, who was knighted in 1908 and afterwards called William of Garvens. He built a hunting lodge in the style of the late period, a castle-like villa, surrounded by an English garden, currently there is an exhibition of sculptures of an African artist Love Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Aug 16, 2012, 2:14 pm	Hello Mummy, a short trip to Hannover by train, we visited a cinema (Ice age)  Love Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Aug 16, 2012, 2:21 pm	My dear mummy, again a short trip, I accompanied Hostmum to her sambagroup in Bad Wildungen.. first a delicious breakfirst.. a nice view and wonderful flowers this big drum is a "Surdo" and that is a "Chocalho" hugs and kisses Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Aug 16, 2012, 2:32 pm	Huhu Mummy, last monday a new TV arrived here in Delligsen...the cute little DuDette..... I know you know this because you've sent DuDette  yesterday I spend the afternoon in the warm summersun nothing special to do ..only relax  Love Philly
Dr.Kröbner Posted Aug 23, 2012, 9:53 am	My dear Mummy, DuDettes great day  After Anästhesia has finished her work and Dudette felt into a deeply sleep, Dr. Kröbner put his brand new operationdress (he bought from the revenues of the last leg-transplation) out of his locker. The old assistant-crew B.o.B , Mr. Lemony and I attended the spectacle as well as the first time, and Mr. Shaun allready supervised from out of his Deckchair. Anästhesia controlled the heavenly dreams of Dudette, Dr. Kröbner masterd his work with needle and pins and after a few minutes Dudettes leg looks as good as new. Mummy, I undergo the End of the operation at full avareness., I`m sooo proud  During Dr. Kröbner and his team works wonders, Spikey fixed a comfortable warm bed for the patient. *coco*, Spikey, Phillip and Scruffy McGee waitet full of impatience for the End of the operation. the first visit after the operation... Love your proud Philly …… ………
Dr.Kröbner Posted Aug 27, 2012, 2:42 pm	Hello Mummy, My time has come, I must leave Delligsen... hostmum showed me where I'll go. JAPAN is that true .... so far. but I'm a brave squirrel, why not Japan. Is this my first flight mommy ??? but I`m a brave squirrel, wwhhhyy nnnot a pppplane then we had a small farewell party under the TV galery , B.o.b Dudette and I were allowed to sit on the nice big chairs. hostmum had farewell gifts for us, toothbrushes for B.o.b and me  and a photo for Dudette. we all hugged ..... then I crawled into my envelope ..... Goodbye my dear friends, it was a good time Japan I come Love Philly
hanachan Posted Sep 10, 2012, 7:57 pm	The old photo studio, the location of the scenes in the movie "Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World" Hi Mummy! This is my first picture from Japan. We drove to the neighbor town Aji. This old photo studio was used a location in the movie. People in love visit here as a "holy" place It is very close to the coast. The Inland Sea is very calm.   I'm enjoying here.  Philly Socrates in Love (Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World)
hanachan Posted Sep 17, 2012, 7:21 pm	This is Ritsurin Garden, a typical Japanese garden. It is located in the center of the city, among the modern buildings. For 228 years long since 1642, the Matsudaira family, the Federal Lord of Takamatsu owned and maintained the garden. Today the garden is open to public. more about Ritsurin Garden
hanachan Posted Oct 16, 2012, 5:25 pm	Shodo-shima - Shodo Island Shodo-shima is located north of Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa prefecture. The ferry boat took us here. It was about one hour trip from Takamatsu port. Now We stand on the highest place in the island. This area is called Kankakei, if it's November we can see the beautiful autumn color. On the way to the rest house from the peak of the mountain, we came across a group of wild Japanese monkeys!!! I was surprised
hanachan Posted Nov 19, 2012, 11:00 pm	Takamatsu Castle This castle is also called Tamamo Castle. Exactly Takamatsu (Tamamo) Castle Ruins. Main tower doesn't exist today. A few buildings still remain in the Japanese Garden. Bonsai is miniature trees. There are many Bonsai here. I love them.  Takamatsu Castle (Sanuki)
hanachan Posted Dec 24, 2012, 6:09 pm	Saburo-ike, The pond where the dragon lives in Legend has it that the guardian of this pond is a large snake. In Japan dragons and snakes are often worshiped as a deity of water. They call clouds and shower benefits upon fields. Japanese folklore. See the map. The shape of Japan looks like the dragon climbing the sky.
hanachan Posted Jan 26, 2013, 11:45 am	hanachan bought 'take-out' sushi and arranged them on a cute plate Itadakimasu!
hanachan Posted Jan 26, 2013, 11:56 am	Otsuka Museum of Art The world's first collection of Ceramic-Board Reproduction of Masterpaintings. Now I'm not in the Sistine Chapel, Rome. I'm really in Japan The room is an authentic-looking reproductions of the Sistine Chapel's art works. This is one of the exhibits in this museum. These are not original paintings.  They are ceramic works using a special manufacturing technique. Visitors can see over 1000 full-size ceramic reproductions of major works of art. The works are transfer-printed from photographs before being fired and retouched. Of course I enjoyed reproductions of great paintings in the modern ages.
hanachan Posted Jan 26, 2013, 12:13 pm	Say Good bye to 2012 Japanese people have many parties called "Bo-nen kai" in December. Bo-nen kai is a drinking party where they begin to forget about the problems in this past year and look forward to the new year. (oops, the battery of camera is empty...)
hanachan Posted Jan 26, 2013, 2:27 pm	Happy New Year! - Akemashite Omedetou! Osechi Ryouri & Ozouni Hi, The new year day in Japan is very calm. Family people meet together at their parents' house to celebrate the New Year, wishing for the future health of everyone. The first meal in the new day is Osechi Ryouri and Ozouni. The New Year's food arranged in the lacquer boxes and special soup with rice cakes, vegetables, etc.
hanachan Posted Jan 26, 2013, 2:33 pm	Melon Pan - a type of sweet bun from Japan In Japan, our western food is often developed and changed in its own way by fusing with Japanese original culture. It's interesting. What do you think?  haha... the plate is cute
hanachan Posted Jan 26, 2013, 2:56 pm	Yashima Shrine This shrine was built in 1651 by Matsudaira Yorishige, the first Feudal Load of Takamatsu. It is the place where to worship his grandfather Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. When we visit the shrine, first we wash hands. An old tap is often decorated everywhere in the world. In Japan lots of shrine and temples have "Doragons" like this. Then I went up to the long steps of stone and looked back... wow!
hanachan Posted Mar 20, 2013, 10:46 pm	Ogijima is an island in the Seto Inland Sea. It is a few kilometers from Takamatsu port. It's a very small island just 4km around, about 150 people lives. Today we go to the island by ferry boat.  But... The weather suddenly turned to bad. We reached the lighthouse in the stormy rain This is the northernmost tip of Takamatsu city.
hanachan Posted Apr 14, 2013, 11:58 am	Kobe is the 5th-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyogo prefecture. We changed the train at Okayama station. Here the Shinkansen Express "Sakura" is coming. It's hard to take pictures of them, because they come quickly and stop just a few minutes After 45 minutes, we reached Kobe. The weather was a little bad Sakura, the Shinkansen Express train Sakura N700 Series Shinkansen Port of Kobe From the center of the city we walked to the port of Kobe. That red tower is very famous as the Kobe landmark. The Former Foreign Settlement The modern-era western style buildings remain standing in the new city. China Town Nankin-machi Nankin-machi is a compact chinatown in central Kobe, one of the three Chinatowns in Japan. (others are in Nagasaki and Yokohama) This area was developed by Chinese merchants who settled near Kobe Port after the port was opened to foreign trade in 1868. "Coca Cola" written in Kanji characters
hanachan Posted Apr 20, 2013, 12:41 pm	The weather is a little bad also in Takamatsu, but it's warm. Sakura cherry blossoms start to bloom. Walking around my host hanachan's house, we can see many Sakura trees beside the streets. Soon they are in full bloom. This square building is Takamatsu city Sports Gymnasium. It's Pro Basketball team Five Arrows' home. Takamatsu Five Arrows
hanachan Posted Apr 20, 2013, 1:01 pm	This is my second time visit here This time I came here to enjoy Sakura. It's a wonderful world
hanachan Posted Apr 20, 2013, 6:43 pm	Sakura is full blooming This is a small Shinto shrine near hanachan's house. The sky is blue. It's a beautiful day.
hanachan Posted Jun 12, 2013, 11:38 pm	Now our Marine Liner train is running across the Seto Ohashi Bridge over the Seto Inland Sea. We'll soon arrive at Kurashiki city. Kurashiki, this area is kept the old city view of Tokugawa Shogunate period. (17th-19th century) There are many historical houses beside the canal. These were once used as warehouse of cotton. "Kura" of the city's name means warehouse in Japanese. Today old warehouses were renovated as cute shops. Look at this restaurant Fake dishes made of wax are displayed They looks real
hanachan Posted Jun 29, 2013, 7:48 pm	Shamijima - it used to be a small island in Seto Inland Sea, but today the island is connected to the main island by land reclamation. Here we came in sight of the Seto Ohashi Bridge. Yes, we have crossed the bridge already. The trains run through the lower, the upper is the express motorway.
hanachan Posted Jul 22, 2013, 11:44 am	The lighthouse of glazing "Setoshirube" This lighthouse is called "Setoshirube". It means the pilot of Seto (inland sea). They say that the only crystal lighthouse in the world. The whole of lighthouse emits red light by internal illumination in the night.
hanachan Posted Aug 11, 2013, 7:35 pm	They say that severe heat of this summer is abnormal It's unbearable to go out from the air-conditioned room in the daytime. In the evening, we finally started  Mt. Yashima is a flat topped mountain in the east side of Takamatsu city. We drove to the top. It's about 300m high. Wow!!
hanachan Posted Aug 19, 2013, 11:57 pm	Oboke and Koboke The beautiful valleys located upstream of the Yoshino River.
hanachan Posted Aug 25, 2013, 5:41 am	And we are going to Kochi-city, where we can eat fresh and delicious fish. But it's a little bit early for dinner. So we decided to stop at the small zoo on our way. This summer is terribly hot and humid. Because of it, many of animals didn't appear in a daytime. Probably they were hiding in their shady place. Finally we ate Sushi! Of course, it was great!
hanachan Posted Oct 28, 2013, 5:49 pm	waiting for the boat for the island Inujima Oh... we were in a wrong place. Our boat is coming to the next pier Run there! from the window of the small boat haha... we almost missed the boat. (forgot to take pictures of our boat...)
hanachan Posted Oct 28, 2013, 5:59 pm	Inujima Seirensho Art Museum --- the remains of a copper refinery on the island Inujima is one of the large-scale art project set in the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
hanachan Posted Dec 18, 2013, 5:17 pm	fast-food Sushi restaurant is like this It's a very simple way to enjoy Sushi. You pick a plate of Sushi from the conveyor belt. You can also place special orders with a touch panel. It's very interesting! If you can't read Japanese, it's no problem I want to try all types of Sushi...
hanachan Posted Dec 18, 2013, 5:57 pm	Takamatsu's fast food - Udon noodle Before I leave here, I had a chance to taste Udon noodle. There are variety of topping and soup for Udon. This is traditional vegetable soup. And another one is served with curry and a soft-boiled egg. Both are delicious P.S. Hey mom, I'll be home soon. And Sayonara Japan! See you!
MA_17 Posted Jan 8, 2014, 9:52 pm	Just a quick note that I'm back home. I really enjoyed my journey!
MA_17 Posted Apr 18, 2014, 10:18 pm	I think I'm going on a journey. Just bought some stuff for my new host. I hope she can use all of it! Philly
MA_17 Posted Apr 23, 2014, 7:43 pm	Look, I packed my bag! My flight leaves tonight! Philly
MA_17 Posted May 18, 2014, 9:50 pm	Whoar I made it to the island! I'm in London! United Kingdom! First I did what every tourist is doing: SIGHTSEEING! My brother Alex has been here last November. He has all the informations you need about the sights. Tower of London 10 Trinity Square, Statue on Port of London Authority Building London Eye I COMPLETED A LIFE MISSION! Here are my pictures in front of the Tower Bridge! River Thames with view of St. Paul's Cathedral River Thames with view of St. Paul's Cathedral and "Walkie-Talkie"-Building Buckingham Palace Victoria Memorial She's watching me! Horse Guards & London Eye Big Ben River Thames I really enjoyed that day!!! Philly
MA_17 Posted May 23, 2014, 9:06 pm	Today while passing Kingston-upon-Thames I made a little mistake. Was this me? These red telephone boxes look a little bit "Out of Order". Philly
MA_17 Posted May 23, 2014, 9:16 pm	Yesterday I made a little chaos in Kingston-upon-Thames, so today I decided to do the same in the Windsor Castle! Unfortunately my host decided to take me to the LEGOLAND instead of the castle. But it was fun, too! Uiii, another red telephone box... Should I have a little bit fun and do the same like yesterday??? Philly
MA_17 Posted May 31, 2014, 7:54 pm	Another day full of action! I went to the Winchester Science Centre. It is a unique, exciting interactive centre administered by the educational charity The Hampshire Technology Centre Trust Ltd, with the specific purpose of promoting the knowledge and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Trust was founded in 1985 by like-minded people in business, industry and higher education in response to the local shortage of scientists, engineers and technicians. In 2002 the Science Centre was re-housed into a new 3,500 square metre purpose-built. Sounds spooky! Interesting... Should I be afraid? I couldn't try this, because I don't wear clothes! Philly
MA_17 Posted May 31, 2014, 7:59 pm	I'm back in Germany. Now I'm waiting for the train that brings me back to Cologne. From there I will go home to my Mom! Philly
papa_always Posted Mar 17, 2015, 3:13 am	Hi~~mum  This is a photo of when we were watching the World Cup.Every day I watch the World Cup in the summer，There are a lot of people focus on the world cup in China,They all get up in the middle of the night watching the World Cup,so crazy,Statistics on Weibo(Chinese twitter),There are 1000000 Germany fans！The largest number of people are all team support,This is called a Germany phenomenon. Germany won the World Cup ！I'm so happy！I know we can do it！ We drink and eat the cake.We celebrate the victory！I think I fell in love with football！
papa_always Posted Mar 17, 2015, 9:39 am	HI~mum We drove to Henan to travel,PAPA said,Henan  is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is yu, named after Yuzhou Province , a Han Dynasty province (zhou) that included parts of Henan. The name Henan means "south of the Yellow River" Today we went to the yuntai mountain. The Yuntai is located the Henan Province Xiuwu County by the northern12 kilometers place,the prominent peak is the fruit of a medicinalcornel peak,the elevation 1,304 meters,because of suddenly,looks like a cauldron,covers above the group peak,is called inthe ancient times "covers Pusan" and further because to stand tall anderect for its ,the forest cover,the ravine common fog windsaround,therefore is called "the Yuntai" Here the air is very good,We also saw the monkeys,I feel very interesting
papa_always Posted Mar 18, 2015, 7:25 am	We are still in the Henan travel,The photo is our in guoliang village. The Village under the mountain is located in a thousand yards rise steeply cliff dangerous terrain, the vast, beautiful scenery, known to the world as Qijue the waterscape and steep valleys "wall highway", also known as the "Pearl of taihang". The Guabi Road  In China, there is a special road located in Taihang Mountain. This kind of road is called Guabi road, which means road hanging on the cliff in Chinese. Unlike spiral mountain roads or tunnels, Guabi road is constructed along a cliff rather than on a slope or deeply inside the mountain. It usually lies horizontally along a vertical cliff face with hard sandstone on one side of the road and deep valley on the other side. Mum,I was afraid, I dare not to look under the mountain But we are safe .This is really amazing！
papa_always Posted Mar 18, 2015, 9:35 am	Today we went to Taihang Mountains Grand Canyon. Located in the east of Mount Taihang, the Taihang Grand Canyon is within the boundary of the Shibanyan County, Linzhou City of Henan Province. In China, the mountains in the south are elegant, while those of the north are imposing. Mount Taihang is regarded as one of the most magnificent mountains in the north. The Photo  shows the scenery of Taihang Grand Canyon in Linzhou city, central China's Henan Province. With various shapes of high cliffs, peaks and hills, the 50-kilometer-long canyon presents a unique scenery of mystery. I also an excellent lookout for a bird's eye view of the Taihang Mountain.The scenery is beautiful beyond description. We spent a happy  trip for a week then We drove back to Beijing.
papa_always Posted Mar 27, 2015, 6:26 am	HI~Mum Today is a Chinese New Year!! We were watching the Spring Festival evening show.Every Chinese will watch this TV show today evening. The people have already made special purchases for the festival beforehand. The street is dressed very beautiful. Few people in the streets of Beijing, the people  had back to hometowns. I wish everyone  happy Spring Festival！
papa_always Posted Apr 9, 2015, 10:05 am	Today we went to White Cloud Temple.   This Temple is the chief temple of The Three Ancestral Temple of the Quan Zhen Daoist tradition. Now it have been listed as a historical site under the protection of the Chinese government and it houses the Chinese Daoist Association, the Institue of Chinese Daoist Culture, the Chinese Daoist college and the Editorial Department of The Journal of The Chinese Taoism. In photos  bidage is Wo Feng Bridge，Was initially built in the forty-fifth year(1706) under the regime of Kangxi, Emperor Shengzu in the Qing Dynasty, and was rebuilt in 1988. There are coins and bronze bells hanging aiong both sides of the bridge openings. Visitors may pray for good luck by throwing coins to hit the bronze bells, and the act is called “hitting the gold coin”, which has become one of the folk activities through which tourists and prayers pray for good luck. There are many Temple in here.Inside the temple to the different gods,each of the gods and goddesses of different things,people went to the temple to pray for the god's protection,You can ask the gods and make wish. Did you know what was the wish I made in the temple?
papa_always Posted May 4, 2015, 10:28 am	HI~~ It's springtime in Beijing,The weather was fine and warm.We go boating in Beihai park today. Beihai Park located in central Beijing, is one of the oldest and most authentically perserved imperial gardens in China. It has a history of 1000 years. Beihai has existed throughout the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The park occupies an area of 69 hectares including a 39-hectare lake. In the garden, pavilions and towers nestle amid the beautiful scenery of lakes and hills,grass and trees. Carrying on the traditions of garden landscaping of ancient China Beihai is a gem of garden art. We sat in the duck boat,it's so cute,This is a pedal boat,like riding a bike,but I am very tired,I like see the scenery on board.TheWhite Pagoda  is a landmark building in Beihai Park. We went to the old Beijing flavor Grand Canal Terminals -Shi Sha hai in the evening. In the daytime there is a old China Street， This area is a lot of what is left of the traditional style hutong's in Beijing.But in the evening, there a bar street. Many small bars line the winding streets overlooking the canals that run through the area. We dined on  Beijing hot pot（Beijing copper pot ShabuShabu）.This is the most authentic Beijing Hot pot.Every day there's a line.Beijing people like to eat mutton slices cooked in hot pot,I'd like to eat vegetables So good! So yummy, yummy, yummy!
papa_always Posted May 6, 2015, 3:50 am	HI~We started a new journey. Beijing in the North China,So we're going down south in spring. The first we go to Changzhou.Changzhou,nicknamed the Dragon City,is situated in China’s most prosperous Yangtze River delta. We taking by bullet train. For some reason we came to Changzhou to work, we still  to go to the most famous Chinese Dinosaur Park  in Changzhou.But we went to the late, no time to play playground.What a pity PAPA find some information for Chinese Dinosaur Park Enjoy the "Oriental Jurassic" reputation of the China Dinosaur Park in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, the new area of modern tourism and leisure area, along the Shanghai-Nanjing occupy unique geographical advantages, water, land and air transportation is very convenient. She is a museum will, photoelectric high-tech sound, video and multimedia networks, and other special effects perfect combination of financial show, popular science, entertainment, leisure and participation in the performance of one of the dinosaurs as the theme to the integrated theme amusement park. China Dinosaur Park on the high-tech dinosaur theme and set up more than 70 exciting and attractive pleasure of the project, divided into themes of pleasure, science and technology, production, Pieces viewing, ecological performances, fun games, several major categories, and the museum display, landscaping melting Integration of different projects to meet the pleasure of tourists of different ages leisure mentality, to play the China Dinosaur Park visitors Fangruo outside the joy of the Ocean. I Hope next time we can come again. Next we go to Shanghai.
papa_always Posted May 6, 2015, 10:46 am	HI~~ We came to Shanghai！ I have heard of Shanghai,I am very excited. Shanghai is a prosperous city,There is many-storied buildings,Beijing also a bustling cityBut the two cities are different in dozens of ways large and small.As the largest and most prosperous city in the nation, Shanghai is the economic, financial and cultural center of China, while Beijing is the political heart. In the evening we went to the WaiTan to see the night view.The Bund (Wai Tan) is one of the symbols of Shanghai.There are a lot of couples, here is the date the holy land in Shanghai It is a pretty sight.To enjoy the music , with blowing wind , walking hand in hand with beikaozhaobei enjoy this romantic. We found interesting things at the dinner table,I love this car.I want to going to a driving test
papa_always Posted May 7, 2015, 7:40 am	HI ~~I'm coming Today we went to The Old City God's Temple. Old City God's Temple (Laochenghuangmiao)is a major yet relatively inactive, Taoist temple in Shanghai. That area is now a highrise residence building. The "former" temple is known as the Old City God's Temple. The Old City God's Temple and the enclose Yuyuan are not only famous tourist sites but also popular shopping attractions. There are boutiques, shops selling local specialties, as well as large jewelry stores, department stores and fabulous local snack restaurants to be found here. There are too many people here,This street is very buzzes,We also eat a lot of good food,But no time to take pictures I was tired.I'm going back to the hotel to sleep.
papa_always Posted May 12, 2015, 9:37 am	HI~ Today we went to the Shanghai Museum of natural history. This is a new museum,so We're curious. Its unique architectural form of a round top with a square base, symbolizing the ancient Chinese philosophy that the square earth is under the round sky, is a distinguished architectural combination of traditional feature and modern spirit. The museum there are a lot of interesting Exhibition.About the human and world.We had a good time
papa_always Posted May 13, 2015, 9:18 am	Today we leave Shanghai to Xitang. It takes about 90 minutes to drive down to Xitang from Shanghai; from a 21st-century megalopolis to an altogether dreamier slice of history. To call this lovely water-village an oriental Venice would be wildly over the mark, yet it shares similarities with its more famous Italian counterpart.Canals dissect twisting narrow lanes and pathways, rendering the community traffic-free and boat friendly.  Worn stone steps lead down to the waters and hopelessly pretty bridges span them. Even though the place is small, it's chock-full with museums, temples and places of historic and cultural interest. Night we live in the town,Here during the day and night is not the same. In the morning,water flows beneath bridges,thin mist is like silk,pinkish walls on both banks stand tall and erect and tiled houses are reflected inversely in the water.In the evening,the setting sun shines slantwise,songs come from fishing boats,lamps flicker and the fragrance of wine drifts.The whole old town is like a poem and a picture.In this town,people will feel that they are seemingly in an earthly paradise. Even though Xitang is small, it's something of a centre for the arts. In summer, traditional folk operas, concerts and a local cinema play by the waterside in the open-air. And all year-round, young artists from the cities come to paint the alleyways and canals. It is an exquisitely beautiful spot.
papa_always Posted May 18, 2015, 4:51 am	HI~mum We leaved Xitang to Wuzhen.We  arrived WUzhen one hour by car.Wuzhen is also a old town,There are like with Xitang, but not the same. Situated in the north of Zhejiang Province, the beautiful water town of Wuzhen is one of those ancient towns. It is a charming place full of ancient bridges, traditional hotels, boutiques and restaurants all built around an amazing water network that is part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, the longest canal in the world.Over the past thousand years, Wuzhen has not changed its name, water system, or way of life. It is a living museum for an ancient civilization's history, food, and traditions.The buildings of Wuzhen are all a century or more old and built using traditional wood and stone architecture with tile roofs.For centuries the local people of this area have been building their homes and markets along the river's edge. Spacious, beautiful courtyards are hidden by the thousands in between the buildings, providing a delightful discovery at almost every turn. In this ancient town there is plenty to do, or nothing at all if your aim is to relax. The place is quiet, yet also offers wine bars, pottery and glass workshops, theaters, and an open-air film pavilion.Take in the delightful town from the water on a traditional wood boat, and stay in one of the many luxurious hotels or guest accommodations in residents' homes for a true taste of Chinese village life.
papa_always Posted May 19, 2015, 11:02 am	Today we are still in Wuzhen.Wuzhen is fall into two towns,east town and wes town.One of them is a new town, one is the old town.Today we went to the old town,East town.     Here to keep the ancient town of the original appearance.   The wine brewing industry is prosperous in Wuzhen. In the Ming Dynasty, there were over 20 brewing workshops in Wuzhen, and the three most famous ones were Gaogongsheng, Shunxing and Yong Sheng Workshops.   The Woodcarving Museum, formerly the residence of local rich people Xu Family, also named Hundred Flower Hall, is well-known for its exquisite wood carvings. It’s carved beams and painted rafters, especially the human figures, birds and four-feet animals on the doors and windows by various carving skills.   Here the  road is very narrow,I think it is very interesting.Next we are going to Hangzhou.
papa_always Posted May 27, 2015, 8:01 am	Mum~ We came to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is one of the most famous tourist cities in China, not only famous for its natural beauty, but also famous for its history. .Legend has it that the lake used to be an aus'picious pearl hewn into its sparkling shape by the Jade Dragon and the Golden Phoenix ,but it was later stolen by the Mother Queen of the West. When Jade Dragon and Golden Phoenix scrambled with the Mother Queen, this pearl acci'dentally fell onto a land that was known as Hangzhou. It means just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.  Lying on the west edge of Hangzhou city, West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China.  West Lake has all along been praised as a sparkling pearl.the whole lake is divided into 5 sections, namely the Outer Lake, North Inner Lake, West Inner lake, Yue Lake and Little South Lake, by Gu hill, Sudi Causeway, Baiti Causeway and Ruangong Mound. And  the beauty of the  West Lake lies in its lingering  charm  that survives the change of seasons in a year and of hours in a day. Among its beautiful sights, the most famous sites are the Ten Sights in West Lake . We  board and enjoy the beautiful scenery.The placid lake reflected the image of the trees.The breeze is on my face and body.I feel so good. We also went to the  Lingyin Temple.It's sacred  and quiet . This is a nice place.
papa_always Posted Jan 7, 2016, 8:48 am	We will spend the new year in Boracay, Philippines. We're jetting off for a sunshine holiday in the Boracay~~ BEIJING was rather cold , five below zero.We too need the warm sunshine. We arrived at the hotel.It's very warm here. The sea all around the island.sunshine and beach looks so beautiful.We had some food.We began to enjoy  forget all and disturbing carefree holiday, not sedulous ground orchestrates a lot of activity, think only silent the taste that enjoys leisure.
papa_always Posted Jan 7, 2016, 9:05 am	Today is the last day of 2015. We wnet to thr Puka Beach Puka beach second major Boracay beach, it is the pride of Boracay. Puka beach shells are very famous in the 1970s and 1980s, Puka Shell was chosen for high-quality raw materials, used to make jewelry, rage, by people's favorite. Therefore, but a lot of people in Puka beach collect shells can now see the remains of the time left. A famous singer LiangJingRu in China is holding a wedding at here. We spent the whole morning collecting seashells on the beach. We found many beautiful shells on the shore. The New Year's bell will soon toll to usher in the year2015. This year I went to many cities in many countries for travel, I have met many old friends and got to know a lot of new friends, so I felt very happy! For some reason, I didn't update in time. But I've photographed a lot and there are more photos that I have not processed.But when I look at them, it brings back many memories. I will be in the days to update and share with us. I made a wish for the new year: Next year we can go to more places to travel and May my family and my friends live in peace and harmony throughout the new year. And I want to eat more nuts Chinese Melon seeds are so delicious. Wish everyone a happy new year!
papa_always Posted Jan 8, 2016, 11:12 am	We're going to the white sand beach in the sun today. White Beach, Boracay's biggest tourist attraction, stretches some four kilometers on the western side of the island, mostly within the barangay of Balabag. It is largely because of the pristine, white powdery sand of White Beach and the crystal-clear blue water of the surrounding sea that Boracay is often called "the world's most beautiful tropical island." The northern end of the beach is "lorded over" by Fridays, the southern end by Lorenzo South. In between you will find all kinds of accommodation, from native bamboo-and-nipa bungalows to Western-style concrete buildings. The most famous view of Boracay is the sunset. We sat on a sailing boat to see the sunset. But I can't take a picture. The sailing is too exciting. I was wet all over. We'll play on this again tomorrow.
papa_always Posted Jan 8, 2016, 11:17 am	We're still at the beach today. I really like the sea. Seeing it makes me relaxed and peaceful. My home is near the sea and I love walking on the beach. After sunset, the sea becomes so different from daytime. The sea breeze makes me comfortable. Walking without shoes feels great, because the sand is so soft. Sometimes, we will play games on the beach or make some sand sculptures. It's really funny.
papa_always Posted Jan 8, 2016, 11:25 am	Today, we played in the hotel swimming pool. Also went to the spa. The island is rife wit SPA, Here's the Philippines massage is very famous,Spa consultants and therapists are experienced in all of the treatments and can assist guests in planning personalised spa treatment. Swimming and massage, hat really good feel. But we're going home tomorrow. Goodbye Boracay We're back in the winter But I know there are more interesting things waiting for me in the Beijing.
papa_always Posted Jan 20, 2016, 9:02 am	Today we went to the Olympic Park. Due to the stadium's outward appearance, it was nicknamed "The Bird's Nest". It looks like a bird's nest woven with branches. It contains a bowl-shaped stadium which is red. The whole building is related through the giant reticular structure, without one column in the interior. It has been a landmark and a longstanding symbol of the Olympics. During the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the opening ceremony, closing ceremony, track and field meets, and men's football final will be held here. It is the world's largest steel structure and the most complex stadium ever constructed. Its design had to be inspiring and be able to withstand an earthquake. After the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the stadium will become a sports and entertainment facility for the residents of Beijing. The Beijing National Aquatics Center,also officially known as the National Aquatics Center,and colloquially known as the Water Cube,is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics Despite its nickname,the building is not an actual cube,but a cuboid (a rectangular box). is a shape very similar to the structure of "H2O", In the evening it will make a colorful light, Much better than the day. PAPA said she had the chance to bring us here again at night.
papa_always Posted Jan 26, 2016, 7:50 am	We wen to the Jingshan Park, an former imperial garden! The mount was named the Hill of 10,000 Years and became an imperial garden to the north of the imperial Palace. The name of "Jingshan" was given in 1655 during the Qing Dynasty. In 1751 five pavilions were built on the hill in a straight line. Wanchun Pavilion in the middle is on the central axis of the old Beijing city. So This is the center of Beijing.We From there one has a grand view of the former Imperial Palace. We passed the the Imperial Palace. This is one of the most famous scenic spots in Beijing. The tourist bus is very lovely. We took a video on it. PAPA was thinking about putting the video about us on website, Such as YouTube. And I'm looking forward to seeing myself.
papa_always Posted Feb 26, 2016, 7:54 am	It's snowing in Beijing. The first snows of winter ! The weather is very cold. We go to the park to see the snow. The lake has begun to freeze. In the lake opposite the tower is the CCTV Tower. This is a sign of modern architectural function, They can launch 8 sets and 10 sets of radio and television. The snow was banked up along the roadside. But So much snow has already melted away. We can snowmen and throw the snowballs.

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