Summy, Remscheid, Germany

completely*pink Posted Mar 16, 2008, 2:44 pm	Hello, my name is Summy. I am a cute little ladybug. I spent a long time  in my mom's room. She is plannig to spent her summer vacations in Spain, of course she could take me with her, but I decided to travel alone. Maybe I meet her in Spain? Who is willing to host a new ToyVoyager who won't eat much?  I would go everywhere in the world, but of course I would like to see countries with a lot of  flowers and plant louses. In seasons without flowers and plant louses I also eat pizza, sushi or french fries. You see, I'm really frugal. Here you can see me in my Grandma's palm tree: And here in a spider plant: Now I'm waiting for nice people, who want to host me. My mum would love to host a ToyVoyager, but she's not old enough yet. In May she will be able to host a TV.
completely*pink Posted Mar 16, 2008, 5:47 pm	Summy already found her first  hosts. She will stay with shana10214  USA wmphimu - USA Eryah - the Netherlands Kira1997 - Australia She will leave on March, 25th.
completely*pink Posted Mar 25, 2008, 9:03 am	Hi, I'm leaving today! I'll fly to Florida with Antonio, my mom's leopard. We've chosen some nice stamps. In about an hour we wil be brought to the postbox. We are looking foreward to see Florida  Good bye, mum.
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Mar 29, 2008, 5:31 pm	Hello Mum! I have made it safely to Florida, USA. I almost melted in the Florida heat. It is 80 Degrees, but there are many plants for me to much on. Andrea says that during my visit, we will try to go to Subway. Andrea loved the stamps on the envelope. I got out of the envelope very slowy, hugging Antonio, I was a little scared being in the new enviroment. I also met a fellow tv who came for a visit. His name is Roderich, he is leaving in a few days. Andrea said that Lemony is on the way so we will have great fun with the fellow TVs. I also met Andrea's dog Chloe, I think she was more interested in eating me then being friends with me  We are going to the mall now and then Andrea will show me around the house. Bye Mum, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Mar 30, 2008, 4:24 pm	Hello! Andrea was having trouble with her camera yesterday so she couldnt take any pics at the mall but it is working ok now. Andrea said she would show me around the house, starting with the Patio. Can you spot me? In front of the pool Having fun on the raft Relaxing on the chair-I could SO get use to this! Bye for now, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Mar 30, 2008, 4:28 pm	Hello! I am sooo hungry so I asked Andrea for a snack. She asked what I wanted and I said some plants would be nice. Yum, pink flowers! What a nice comfy spot! Maybe I should sleep here?  Here is Andrea's pathetic cactus plant. She said I should eat it as it would hurt me. Bye for now, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Mar 30, 2008, 7:52 pm	Hello! Now we went to the front yard and played hide and go seek with Andrea. We are so good, she couldnt find us anywhere  Can you spot me? Now? Did you give up Mommy? These plants look so colorful and pretty-good enough to eat  Andrea says that soon she is flying up to Ohio, where it is cold, to go to a Batmitsvah. We will only go for 2 days. It will be fun to ride on the plane I think Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Mar 30, 2008, 9:35 pm	Hello! Even though I just met Roderich, it is time to say goodbye because he is going to India next. A hug goodbye Group hug! Roderich getting into his envelope We talked to him while he was packed up. Now we are going to an Asian resteraunt called "Yummy House" Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Mar 31, 2008, 12:27 am	Hello! Tonight for dinner we are going to dinner at Yummy House. Andrea says it is indeed, yummy. Andrea took some pictures on the way but we arent in there because we take up alot of space in the picture. Here is a burger king we passed A gas station A welcome to tampa sign And our stop, the resteraunt The food was soo yummy but there arent any pics there because we were too busy eating  But there are leftovers and we will get pics with those. We had noodles, roast duck, shrimp, and rice. It was very good. Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 4, 2008, 1:51 am	Hello! Here we are eating the yummy chinese leftovers. Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 4, 2008, 1:55 am	Hello! Today Lemony arrived. We saw a package in the mail stack and we helped Andrea open it and when we opened it, we were suprised to see a cupcake  Andrea said that this was Lemony from Canada. We helped Lemony out of the envelope Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 4, 2008, 2:03 am	Hello! Andrea says that in 2 weeks we are going to a cancer walk to raise money for breast cancer and at her school she is raising money by baking goods and selling them at lunch. She did it last year too On the menu this week is Brownies with sprinkles and Peanut butter brownies.  Here they are ready to go in the oven The sprinkle brownies The peanut butter brownies I cant wait to try them  Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 6, 2008, 2:07 pm	Hello! Today for breakfast we are having biscuts. Yum! We read the instructions and then put in the correct ingredients. I helped stir We put them on the cookie tray ready for the oven Now they are in the oven. We are writing this as they are baking. We will wait and see how they turn out. We will update after we are finished eating them  Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 10, 2008, 9:49 pm	Hello! Here are the yummy buscuits! Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 10, 2008, 9:54 pm	Hello! Today we went out to dinner with some of Andrea's friends to a place called Bone Fish. It was soooo yummy. We ordered Shirly Temples, they are non alchoholic. Andrea said we needed some Vegtables so we had a salad Fish, pasta, and mashed potatoes. And of course desert!! Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 11, 2008, 12:44 am	Hello! Remember how last week we made brownies? Well this week it is cookies in a brownie form. Andrea is going to sell them again at her school for the American Cancer Society. Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 11, 2008, 12:49 am	Hello! Tommorrow we are leaving for ohio just for the weekend. It is a 2 hour plane ride. It will be nice to go in cooler weather. Andrea says that she will take pictures but wont be able to update with pictures there so she will put up pictures on Sunday or Monday. She might be able to get on the internet and update you on how we are doing but with no pics. Before we left we ate some yummy Sushi. My first ride on a plane not in an envelope! Yay! I am so excited Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 18, 2008, 2:10 pm	Hello! On Friday the 11th, our flight was at 9 PM! It was late for a little lady bug like me. We arrived in Columbus, Ohio at 11 and got to our hotel at 12 PM after getting the car rental. The plane ride was quite boring. Unfortunatley we didnt get pictures of inside the airports because we were running late  . The hotel was really nice! I really think I could get use to this. Here is our view from the hotel room. While we are here, we went to a Jewish Temple. We didnt get pictures though. I have the experience of going though. It was Andrea's cousin's Bat Mitzvah. It is a Jewish celebration of becoming a man or Woman. It was wonderful, as well of the party after Here were some pictures going through the city. Andrea thinks that Tampa is more pretty. Right now, there are no leaves on the trees and it is very cold and windy, sunshine is rare right now. In Tampa, it is very sunny and all the trees have leaves. But we had a fun time. It was so quick though. When we arrived back in Florida we had Sushi Andrea says that I will be leaving soon. Hopefully we will get Subway soon. Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 18, 2008, 5:15 pm	Hello! Today is the Cancer walk! I am so excited to go. It will be lots of fun I bet. Andrea raised $130 USD for Breast Cancer research. Andrea's mom is coming and she is a Breast Cancer survivor. I am happy to be doing a good deed  Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 19, 2008, 2:52 pm	Hello! Sorry we didnt update, we were just sooo tired. But we rested very well last night. We had a wonderful time last night. There were games, lots of walking, food, and different themed fun. I am proud of my self for doing a good deed. Here we are at the gate ready to get the party started  Here is a sign we saw hanging up that we liked Here is just a picture of the place. Here you can see people walking without my body in the way. For dinner we had Jambalaya-which is a New Orleans dish. It it rice with meat. It was yummy. We decided to stay away from the unhealthy burgers/pizza/ect. We loved this sign-it says "Fight for a cure" It is mideval theme Here is a picture of the area. We also found a TV look-a-like. Its Gracy's twin!!! And finally the nice policemen who took a picture with us  This walk is different from other walks. It is on a track at a highschool in Tampa and it is ALOT more fun then just doing laps around Tampa because here you walk when you want too, there are alot of stands with games/food, and they do dancing/contests. We loved it! Andrea goes every year. The reason you see tents is because it is an over night but we didnt stay. Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 21, 2008, 1:21 am	Hello! Today we wanted to do something fun for our selves and we decided to go the park. We had lots of fun. Here we are on the swings. Here we are on a slide too big for us. Here we are playing hide and go seek and hiding in the tube. And lastly, here we are on the monkey bars. We had fun! Andrea said that tommorrow we are going to go swimming! Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 21, 2008, 2:26 pm	Hello! Today we went to Buggy4526's house and went swimming. We also met her Yorkshire terrier named Princess who wasnt interested in eating us like Andrea's dog  He we are in front of her pool-isnt it just so beautiful??  We werent really interested in getting our fur wet so we just relaxed on the chair that was big enough for the three of us. Here is us with Princess. We had fun today!! Andrea said that I will be leaving to see more of the US soon. Bye, Summy
shana10214 shana10212@gmail.com Posted Apr 26, 2008, 6:02 pm	Hello! Its Andrea. Summy left today at 11:15 traveling USPS. We wish Summy a safe and speedy journey and we enjoyed hosting her. Andrea
wmphimu Posted May 1, 2008, 7:17 pm	Hello from Virginia! After a quick trip through the mail, I arrived today in Virginia! First, I heard some voices cutting open my luggage. I was getting excited...then, Plaid Moose stuck his face in to say hello! And after he helped me out, I saw Mister Snow and Bloem too!
wmphimu Posted May 4, 2008, 8:57 pm	What a fun weekend we have had! Along with Bloem & Plaid Moose, I went to my very first baseball game! We went to see the Washington Nationals play the Pittsburgh Pirates at the brand new Nationals Stadium. I had a great time! The weather was beautiful, and I learned that I really like baseball! Here I am at our seats looking at the huge scoreboard: And here I am watching some of the game: Then, I helped Mara keep score... Look how much fun we're all having!!!
wmphimu Posted May 9, 2008, 12:48 am	Guess what? I completed my first life mission today! Mara had to run some errands and asked if anyone wanted to join her. I hopped into her purse, and I am so glad I did - after we went shopping, we had lunch at...Subway! Here I am at the shopping center - Subway is in the background! First we had to order. I couldn't decide what to get. So I sat on the counter for a few minutes to think about it. All of the sub makers said hello and wished me well on my travels! Once I finally decided, I had such a yummy lunch!
wmphimu Posted May 15, 2008, 7:57 pm	What a fun day we had yesterday! We all went to Baltimore to go see the Red Sox play the Orioles. I have been watching a lot of Red Sox games since I arrived at Mara's house, so I was really excited to see them play in person! First, we had to drive there...here we are in the car as we entered Maryland (can you see the "Welcome to Maryland" sign on the right side of the highway?) Once we got to the park, we headed right to the field to watch the players warm up and take batting practice. Here we are close to the field, and with a new friend - the Baltimore Orioles security guard! We told him that we were toy voyagers - I hope he checks out our travel log and is happy to see his picture! The game was really fun. I enjoyed cheering for the Red Sox, and even filled out a ballot for the All-Star game!
wmphimu Posted May 15, 2008, 8:07 pm	After the game, we walked around Camden Yards (the stadium) a little bit so we could see the rest of the park. Here I am in front of the statue of Babe Ruth, who grew up in Baltimore: You can also see the back of the giant scoreboard in the background. In the same area as the statue of Babe Ruth are giant numbers. I was confused about them until Mara told us that they are for the players who have had their numbers retired. We really liked the "8" which was Cal Ripken Jr.'s number. He is in the Hall of Fame, and Mara saw him play a lot (including getting to go to his last three games) Then I stopped to get my picture taken in front of the famous Warehouse. And on the way back to the car we took our picture with the statue of Johnny Unitas in front of the stadium where the Baltimore Ravens (a football team) play. What a GREAT trip!
wmphimu Posted May 21, 2008, 8:53 pm	It has been raining a LOT here lately. Mara says it isn't usually like this, but we have been stuck inside for awhile. BUT...it is beautiful out today, so we took a long walk down to the lake near Mara's house. It's a small man-made lake (just about 2 miles around), but it's still pretty. Here I am at the part near her house (it's a horseshoe shape, so it looks smaller than it is!) And here Bloem and I are sunning ourselves on a log There is a path that goes around the lake, with lots of people out for a walk or jog. There are also these strange things along the path. Mara says it's a fitness course - as people are out for their walk or jog, they stop at each one to do a different exercise. Here we are with the directions for the pull-up bars... And I here I am trying to do one! After all that exercise, I was happy to stop and enjoy the lake from a comfortable rock!
Eryah Posted Jun 7, 2008, 1:24 pm	Hello! Today i arrived in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. When my envelope felt on the doormat i heard a lot of foot steps coming my way. The took me upstairs to let me out. They told me i didn't have to be scared to come out, so i jumped out of the envelope. This are from the left to the right: Margarida, Count, Lumi (the little bear sitting in front of Count), Ambrosius and Roberto. I think we gonna be great friends! Hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 7, 2008, 1:40 pm	Hello! I ride on a bike today! It was scary! But i also love to do it! Fortunate for me the bike has wheels on the frame. So i kept well in balance. Look at me mum! When i'm home a want a bike for myself. You feel the wind and you can go fast if you want. I notice that in Holland they do not wear helmets for their safety. Everybody here rides on a bike and the people learn it to there children almost before they can walk. I looked my eyes out. Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 9, 2008, 4:10 pm	Hello! Today we saw such a beautifull insect. Eva never saw such thing before here in the Netherlands, so she made a picture of it. Off course i wanna share it with you mommy. Because of the sunlight his wings look gold. Eva searched on the internet and we found out that you call this a Libel in dutch. Hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 9, 2008, 4:35 pm	Hello! Every evening Eva read us a bedtime story. I really wanna share this story with you because i'm a little bit flabbergasted they call this a story for children... Egg drop Egg was young. He didn't know that much. We try to tell him, but he wouldn't listen. If he only had whaited. This is a story about the egg that wants to fly. Egg loves to look to the blue sky. There he saw the birds, baloons, plains and insects, helicopters, bats and clouds. Egg wants to fly with them. He dreamt about ways to fly. But egg was young. He didn't know much about flying. The only thing egg knew was that he had to go up. On a hill there was a high tower. Inside the tower there were 538 steps. Egg climbed to the top. Egg was in the clouds. A bird fly near him. Egg closed his eyes. He took a deep breath, and stepped into the space. He heared the wind. Egg opened his eyes. He saw his friends in the sky. 'Woehoe,' he shouted. 'I'm flying!' But egg wasn't flying. He dropped. It took a while to clean up the mess. We tried to fix egg. But it didn't worked. Egg shelves doesn't heal. Egg was young. He wouldn't listen. If he only just had whaited. Luckely egg didn't get lost. I hope you enjoyed the story just as much as i am. Hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 10, 2008, 4:58 pm	Hello! Today it was envelope time again! We were again very curious about our new friends. It's always fun when new tv's arrive. A black head popped out of the envelope. He was very excited about this adventure and he really wanna get out of the envelope. Suddenly he began to talk to the envelope. We all looked to each other and thought he was a little bit crazy. Maybe because of the temprature in the envelope or something. So it was a big shock to see a second head coming out of the envelope! The black one his name is Nepomuk. The mouse his name is Dottie mouse. They both are very nice! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 14, 2008, 1:42 pm	Hello! Today we asked Eva to tell us everything she know about Alkmaar and the Netherlands. She told us some funny stories! Alkmaar is above all Holland's cheese town. During the season from the first Friday of April to the first Friday of September a traditional cheese market is being held here on Friday mornings between 10 and 12.30. The cheeses are sold by dealers on a clap of hands. Thereupon the 400 year old cheese porters' guild goes into action, carrying the cheese off on barrows after the lot has been weighed at the Waag (the official scales). In the Waaggebouw - in which the scales are housed - a cheese museum that tells everything about dairy farming has been established. Cheese has been weighed in Alkmaar since 1635. Alkmaar is historical with around 400 monuments. The Waag, dating back in its earliest form to the 14th century, the 16th century town-hall, Grote St. Laurens Church and the many courtyards, facades and canals give the town an ambience all of its own. With the past as a setting, the town has a modern stock of shops offering a wide choice. Besides the predominantly small shops in the old centre, the Noorder Arcade with large scale shopping facilities stands by the side of the Noord Holland Canal. Alkmaar is the biggest town in the region. Relaxation can also be found in the Geestmerambacht recreational area close by. The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland]) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the Caribbean. The Netherlands is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe. It is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The Netherlands is often called Holland. This is formally incorrect as North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country's twelve provinces. As a matter of fact, many Dutch people colloquially use Holland as a synecdoche, being well aware of the widespread use of this name. For more on this and other naming issues see terminology of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a geographically low-lying and densely populated country. It is popularly known for its traditional windmills, tulips, cheese, clogs (wooden shoes), delftware and gouda pottery, for its bicycles, its dikes and surge barriers, and, on the other hand, traditional values and civil virtues such as its classic social tolerance. But primarily, the Netherlands is a modern, advanced and open society. An old parliamentary democracy, the country is more recently known for its rather liberal policies toward recreational drugs, prostitution, homosexuality, abortion, and euthanasia. The Netherlands is also one of the most densely cabled countries in the world; its internet connection rate is 87.8%, the 2nd highest in the world. The Netherlands has an international outlook; among other affiliations the country is a founding member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, and has signed the Kyoto protocol. Along with Belgium and Luxembourg, the Netherlands is one of three member nations of the Benelux economic union. The country is host to five international(ised) courts: the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. All of these courts (except the Special Tribunal for Lebanon), as well as the EU's criminal intelligence agency (Europol), are situated in The Hague, which has led to the city being referred to as "the world's legal capital." A remarkable aspect of the Netherlands is its flatness. Hilly landscapes can be found only in the south-eastern tip of the country on the foothills of the Ardennes, the central part and where the glaciers pushed up several hilly ridges such as the Hondsrug in Drenthe, the stuwwallen (push moraines) near Arnhem and Nijmegen, Salland, Twente and the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Religion Main article: Religion in the Netherlands The Netherlands is one of the more secular countries in the Western Europe, with only 39% being religiously affiliated (31% for those aged under 35), although 62% are believers (but 40% of those not in the traditional sense). Fewer than 20% visit church regularly . According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005, 34% of Dutch citizens responded that "they believe there is a god", whereas 37% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force" and 27% that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, god, or life force". In 1950, before the secularisation of Europe, and the large settlement of non-Europeans in the Netherlands, most Dutch citizens identified themselves as Christians. In 1950, out of a total population of almost 13 million, a total of 7,261,000 belonged to Protestant denominations, 3,703,000 belonged to the Roman Catholic Church, and 1,641,000 had no acknowledged religion. However, Christian schools are still funded by the government, but the same applies for schools founded on other religions, nowadays Islam in particular. While all schools must meet strict quality criteria, from 1917 the freedom of schools is a basic principle in The Netherlands. Three political parties in the Dutch parliament (CDA, ChristianUnion and SGP) base their policy on the Christian belief system. Culture Erasmus (1466–1536).The Netherlands has had many well-known painters. The 17th century, when the Dutch republic was prosperous, was the age of the "Dutch Masters", such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen, Jacob van Ruysdael and many others. Famous Dutch painters of the 19th and 20th century were Vincent van Gogh and Piet Mondriaan. M. C. Escher is a well-known graphics artist. Willem de Kooning was born and trained in Rotterdam, although he is considered to have reached acclaim as an American artist. Han van Meegeren was an infamous Dutch art forger. The Netherlands is the country of philosophers Erasmus of Rotterdam and Spinoza. All of Descartes' major work was done in the Netherlands. The Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695) discovered Saturn's moon Titan and invented the pendulum clock. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe and describe single-celled organisms with a microscope. In the Dutch Golden Age, literature flourished as well, with Joost van den Vondel and P.C. Hooft as the two most famous writers. In the 19th century, Multatuli wrote about the bad treatment of the natives in Dutch colonies. Important 20th century authors include Harry Mulisch, Jan Wolkers, Simon Vestdijk, Cees Nooteboom, Gerard (van het) Reve and Willem Frederik Hermans. Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl was published after she died in The Holocaust and translated from Dutch to all major languages. Replicas of Dutch buildings can be found in Huis ten Bosch, Nagasaki, Japan. A similar Holland Village is being built in Shenyang, China. Windmills, tulips, wooden shoes, cheese and Delftware pottery are among the items associated with the Netherlands. Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 14, 2008, 2:01 pm	Hello! Today it was time to say goodbye to Lumi and Margarida. It's alawys hard see another TV leaving. I hope they both are gonna have a wonderfull trail. Maybe we see each other again, you never know. Bye Lumi Bye Margarida Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 14, 2008, 5:31 pm	Hello! Because Eva isn't able to go outside at the moment we decided to show you information and sites about Alkmaar at another way. I hope you enjoy it! Cheesemarket: This cheese market is open every Friday morning between 10 and 12 from the first Friday in April until the first Friday in September. Market activities are explained in Dutch, German, English and sometimes Japanese. There are four teams (vemen) of cheese-porters (kaasdragers), who can be recognised by their differently coloured straw hats: red, blue, green and yellow. Two porters bring cheese on stretchers to the weighing house (Waag) - a typical stretcher "weighs in" at about 160 kilograms. Merchants sample the cheeses and decide on a price using a barter system called handjeklap, literally clapping hands. Ruin church in Bergen: This picturesque ruin church in Bergen once was the biggest church in Noord-Holland. From the 16th century church there is only a ruin left now, because the Beggars started a fire here. Only the choir of the church was rebuilt, so from the original church you can now only see the ruins. In the village Bergen in Noord-Holland there are many beautiful old houses situated around the old village church. Big church During building the largest medieval church in Alkmaar, the church was already called the big church, because of its size. The big church is not only the largest and highest church in Alkmaar, but also the church which trough the centuries, stood most and called the jewel of the city. Originally the church was dedicated to Saint Laurens. That’s why, for centuries, the church is called The Saint Laurenschurch. The church was probably designed by architect Anthonius Keldermans (Belgium) (1440-1512) Beside Anthonius Keldermans brother, also his son was involved in the disign of the church, in which 26 freestanding columns support the roof. The Saint Laurens church is a basilica, The outside walls rest on a fundation which is just below the ground. Built in the Brabant’s gothic style, which is bigger and more massive in its form than the French gothic. The building is 35 meters high and has a cross length of 85x56 meters. The outside walls rest on a one meter broad foundation which is just below thethe ground, and gradually becomes broader to a depth of tree meters. The last resauration of in-and exterieur was accomplished in 1996. The large saint Laurens church counts two, world famous organs: Van Covelens organ (also called choir organ) and it VanHagerbeer/Schnitger or large organ. The choir organ descends from 1511 and has been placed against the northern wall of the church. The last restoration of this old, still playable, organ in the Netherlands, was completed in the year 2000. In 1636 arose the idea for the construction of a large organ in the church. Several organ builders have worked on it, but in 1645 Jacobus Caltus van Hagerbeer completed the large organ. Jacob Van Campen devised the organ cupboard and in 1643  Caesar Van Everdingen got the task to paint the doors of the organ cupboard with the ‘triomfe van den Coninck Saul’. This painting belongs to his first large work. Above the organ the painter Romeyn de Hooghe painted in baroque striking, (‘de deugd, die de ondeugd verplettert’)" virtue crushing the vice". From 1723 up to 1725 the large organ was restored and extended by Frans Caspar Schnitger. In course of time there have been several restorations on this organ. St. Joseph Church This church was put in use in 1910. Designed by famous church builders and students of PJH Cuypers, the Margry brothers. The church is built in neo-gothic style, which shows by the way the towers are placed and by the arched roofs. The church is placed beautifully and is in possession of wonderful stained glass windows. The statue of Christ has been placed in 1948, in memory of Alkmaar war-victims. Their names are placed on a memorial plaque on the churches wall. Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 17, 2008, 1:06 pm	Hello! Today we were playing in the garden and suddenly Eva had an idea. She wants to do something for us to thank us for our stay here. Just like the tiles on Hollywood she write down our names. Take a look: How great is that? Now she will always remember us Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 18, 2008, 6:12 pm	Hello! We had such a great party last night! We watched the football game were the Netherlands were playing against Roemenia. This was the thirth game they win and all the people in Holland were celebrate it. The Netherlands have a strange creature that is there mascotte. It is called a Welpie and they even have a song for it. The national color of the Netherlands is orange so he's orange too. But dear, he can party!!!! This morning at 6 o clock i finally go to my bed. I dance all night long. Off course we made a picture together with the Welpie. Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 19, 2008, 5:15 pm	Hello! Today it was bad weather here as you can see: We decided to each build or own dreamhouse. It was so much fun to do! Here you can see mine: Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 20, 2008, 1:13 pm	Hello! Today we said goodbye to Count and Ambrosius. First we were with so many and now suddenly one by one the others goes away. But it's also excited for them to go on. I'm glad i get to know them both. Bye Count and Ambrosius! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 20, 2008, 1:42 pm	Hello! Today i asked Eva to help me with a life mission. She saw that climming in a tree was one of mine. She took me to the garden and showed me a very little but adoreble tree. I decided to climb in that one. It was the prefect tree to take a nap in! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 24, 2008, 4:47 pm	Hello! Today we played in the garden. It was a lovely weather because it was not to cold or hot. First we found a beautifull rabbit named Mammoet. He's so sweet and invited us in his house. He shares this house with a guinea pig but he was to afraid to show himself to us. After that we found a 'step'. You can go really fast on that! First we were a little bit scared but Mirdin helped us out and learned us how to drive on it. We got a little bit tired of all the playing so we decided to search for a place to take a nap. And we found a lovely spot. Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 25, 2008, 8:29 pm	Hellooo! We are watching the football game Germany against Turkey right now for the Europian Championships. It's so exciting and we are shouting here for our team! Luckely for us Eva supports the German team also because the Netherlands are out the game. Are you watching to mummy? Bigs hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 25, 2008, 9:41 pm	Yeaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WON!!! Now we are gonna celebrate it mommy Big hugs!
Eryah Posted Jun 27, 2008, 7:56 pm	Hello! Do you remember we made ourself our dreamhouse? This time we also gonna do that, but this time for real! Eva bought some wood and now we are building it. When the house is finished i'm gonna show you! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 28, 2008, 5:44 pm	Hello! Woepie! We build the house. It was a lot of work and sometimes hard to do so Eva called her ex husband for some help. Luckely he said yes. Here he is making the roof. We couldn't do that ourselfs and Eva is afraid of hights (yes even this hight). But after six hours this was the result: We were not afraid of the hight at all, and wanna sit on the roof to get a tan. Look how lovely the windows are. from the front. We also saw a dwarf who wants to live in this house. Eva said yes, so here he is. From the inside. As you can see the dwarf outside wasn't the only one who wants to live here. Now we have our own dreamhouse! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 29, 2008, 4:00 pm	Hello! Today my host was feeling a little bit better so she wanna take a ride with us and her mom. Finally i get to see something outside! Here we are driving pass the Noord Hollands Kanaal. It's a large channel that starts in Den Helder and ends in Alkmaar. A lot of ships sail at this channel because in Den Helder you have a harbor for it. We love this view. In Alkmaar you can't find many places anymore with nature because they build so much houses and stuff. But here is a little piece of it. We also drove pass a riding school. They had some beautifull horses standing in the pasture. Here in Holland you can find a lot of flowerbulb fields and fields with vegetables. Luckely for us we also saw some fields with vegetables in it. We also make a little stop at one of this fields. Here they have lettuce on it. If you look closely you can see the duines at the right on this picture. Behind the duines lies the Noordzee. And at the end: the sign that leads us back home: Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 29, 2008, 8:11 pm	Hello! We are watching the UEFA championships right now between Germany and Spain. It's so exciting!! It's still 0-0 the moment i write this. I really hope Germany will be the Champion. Big Hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jun 30, 2008, 7:40 pm	Hi mom, As you know Germany lost yesterday from the spanisch team. We cried all night so that's why i don't want Eva to take a picture of me. My eyes are very red. I'm feeling better right now, because Eva told us it was a game and we can be very proud we end second in this championship. She's right! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 1, 2008, 9:06 pm	Hello! Today Mirdin went to the beach. He brought a souvenir for us with him. Look how scary! But Mirdin told us this crabs were allready dead when he found them. Pfoew!! Hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 7, 2008, 1:23 pm	Hello! A new TV arrived today. This time we didn't have to wait before he came out of the envelope. Dharma broke the envelop. Luckely he didn't hurt the TV! This is Clem He have the same arms as Roberto. They can both hug very good! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 7, 2008, 1:40 pm	Hello! Today we were thinking what we can do... Suddenly we had a great idea! We decided to play hide and seek. Nepomuk hide in the tree: Dottie hide by the dwarfs: I hide by the Yogi man: Roberto hide in the lamp: Clem hide behind the african box: It was so much fun! Hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 7, 2008, 1:47 pm	Hello! Today is such bad weather. It rains the whole time. That's why we decided to watch 'Friends' on the TV. It's hilarious! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 11, 2008, 1:56 pm	Hello! Today we said goodbye to Roberto. He's now for almost 2 months here so it's time to go home. Hopefully i meet hem again because he became a very good friend! I wish you a very good travel Roberto! Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 11, 2008, 2:05 pm	Hello! Today we helped Eva clean the house. Normally i don't like it, but know it's much more fun because we had the music very loud and sing all together. After that we showed Clem our dreamhouse in the garden and Eva was taking pictures of him on the house. Suddenly she begin to scream so loud that i think the actors in the movie 'Scream' can learn something from that. We try to calm here down and after the few minutes the only she can say was 'spider'. Suddenly we saw him too, and boy that spider was a big one! Eva said she never saw such a big spider before. We are lucky! First the dragonfly and now this one. We get to see a lot of strange insects around here. Is he big or what? Big hugs Summy p.s. Eva closed the doors and windows now, it's so easy to get her scared hihi
Eryah Posted Jul 12, 2008, 1:57 pm	Hello! Today we have a party woehoe! A friend of Eva comes here and she bring champagne with her. We also had some delicious food. We are all a little bit drunk now hihi. Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 12, 2008, 3:24 pm	Hello! Two new TV's arrived today. We were whaiting in front of the box for them. First a bigger version of Nepomuk jumped out! His name is Strider He told us someone is travelling with him. It's HitchaRideDooey He never travels alone, so maybe he's gonna travel with one of us to his next adres. In his log you can read all about it. Big hugs Summy
Eryah Posted Jul 14, 2008, 9:41 pm	Hello mommy! Today is my last night here in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. I had so much fun here and i get to know so much other tv's. I know i'm gonna have a great adventure but it's always sad to say goodbye. Hopefully i see the others agian at another host her house. You never know! I'm gonna miss everyone here. Eva told me i can always come back if i want. That's good to know. I'm also gonna miss my dreamhouse. It was such a nice house to live in. Well, before i really start to cry i wanna show you the pictures of my goodbye. Goodbye Strider! Goodbye Dooey! Goodbye Clem! Goodbye Dottie and Nepomuk! They are also leaving tomorrow. I hope they will have a great adventure too. For now i'm gonna say goodbye to you mommy and see you soon when i'm in Australia. Australia here i come! Big hugs Summy
Kira1997 Posted Aug 18, 2008, 3:21 am	I Arrived in Busselton today. it was bright and sunny(almost Summy) and its winter!
Kira1997 Posted Aug 18, 2008, 5:27 am	Relaxing on the Flowers at Geographe Bay in Busselton.
Kira1997 Posted Aug 18, 2008, 5:36 am	I met Percy and Charity Bear today. We had heaps of fun playing in the sand.
Kira1997 Posted Aug 18, 2008, 6:01 am	A very nice Picture i took with the help of my hosts brother
completely*pink Posted Aug 30, 2008, 2:37 pm	I came home today. Travelling is a great thing but after almost half a year I became a little bit homesick. Maybe I will start travelling again some day. Thanks for all who hosted me! Summy

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