dicker Kumpel, Pansevitz, Germany

RikeH Posted Jun 14, 2009, 11:41 am	Hello, I am a ToyVoyager now - but I think, that I would not love to travel in envelopes, so I decided to travel with my Mum RikeH or stay at home and talk with the other TVs, who come and visit us. And I want to show the nicest views of our garden, because I love flowers. So, that is me with some nice flowers in the garden.
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2009, 7:12 pm	Hello, Today we drove to Hamburg – Germany’s second largest city. The weather wasn’t that good, but there was no rain. So, we are ready to go ! You can see me in front of the town hall – a beautiful building. Next to it, there are swans – nice birds, but VERY big. Then there is just another view of the town hall. This is the Alster – a nice lake in the centre of Hamburg. There is a nice fountain on it – and small boats make trips over the lake. When we went into one shop, we saw this funny family. We were told, that they are film stars – and many people know them. It was a nice day.
RikeH Posted Jun 17, 2009, 11:31 am	Because Penny will leave tomorrow, we had a nice party. I made some cakes and muffins and we ate most of them – it was wonderful. Penny, I wish you great trips around the world.
RikeH Posted Jun 19, 2009, 10:55 am	Today we took a nice walk around Sülfeld. This is a cornfield, but the plants are really small now. Rike told us, that they will be much bigger in a few days. Maybe we can come again – and see it then. We found a little bridge over a small river. There were nice views in both directions. I tried to see fishes, but didn’t find any. After the long walk we had a rest in the sun – and talked a lot. Do you know, that ToyVoyager can talk together, although they come from different countries. I think, that we have our own language. At the end of our walk we saw this giant new green tractor. I wanted a picture with it – and here it is !
RikeH Posted Jun 21, 2009, 7:32 pm	This week-end we were lazy at home. We decided to explore the house and find some interesting things. First these wonderful flowers! After it I tried to call some other TV, but I didn’t know the numbers … Then we found these strange things- Rike told us, that they were used for horses, which worked on farms. But we didn’t see any horses here. If you are afraid of spiders, don’t look at the second photo!!! At the end I played the trumpet – okay – it is not a trumpet. Who knows, what kind of instrument it is, can send us a PM….. Now I will play it, so Rike cannot sleep – it is so funny to be a ToyVoyager.
RikeH Posted Jun 23, 2009, 7:38 pm	We went to Bad Segeberg – a nice small town with a very nice lake. Here are the Karl-May-Festivals – great fun. First we saw the church and next to it a beautiful big tree. Behind me is a monument for the festival – I love it ! Then we walked around the lake – we saw some ducks – and loved the different views over the lake! After the long walk we enjoyed to sit in the nature. A great day !
RikeH Posted Jun 24, 2009, 10:16 am	Today was Bree’s last day at Rike’s home, so Rike asked Bree, what she would love to do. She wished to go onto the playground and have a nice time there. Then it was time to say good-bye to Bree. We sat together in the lovely flowers. And especially I  hugged her, because we are very close friends now. Bree, I hope, that you will have great trips all around the world. Love dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 25, 2009, 1:12 pm	Hello from Sülfeld, Milala and Ninni  arrived at Rike’s home today – and there were Slummy, me and Murph waiting for them! Especially I was so happy to see Ninni, one of my missions is it to welcome 5 other bunnies – and she is the first one. We will become great friends – I am sure about it ! We all will go on a cruise on the River Danube, there is very high water at the moment – so it will be an adventure!!! Because we are nice TVs, we tried to help Rike to pack the bags. We decided that long hippo and blue hippo should come with us. Rike wasn’t that lucky with our idea, so we decided to need some games… Help, what is that? Rike told us something, like – you are not really helpful - and put us in this nice basket… …and now????  She had a strange smile in her face and brought us in the garden… Well, we cannot help her now – but because we are ToyVoyagers, we will start to talk and talk and talk. Love dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 5, 2009, 11:11 am	Hello from Bavaria, We started our tour in Passau. We explored the wonderful city and started with the Passauer Dom. Then we saw this lovely fountain with the beautiful building. Over the Danube we saw the Veste Oberhaus on the hill – it has a very long wall. Do you know that the Danube is the second longest river of Europe? And I will make a cruise on it – it is amazing!!!
RikeH Posted Jul 5, 2009, 2:14 pm	Hello from Passau again ! This morning we spent in Passau again. We had a beautiful view over the Danube. Because Rike know, that we wouldn't love the boring long trip with the bus in the afternoon, we were allowed to play and we saw a great car of the fire department Here we are on the long trip from Passau to Budapest. But we had fun – ToyVoyagers have always fun.
RikeH Posted Jul 6, 2009, 10:53 am	Hello from Budapest! We are in the capital of Hungary – normally it is sunny here, but we have an adventure trip, so we have been in a big thunderstorm with a lot of rain. Can you see me under the umbrella? We went back onto the ship – and found our bed that pretty ! After the dinner we had much better weather, so we went out. This is our ship – the Arosa Bella. This is the most famous bridge in Budapest. Really pretty! Postboxes are really funny here – we loved them.
RikeH Posted Jul 6, 2009, 3:26 pm	Hello from Hungary! Today we took a trip with the bus, because we wanted to see the Donau-Knee. You will see it on one of the photos. First we visited a small village, where many artists live. It has a nice church – and a great place. Then we went to a big Fortress, called Visegrad. We saw the Donau-Knee there, And later, from the place, where we had dinner, we saw the Fortress, We drove to the cathedral of Esztergom, one of the largest churches of Europe. It was amazing. When we stood next to it, we saw our ship in the Danube. Of course I wanted a photo ! Back on the ship, we made a photo of the cathedral of Esztergom. Isn't it beautiful? After it, I played on the ship.
RikeH Posted Jul 7, 2009, 9:37 am	Hello from Slovakia! In the morning, we explored the small city Komarno. It was very pretty. We saw the Town hall, a very nice building (a bank) and then a great fountain.
RikeH Posted Jul 7, 2009, 9:56 am	This afternoon we went to Bratislava,  the capital of the Slovakia. It has wonderful old houses. But we loved this monument. After it, we went to this nice palace, where the first man of the country lives. And we loved the fountain. This tower is really beautiful. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 7, 2009, 7:54 pm	Hello from the Danube and Vienna! On the way to Vienna, we passed Bratislava – and made these nice photos. This is the view out of the cabin. Then I relaxed on the sun-deck. It was wonderful. When I arrived in Vienna, I visited the big Stephans-Dom. After that, I went to the Hofburg, where are many Fiaker. I had fun in front of this monument of Johann Strauß!
RikeH Posted Jul 9, 2009, 8:33 am	Hello again from Vienna ! First we visited the beautiful Karlskirche and the townhall. After it I drove to the castle Belvedere. I loved the Statue – it is much bigger than I am. Then we relaxed together in the sun. In the afternoon we went to the prater - a funny place in the town. We first rode the big wheel – it is very old -it was built in 1897. After it we rode in the a funny little train called Liliputbahn. We love this holiday !!!
RikeH Posted Jul 9, 2009, 9:09 am	Hello from Melk! Today we visited the beautiful cathedral of Melk. It was so beautiful – I loved the interior and the garden,too. Back on the ship I played chess, but I didn't understand how to play Shuffleboard. Well, now our cruise is over – we only go to Passau and then back home to Sülfeld. We spent the last hours on the ship – watching out of the window and talking about our adventures!
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2009, 2:00 pm	Hi from Sülfeld ! Pinkz and Meleca arrived at Rike’s home today – and there were me, Slummy, Milala, Murph and Ninni just coming back from our cruise! We gave them a warm welcome and talked a lot about our adventures. Ninni is the ToyVoyager of the week, we are all very excited and will have a party this week. She got beautiful flowers from Rike – we made a photo of both of us – and then with all of us! Later I went out in the garden to watch these lovely flowers on the little lake! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 12, 2009, 2:08 pm	Today we went to Hamburg, because we celebrated Ninni. She is the ToyVoyager of the week. The weather wasn’t that nice on the way to Hamburg, but there it became better. First we did some sightseeing, but not too much. We looked at the town hall – first from the front – with the little festival, where we wanted to celebrate. Then we went to the other side of the town hall, where a nice fountain is. Here you can see us all together – celebrating Ninni!! And me playing in the wine! We had wine and ate something delicious – called Flammkuchen. You see a photo before we started – and when we finished. Oups – maybe a little too much wine? We really had a great time!!!
RikeH Posted Jul 17, 2009, 3:19 pm	Hello from Bad Segeberg ! We were in Bad Segeberg again, because we wanted to find the people from the monument. It is strange, that they are here – but we found out, that they play theatre in this town – written by Karl-May. We found this funny telephone box – and I wanted to call someone. But it didn’t work… This funny man had a good time. It was so hot, but he stood inside a fountain. I wanted to stand next to him, but RikeH didn’t allow it. So we only played outside the fountain. At the end of our walk, we saw this lovely church.
RikeH Posted Jul 18, 2009, 2:04 pm	Hello from Hamburg again. Last week we hadn’t had nice weather in Hamburg – so we tried it again today. And look, what we saw out of the window of our train – the sun! The town hall looks much nicer in the sunshine. And we saw the Alsterarkaden – they are very beautiful. Then we crossed the street and went to the Alster. There we saw the fountain and the nice boats. When we walked on the boarder of the lake, we saw swans and geese. This wonderful view is from the other side. Because we all loved this view, we wanted to have an own photo - and one from all of us! On the way back to the train station (on the second photo) we made a stop at the Kunsthalle – a museum of Art. Inside the station we waited for our train – and I wanted to show you the nice station! We entered the train and had a nice meal – what a great sunny trip!!!
RikeH Posted Jul 23, 2009, 9:27 am	Hello from Lübeck ! We went to Lübeck. It is a nice city – in 1987 the Unesco declared the existing cityscape to be a World Cultural Heritage Site. And it is a great city. First we saw the Holsten Gate – it was on the 50-DM-bank-note of Germany. But now they have the Euro here. Next to the Gate are the Salt Warehouses. Then we climbed up the tower of the St. Peter’s Church. We had a lovely view of the city… We saw some other nice buildings – and a funny animal. When we arrived at home, a new ToyVoyager was waiting for us - she is called Rhinono and we talked a lot! She came from China – and had a very fast trip ! What a wonderful day!
RikeH Posted Jul 27, 2009, 8:17 am	Hello from Hamburg, we went to the port of Hamburg today. Rike told us, that there are many beautiful ships. We started at the Landungsbrücken – it is the place where the ships arrived in the past. In the other direction we saw nice old ships – we made nice pictures nearer to them later this day. On our way to the old ships we saw these colorful bikes. They are for rent, but we didn’t rent them. My legs are too short for these bikes. Then we saw this big anchor – can you see me in front of it? This is the Rickmer Rickmers. In 1896 it was constructed as a three-master ship on Rickmer's shipyard in Bremerhaven. It was rebuilt to a three-master barque in Capetown in 1904 after having been damaged a heavy storm. The Rickmer Rickmers was sailing between Europe and Chile, loaded mainly with carbon and nitre. In 1916 it was confiscated by the Portugueses. From this time on it was used as training ship for the Portuguese navy under the name SAGRES. In 1983 it was sold to the organization "Windjammer for Hamburg" and towed to Hamburg - as a fully dilapidated hulk (without masts). After a restoration of several year the wrack became a neat symbol of the Hamburg harbour. Important facilities like the engine-room or the officers' cabins were restored with love. The ship can be visited daily. Under deck there is a restaurant as well as a show room where interesting, often changing exhibitions of maritime contents can be seen. We didn’t want to see the inside – so we only took nice photos from the outside. This is the other old ship. The Cap San Diego, built in 1961, is a unique testimony to seafaring and is berthed in her old home harbor of Hamburg as a »museum you can touch« since 1986. She is the last of the classic cargo ships, referred to as the "White Swan of the South Atlantic." This is the look over the port where a swimming crane came along. At the end we saw the fire-ship – and on the other side a huge building, where a big publisher has his rooms. The church you can see behind the building is called ‘The Michel’ and is a very famous church for the people from Hamburg. I really loved this day at the port. Hamburg is a wonderful city!
RikeH Posted Aug 2, 2009, 10:16 am	Hello from Hamburg again,   we went to the cruise ship terminal in Hamburg today. That was the big tower – we will have a nice view of the ship, when we are on the tower. But you can see, what happened. We saw the building, but there was no cruise ship. Then I looked in another direction and found a beautiful ship. We all decided that we wanted to play on it. We played hide and seek. I was the first who run away and I found a great place to hide. After it we wanted a photo on the ship. First we were on the deck… …then we climbed onto the mast. We had a nice view from there! We talked and enjoyed the sun! We decided to have a race to the swing. Rhinono had the best start – she jumped – and won. We others climbed down the mast. Rhinono is very brave! On the swing we had a great time. Playgrounds are great for ToyVoyagers. At the end I relaxed in the hammock. What a wonderful day in Hamburg again!
RikeH Posted Aug 3, 2009, 7:17 pm	Hello from Sülfeld ! It is Sunday – and we made a tour with the bike. We made a rest at a nice place. You can see me on the bike. This is a big field with corn, but it is not really ready to be eaten. Here you can see all of us – we had so much fun together on the bike! Look – how long our way was! Some miles later we saw these nice horses. Back home Rike showed us, how the corn looks like, when you buy it in a shop.
RikeH Posted Aug 8, 2009, 5:54 pm	Hello from Hamburg again. here is a big fair – called Dom. First we looked around and saw many people and carrousels. One was for children; the next one was very interesting – so fast moves… Then I was very afraid – a white shark came from the side. Fortunately I found out that he was a friendly shark – and I was allowed to make this scary photo! That was amazing. I needed to eat something – and found delicious strawberries with chocolate. We then saw the big roller coaster with two loops. I didn’t want to try it out… Look at this funny corn-man. I loved him!!! Later we saw a boat trip – the people became wet in it – it was funny. We wanted a nice photo of the group and found this funny place. After it, we bought a nice heart from Hamburg. When we walked around we saw the big wheel. It is really big – the biggest big wheel, that can travel around the world. Maybe it is a Big Wheel Voyager? I wanted to make a trip with the big wheel – and we went into it. I had to hold the hand of Tobi, because he was a little afraid. (Or maybe I was a little scared, because it was so high.) We saw many interesting things from Hamburg from high above - the Dom, the Port and the church Michel. It was great! What a wonderful day!!!! We went back home and relaxed on the couch.
RikeH Posted Aug 9, 2009, 4:55 pm	Greetings from the stadium in Hamburg ! Today it is time for sports – not me, of course. I went to the HSV – a German soccer team. The best of course! We went into the stadium. It is really big. Before the match started, all players were on the field for the warm-up. We had nice places – but later more people came to watch the match. At the end, our team lost – bad luck…. But it was interesting – and better than watching it in the TV.
RikeH Posted Aug 9, 2009, 4:58 pm	When I came back from the match in Hamburg, I decided to find two friends. ThomasHH and BineHH were lost. I decided to find them again. I asked the crystal ball and looked into it to find both. I had to get closer to it, it is hard work…. BANG – it worked. I don’t know why, but both are back in Sülfeld. That is great !!!! We are all very happy – what an amazing crystal ball. But look – it wasn’t a crystal ball, but a magic hippo. Thanks magic hippo – they are back home again!
RikeH Posted Aug 9, 2009, 9:05 pm	Hello from the port of Hamburg, ThomasHH and BineHH came back from nowhere with the help of me and a magic hippo. They were both lost – what a bad experience. We all hope, that we never will have this experience again. We are so happy that they are back! We talked about our trips and came to the topic of cruise ships. RikeH told us about a big ship that will be in Hamburg today. It is called Queen Mary 2. We couldn’t believe how big it is. length: 1132 feet / 345 meters, Height 236 feet 2 inches / 72 meters. Passengers: 2620 (3090 max). We think that maybe all TVs could travel on it at the same time. That would be a party. We decided to go to Hamburg again – and see the QM2 in reality. But first we saw a model –it is not really big… We went to the Cruise Terminal – you remember – I have been there last week, when there wasn’t any ship. Wow – the QM2 is really big!!! In the afternoon we went to the port again, because we wanted to see the ship, when it was in action on the river Elbe. We waited… Then it came – it is amazing!!! I think, I should go on my next cruise soon! But I loved the small ship on the Danube, too.
RikeH Posted Aug 23, 2009, 10:15 pm	Hello from ??? A friend of RikeH needed a new lamp for his flat. He asked me to help him to find the right one. We went to a lamp store. Wow there are a lot of lamps!!! I loved a brown lamp, but RikeHs friend decided to buy this one. It is really funny – it looks like an unidentified flying object. Help, I think it is an UFO……
RikeH Posted Aug 24, 2009, 9:08 pm	Hello from Hamburg, We went to the Speicherstadt of Hamburg today. This is the place, where the old storehouses are. But the place changed – and there are many new buildings now. Here you can see, that they build many new houses. This is a nice old ship – we loved it. These are the old houses – they are very beautiful. This is the church called Michel. It is a symbol for Hamburg and we will go on the top now. But first we saw this monument – a woman called Zitronenjette. Now we are on the top of the Michel. The weather is not the best, but we can see a lot. Do you see the big wheel – I’ve been on it some days ago. These are views over the port - and the city. Look, there is the Speicherstadt !!! Back on the ground we saw the town hall. Next to it, there are swans – and nice buildings. What a wonderful day!
RikeH Posted Aug 24, 2009, 10:30 pm	Hello from Bad Oldesloe, We have a new ToyVoyager now. He is called Michel and his Mum is the Mum of RikeH. Isn’t that funny? RikeH is my Mum – so he is my uncle, I think. I gave him a warm welcome. Then he said hello to all of us – and gave us some sweets. What a nice surprise! He just arrived in the right time, because we went to a small city called Bad Oldesloe. We made a nice walk there. Can you see this nice mill-wheel behind me? There are many old houses like this in the city. There is a nice small river in the city. Mum, I just found out, that I will become a policeman soon. They have so beautiful cars! There was a beautiful fountain in front of the town hall. I am so excited – RikeH told us, that we will go to the Zoo soon – and to a birthday party.
RikeH Posted Aug 25, 2009, 11:36 am	Hello from the Zoo ! What a great day. We went to the Zoo of Hamburg today. It is called Hagenbeck and was founded on this place in May 1907 – what a long time! First we saw the elephants – there are small ones – they are so cute – and they played together. This was the first gate of the Zoo. Now the Zoo is bigger – so the gate is inside the park. We saw this funny bird and zebras. A Zoo is really nice, but I prefer to travel around with RikeH! The giraffes are the biggest animals – hm, ThomasHH is smaller. But this is better for a TV... We found some bunnies; they seem to have a nice life there. At the end we’ve been in the Aquarium – what a lot of nice and colourful fishes! It was a wonderful day in the Zoo!
RikeH Posted Aug 29, 2009, 11:58 am	Hello from Sülfeld! I’ve been on a birthday party today. It was a lot of fun – and I ate so much! First I helped with the barbecue. Everything looked so delicious! In the afternoon we get coffee and cakes! There was one with carrots! After it, we sat together and had a lot of fun!
RikeH Posted Aug 29, 2009, 12:00 pm	Hello from Grabau ! We made a trip to a nice little park near to Sülfeld. Here you can see us on a big stone. This is a really funny tree. We found a small lodge at the lake side. It is a place to watch birds! Can you see me in the tree? (Next to the BIG bird) At the end of the trip, we went to the playground. What a nice place!
RikeH Posted Sep 1, 2009, 11:01 am	Hello from Sülfeld, RikeH goes to the playground with us. We enjoyed the sun! That was really great! Back home Rhinono and Michel told us, that they will leave us now. We all were very sad – and gave them a big hug! I told both of them, that they were great guests – and I hope that they will have great adventures with their new hosts!
RikeH Posted Sep 5, 2009, 4:12 pm	Hello from Norderstedt ! Two days ago a new guest arrived. He is called Orpheus and he is from Canada. First I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to the other TVs. Today we had a nice evening. We visited a friend and played games. First we played a funny game with animals in the Zoo. After it we ate delicious ice-cream – it was yummy! The second game was about the Stock Exchange and shares. When I came back – I looked at my Life Missions – So far I welcomed 14 different TVs from 9 different countries, 4 different continents – and only one other bunny. Kunigunde - a pig from Germany, Lupus-Tigger - a tiger from Austria, Penny - a cat from the USA, Bree – a giraffe from Italy, Slummy – a dragon from Germany, Milala – a bear from Hong Kong, Ninni a bunny from Finland, Meleca a girl from Brazil,Rhinono – a rhino from China,  Michel – a bear from Germany, Murph – a monster from the USA, Pinkz – a zebra-tiger from the USA,  Nippy – a penguin from the USA and  Orpheus – a bird from Canada. No of my missions is fulfilled, but maybe one – because I love and enjoy my life as a TV! So I will mark it as fulfilled! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 12, 2009, 3:26 pm	Today we went to Hamburg, because my Mum wanted to show us the Alster – a nice lake in the middle of the town. I already saw it, but wanted to have some photos with my friends. Here you can see us in front of the Alster. Some views from the other side: The Hummel is a typical for Hamburg – we made some funny photos on two different Hummel-Men.
RikeH Posted Sep 12, 2009, 3:40 pm	Hello from Sülfeld Today we played in the garden. The other made a race – but I enjoyed the sun. After it we relaxed in beautiful trees. I really loved them. It was time to say good-bye to Nippy and Pinkz. They get a big hug! Especially Pinkz has become a great friend of mine – I will miss her! We will go on a nice holiday soon. I hope that we can do some updates – but if not, be sure that we have a good time. And we will update, when we come back.
RikeH Posted Sep 14, 2009, 6:51 pm	Hello from Slovenia. Yesterday we started our trip. We had a delicious meal and something nice to drink for our trip to Slovenia. Today we reached Slovenia and made a nice walk through the Vintgar Gorge. It was wonderful with many green trees and the nice river. Back home we were so tired and went to bed.
RikeH Posted Sep 14, 2009, 6:59 pm	Hello from Bled! This day we walked around the nice lake Bled. There is a nice church... … a beautiful castle... ...and a small island in the lake. We had a nice time there.
RikeH Posted Sep 16, 2009, 5:07 pm	Hello from the Julian Alps. We drove over the Vrsic Pass today. It is the highest mountain pass in Slovenia (1611m) and it has 48 hairpin bends. On the way to the pass, we saw a nice little russian church. I hope that you can see me on the photo... Then we saw some funny sheep on the street – maybe they wanted to see the pass, too. Or they are a kind of sheep travellers. Who knows... Here I am on the highest pass... ...and that was our view! In the evening we tasted a delicious glass of Slovenian Wine. Today I send Birthday Wishes to TobiHH and Tobi!
RikeH Posted Sep 16, 2009, 5:17 pm	Hello from Kobarid! In the morning we had rain, so we played as nice game called Carcassone. Later the weather went better and we walked the Kobarid historical trail. We started next to the Italian Charnel House with the Church of St, Anton. We had a nice view. Then we saw the Soca Gorge, which has the great color of blue-green. We walked across the wooden, hanging bridge over the Soca River. The highlight of the path was the Slap Kozjak, a beautiful waterfall in a cave-like area. The trail was a little tricky in some parts. We had to walk across narrow stone bridges without handrails and climb some slippery rock slabs, but it is well worth the effort. What a great day!
RikeH Posted Sep 18, 2009, 8:04 pm	Hello from Krk, Yesterday we didn't take many photos, but we visited a nice stalactite cave. It was great, but we were not allowed to take photos there. So I had only two photos yesterday – the first was made on the same place as the day before – but look, we had much nicer weather! In the evening we explored the garden of our first hotel in Croatia – and I met a friendly turtle. Today we started the day with sunshine again. This is the Marina in Pulan on KRK. KRK is a funny name for an island, I think. We visited the village Vrbnik – with a nice old town. You see me in front of the church – and with a great view over the water. Then we went to another village called Baska – the beach is 1.8 km long! Then I played on a modern ship! Back home I enjoyed the view from our room.
RikeH Posted Sep 23, 2009, 7:58 pm	Hello from Plitvicka, Yesterday we visited the town Krk on the Krk Island – and saw this nice old castle. On the time square was a funny clock on the tower – it showed 24 hours instead of the normal 12 hours, Maybe you can see it on the photo? On our way to the next Highligt – the Plitvicka Jezera (Lakes) we stopped at the roadside and took these two beautiful photos. Today we visited the Plitvicka Lakes. There are many lakes and falls. Here you can see me in front of one nice fall. It was far away – but beautiful. There was a beautiful little river inside the forest. A wonderful wide waterful – with a nice green pool in front of it. I would have loved to take a bath in it, but I was not allowed to do it. This is the highest waterfall in Croatia – 78 m! At the end we had a great view over the Park. It was a wonderful day in the national park!
RikeH Posted Sep 23, 2009, 8:11 pm	Hello from Paklenica NP, We went into another Nationalpark – the Paklenica National Park. There are many people climbing up the walls – really strange... We had great views of the mountains. Fortunately we didn't walked too much. We are lazy ToyVoyagers. Mum told me, that we will make a boat trip tomorrow – that should be fun!
RikeH Posted Sep 25, 2009, 2:26 pm	Hello from Zadar, Today we made a nice boat trip to the Kornati Islands. Kornati is an archipelago of 125 islets and reefs. We started in Zadar and had nice views around. We stopped on a nice island and had a view over the Bay and some wonderful Cliffs. Back home we relaxed on the balcony and saw a colorful sunset. We are great friends now – and we are happy to travel together for some more days!
RikeH Posted Sep 25, 2009, 2:33 pm	Hi from Trogir, when we started today – we saw, that there are Kiwis growing here in Croatia – this is funny! We went into another great National Park, called KRKA National Park. We walked over nice paths and saw many waterfalls, they are not as high as the others a few days ago – but very wide. First we planned out tour. Here you can see two of the waterfalls. Here we are both in front of one of the nicest views! Later that day, we visited a nice old town, called Trogir. In the 3rd century BC it was founded by Greek colonists as Tragurion. That is really old. Here you see me on the nicest square in the little city. At the seaside was a nice promenade – with palm trees – they are so beautiful! It was a great day – with nature and culture.
RikeH Posted Sep 28, 2009, 9:52 am	Hello from Hvar, yesterday we went to the Hvar Island with a ferry. You can see me on the ferry – in the afternoon we visited an old city called Stari Grad. Today we visited another really nice city on the Hvar Island – called Hvar. There are many old buildings, a port – and a castle on the hill. We found this interesting plant – the aloe vera. It was big enough to sit on it. We really loved this island, although it was so hot on it – about 29 degrees Celsius.
RikeH Posted Sep 28, 2009, 9:57 am	Hello from Montenegro! We visited the monastir Ostrog in the mountains today – it is very famous in Montenegro. There were many people on this day – we had a traffic jam on our way back into the Valley. This was the new part : And this was the old one – built in the mountain. On our way to Budva we saw another famous place in Montenegro – the Sveti Stephan. In our appartement we sang Happy Birthday for Murph and gave him a big hug. After it we ate a lot of Chips and had a great evening.
RikeH Posted Oct 3, 2009, 7:43 pm	Hello from Montenegro again, we spent the day in Budva again – and visited the Old Town. In the Port we saw two great Yachts. Back home we relaxed on the balcony and tried some freeclimbing. Later we played on the ventilator. It was like a big fast roundabout. In the evening we worked on the laptop to update our travel logs.
RikeH Posted Oct 3, 2009, 9:24 pm	Hello from Kotor, We visited another nice old town in Montenegro today. It is called Kotor – the old town was built between the 12th and 14th century. This is old. Here I was in front of the big church. These are the big walls around the city. In the Harbour were two cruise ships – you can see me in front of the smaller one – it was beautiful! Tomorrow we will leave Montenegro and go back to Croatia
RikeH Posted Oct 4, 2009, 11:22 am	Hello from Dubrovnik, Another nice old town – but this time – it is really big and has a wall all around the old city centre. And we walked all the way on the wall. It was a long walk – but it was worth it. First we saw it from far away – it looked great! Then we began our walk on the big walls.This is the most important street. A view of the old port. And two other views from the wall. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 4, 2009, 7:27 pm	Hello from the Ferry Marko Polo, We made a long trip with a ferry today – and tonight. We started in Dubrovnik and arrived in Rijeka – for the people who know the map of Croatia.. This is the Ferry called Marko Polo: This is a view of the beautiful coast of Croatia. We stopped in the lovely town of Korcula. Greetings to my friend Tobi - I know, that you have been here - and I am happy to go to Schalke with you! In the evenings I relaxed with a good old and cold Beer. I love boat trips! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 12, 2009, 9:44 am	Hello again, Yesterday we were in Pula – a very nice city – with great monuments. First you see me in front of a great Gate – isn’t it nice? People laughed about RikeH - - taking photos of us in front of us. Do you understand this? Then we saw the arena (colloseum). It is really big! And we visited the Temple of Roma and Augustus. Today we are on our way to Slovenia again. Before boarding our car, we found this great mushroom. We stopped in this small town – but I forgot the name – we saw so many old nice towns… On the way we had this great view! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 12, 2009, 9:52 am	Hello from Italy! We started our way back in a car train from Trieste in Italy. We had some time to explore this nice city – first we made 3 photos on a big place. This canal is called Canale Grande – but is was not really big. Well, this is all for our nice holiday here. I really hope, that you all like the photos!
RikeH Posted Oct 12, 2009, 10:34 am	Hello from home again! Today a new TV arrived. He is called Mystery and a nice guy. I gave him a warm welome! Then I introduced him to the other TVs here. He brought some Sweets– and shared them with us. Murph is the Voyager of the week and really proud. We are all happy and ate his cake with him ! What a great day! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 18, 2009, 10:34 am	Hi from Sülfeld! I started the day out in the garden with a nice tree. In the evening we played some games – and I won. The first price was this delicious chocolate marshmallow . yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 18, 2009, 10:42 am	Hi out there, Today Murph and Orpheus left – they got a big hug ! I will really miss both - Orpheus and I had a great time on our trip and Murph was here for ages - but he will come again! Mystery and I made a nice walk in the afternoon – I showed him Sülfeld. What a nice red colour! We stopped in the sunshine. And here is the beautiful church of Sülfeld – next to it was a wonderful big tree. At the end we helped RikeH to shop. Back home again... A great day! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 18, 2009, 11:27 am	Hi from Hamburg, Yesterday Hugo arrived at RikeH’s home. Mystery and I gave him a warm welcome. Today I went to Hamburg with both of them. I’ve already been there very often, but it is such a wonderful city. Here is a photo with all of us: We relaxed in the sun again. What a nice day for October. There were some ducks in the lake and a big statue outside. We found a nice palm tree – in the North of Germany – that is strange, isn’t it? I saw some in Croatia some weeks ago... Now a view to the town hall – and other nice buildings again.. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 24, 2009, 8:02 pm	Hi from Hamburg! Yesterday Blinchick arrived. We gave him a warm welcome. We watched a match of handball today. Here you see us on the way to the statium. On the way we saw this funny garden – full of garden gnomes. Next to the handball statium is the soccer stadium, where the famous HSV plays. This was the stadium we went into to see the match from the HSV against Zagreb Croatia. You see all of us on our seat. It was so interesting! We won!!! What a great evening! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 25, 2009, 12:32 pm	Hi from Sülfeld The weather was nice and we decided to make a walk in the sunshine. Here I am on a small bridge. A nice view over the fields. We found a really big tractor. At the end we went to the playground and had so much fun! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 25, 2009, 5:15 pm	Bon jour! Today Mystery and I went out – we went to a french Restaurant. First we drank a delicious Orangina. Then we had one Galette with Goat Cheese and Tomatoes. At the end we had a crêpe with chocolate. A really nice evening! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 27, 2009, 6:27 pm	Dear Mum, yesterday I travelled to Hamburg to my friends Tobias und MP. Together we started today our trip to Bremen, a large town beside the river Weser in the north-western part of Germany. Bremen has an interesting historic oldtown which is worthwile to visit. We neither want to go on a sightseeing-tour through the town nor to make a cruise on the river. We went to Bremen to drive motorkarts in a 5.300 qm hall which spreads over two levels of a factory building. Now we arrived in front of the kart-hall: The karttrack is on the 5th and 6th floor. Here you see the marked route and the shadows of karts which are very fast with 6,5 hp. After waiting for a while I could enter my own kart. I had the No. 17. ... and now I could start!! Driving a kart is hard work because their steering doesn't have a power steering. After finishing we went in a café and drank a cappuccino to get new energy. Our next destination was Bochum, a town in western Germany. After checking in in our hotel I moved into my room - when I looked out of the window I saw the main-railway- station. In the evening we went to the famous musical "Starlight Express" in the Starlight Hall in Bochum. The first performance in Germany was in June 1988 – in the last 21 years more than 12 million members of the audience saw the play so it is the most successful musical in the world which plays in one theatre. During the show it isn't possible to talk with the actors. So I tried to catch them in the break... and I had luck! I met Electra, the Electricity-locomotive, and Dustin, a coal- waggon who helps Rusty, the main actor, a steam engine-locomotive. On our way back to the hotel we passed the main-railway-station. It looks really nice with the lights inside. Back in the hotel I went very tired to bed because it was a taxing day - but is was beautiful with driving a kart and visiting "Starlight Express". Good night, Mum, from Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 28, 2009, 8:33 pm	In the morning we slept very long. Late in the morning we drove to Gelsenkirchen which is nearby Bochum. We went to the Multiplex Cinema and saw the film “Gangs”. In the large auditorium were in addition to MP, Tobias and me only women: one mother and nine girls … the main actors are Jimmy and Wilson Ochsenknecht, two charming boys – the heart-throbs of girls. When the film was over we walked 500 m to the Veltins Arena, the home of the football club Schalke 04. Today their team played against the Hamburger Sportverein, the HSV. We – MP, Tobias and me – are Hamburger and HSV-fans. So we were at Schalke to cheer up our HSV. Here, Mum, you see me in front of the Veltins Arena and on the stand of the stadion. First there were nearly nobody … 1 ½ hours later the arena was sold out with 61.673 spectators. After a while the teams came out of their changing rooms to warm up. The game was very exiting. My HSV shoot two goals in the first half-time … all HSV-fans celebrated the leading position. Finally the game ended Schalke 04 : HSV = 3 : 3. It was a beautifull evening at Schalke. Now we had to drive home. The distance between Gelsenkirchen and Hamburg is 400 km. So we decided to make a break on our way back to the north. We had dinner in an international restaurant. The chips and the burger tasted fine. Afterwards we continued our return journey and arrived in Hamburg in the late night. That was not a problem for me because I didn’t had to work the next day. I only had to welcome Cilly who had arrived on Saturday in Sülfeld. Thanks MP and Tobias for the beautiful excursion to Bremen, Bochum and Gelsenkirchen with kart-driving, visiting the “Starlight Express”, going to the cinema watching “Gangs” and cheering up the HSV at Schalke. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 2, 2009, 2:37 pm	Hi Friends of billiards! The weather was awful this week-end, so we decided to play billiards. First I and the billiards-hippo showed the others, how to play. It looks easy, but it is very difficult. So they asked a lot of questions. I began. But first I watched where the balls were. It was fun! After playing for a while we explored the room. It seems that a horse lived and worked here years ago. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 6, 2009, 1:16 pm	Hi there! Today we will have a party – it is RikeH’s birthday. First we looked at her gifts. Then we sang a wonderful song for her. These flowers are so beautiful! When we helped RikeH to prepare everything for the evening we heard the bell. Who can this be? I opened the door. Another Bunny!!! I am so happy and gave her a warm welcome. She is called Co Co Rabbit and is from the UK. I introduced her to the others. Then we decorated the table – this is the way TVs would eat… And this is the way, humans like to do it. They don’t sit on the table – this is strange. We had fun behind the happy birthday sign. The last thing this morning was to prepare the dessert. It looks yummy, doesn’t it? But is was very cold on this place. Well, I will have more fun later and tell you about it. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 8, 2009, 11:47 am	Hi again! Part Two of the birthday: In the afternoon RikeHs Mum Hummel invited all of us to have a delicious cake. It looks great – and tasted great! In the evening we had a great party and ate a lot. But first we had some Champagne. We went to the table and ate so much. I didn’t know, what to eat first. Here are the desserts – now we were allowed to eat it. Some more snacks... First we looked into the camera for the photo.... ...but after it – we ate everything!!! Well Mum, it was funny – I hope to be on a birthday party soon. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 15, 2009, 9:58 pm	Hello from Hamburg, it was really early today, when RikeH came and invited us to come with her. We get up and took a train. It was very dark outside. So I decided to take another nap. RikeH worked a lot – then we had the lunch break and walked around the Alster -a nice lake in the centre of Hamburg. There were some geese. Two photos with all of us. We found a funny monument with angels. Another boat on the Alster. Here I am on the other side of the lake. This is the townhall – it is beautiful. I always want to have a photo with it. RikeH had to work in the afternoon – after the work we drove back to Sülfeld and had a stop in the train station. Look – it is decorated for Christmas – Christmas seems to be wonderful. Back in the train I looked out of the window – it is dark again. Working seems to be hard. I prefer to be a ToyVoyager. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 18, 2009, 9:30 pm	Hello Mum, today Lucan arrived in Germany. I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to the others. Because the weather was nice – no rain today – we made a walk around Sülfeld. First we stopped at a big tractor. Look, there is a beautiful big tree. We went over a bridge and had nice views to both sides of it. We found the last summer-flowers! Later we wanted to do some sports. We saw a soccer field and played it. I was the goalkeeper. Can you see me? At the end we all played in the goal. On our way home we saw another interesting building with a beautiful sign on it. It was a very nice walk! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 21, 2009, 7:43 pm	Hello, we will explore something new today. It is called WORK – it must be fun, because RikeH went to this place very often. We started to Hamburg early in the morning. Then RikeH showed us the place, where she works. There were some friendly toys. I think the one with the red hairs looked really funny. Look I worked a lot and was a big help ! We had delicious lunch... and then something nice to drink. I loved the flowers on the table. In the evening we went home – using the Tube. We had a last stop at the fuel station and discussed to buy a new car for us. I want to have a Ferrari. And Christmas is coming... Working seems to be not so much fun, I don't understand, why people are doing it. Love. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 22, 2009, 8:11 pm	Hello, we went to Hamburg today, because the weather was lovely. We went to the port with the tube. We didn't see many big ships, but had nice looks over the port. Can you see the church in the background – it is called Michel – and it is very famous here in Hamburg. Then we visited Bismarck – he was an important politician many years ago. From this place we could see the Michel again. It is a beautiful church. Another nice view over the port. It was such a sunny day! On our way back we had a nice snack in the train. And we went to a great restaurant and had delicious icecream. What a great day! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 30, 2009, 10:48 pm	Hello, today Marshall arrived. I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to the other TVs who stay here at the moment. We ate the sweets he brought – and talked a lot. We went to a Christmas market on a nice big farm house. Here you can see it. It was raining..but I talked to a brown snowman, who didn't melt. Here you see me inside the old stables, where the people sold their beautiful things. On the way back we saw another view of the house. RikeH told me that I will see more Christmas Markets soon. Something is strange about Marshall – he seems to be a sheep, but I am not really sure about it. I will have a closer look at him the next days... Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 1, 2009, 9:51 pm	Hello from Bad Laer, we will make a nice trip this week-end. RikeH told us, that we will go to a sporting event, but we don't know which one. We drove to a nice place called Bad Laer – and this is the hotel, where we stayed in. This is the church next to it. In the evening we drank a delicious cocktail. I am so curious where we will go to tomorrow. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 3, 2009, 9:10 pm	Hello from Halle, Look, where we were. Do you see the sign – 180. Yes, we went to see Darts – the German Darts Championship. There were many people and it was fun. First you can see us on the 180-sign. You have to put it in the air, if the player scores 3 times the triple 20 – worth 180. We had a great place and were able to see the players on the stage. In the break we went around and ate delicious things. You can see another view of the place. In the end Phil Taylor won – he is the best player in the world and my new hero! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 3, 2009, 9:13 pm	Hi from Porta Westfalica, On our way back we made a stop in Porta Westfalica and visited the the monument of Kaiser Wilhelm. Here we had a closer look. He – and we – had a great view over the River Weser – it was a wonderful place. It was a great week-end. I will become a Darts-Player soon. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 3, 2009, 10:38 pm	Hello from Hamburg, Yesterday Kasper arrived in Germany – I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to some other nice guys, we will make a trip together next week. But today 3 of us make a short trip to Hamburg with RikeH. We went there with a new train. We looked out of the window – it is a beautiful winterview – I am not sure, if you can see it – but I saw it. This man is very famous in Hamburg – he is called Hummel. Can you see me? We found the first Christmas Tree : Outside we saw a much bigger Tree. Some views of the Christmas Market in Hamburg. We went back home and started in the main train station. There are wonderful lights, too. What a great day! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 6, 2009, 9:31 pm	Hello Mum, Two new guests arrived - I gave both a warm welcome. On the photo with Mandy Sheep is also Cilly, because both have the same Mum. Today is St, Nicholas Day in Germany – maybe all over the world. We don't know that. It means that you have to clean your boots – and put them next to the door. Then they will be filled with delicious sweets. We all wanted to do it, but we found out that we don't have boots and were very sad. But then we found out that RikeH's Mum helped us – and bought this beautiful boot for us. And we loved the sweets inside. It was especially Twix, who loved the sweets inside... In the afternoon – after eating a lot of sweets, we visited RikeH's mum – Hummel. She had a lot of Christmas things – so we could make a lot of photos. First with the Advent wreath. A friendly nutcracker. Beautiful things out of wood. Then we visited some angels – some of them are an orchestra and play wonderful music. Here you can see all of us with a very famous person – Rudolf the red-nose reindeer. He is living here – what a great place. And I sat next to him. It is so exciting! Before we left Hummel's home I talked to two guys who were sitting there. Maybe one of them will become a ToyVoyager in the future... Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 8, 2009, 7:23 pm	Hello from the Airport, Today we start our trip to London. I am so excited. First we took two photos inside the Airport. Then we went outside and watched the airplanes. And now I am IN one of the planes – it is amazing!!! I was able to look out of the window – we were really high above the ground. Here you see all of us together! In the evening we arrived in our new home. But we were too tired to take more photos.
RikeH Posted Dec 8, 2009, 7:26 pm	Hi from London! We started to explore the city of London. And because of the great weather we jumped into the London Eye. Here you see me inside. This is me on front of one of the other cabins! We had so much fun - and after the 'flight' we went to the houses of Parliament with the tower called Big Ben. Later we had this great look at the London Eye. We saw the changing of the Horse Guards. At the end we made a stop at Trafalgar Square – but it was too cold to take a bath in the fountain. What a great day in London!
RikeH Posted Dec 9, 2009, 8:11 pm	Good morning from London! We will visit the Queen today – or at least watch the changing of the guards in front of the Buckingham Palace. This is normal for tourists – there were hundreds or maybe thousands, but only a few ToyVoyagers. Well, on our way to the Palace we saw the Parliament again – this time it looked even better – so we made another photo. After it we went through a park – some of us saw squirrels I only saw the last part of it. We reached the Palace. Although we were very early, there were so many people. You can see me in front of the Palace: And this is the monument next to it. Then it started : many musicians came and some guards. After the ceremony we went to visit the Tower of London. On the way we found Julius Caesar. This was me in front of the Tower: We saw the juwels of the Queen, but we were not allowed to take photos inside. But we found this friendly knight. He was so nice and hold me in his hand. And you can see a part of the Tower Bridge behind us. Before we went home we had this great view of the Tower Bridge. Back home we talked a lot about our adventures. We have a strange white Christmas Tree here. Many Greetings to Bine and Holgi!!! Maybe you remember that I thought that something is strange with Marshall – he is a very nice guy, but for a sheep? Look – there is he sitting with Mandy Sheep – she is a typical sheep I think. We other looked from the other side. I decided to talk to Marshall – and ask him about his sometimes strange behaviour. He told us that he is a wolf and not a sheep. A Wolf??????? We all were very scared, only Lucan was cool – and stayed next to Marshall and talked with him. Marshall told us that he is a friendly wolf and didn't find the right words to tell us that he is not a sheep. Well that is not a problem. Now we know why he was such a strange sheep – and he is our friend, Marshall the Wolf. What another exciting day!
RikeH Posted Dec 12, 2009, 5:33 pm	We started our day and bought a ticket for a big bus. This was fun. First we decided where we wanted do go to. We drove over the Tower Bridge. We all love the Tower Bridge. We went in the park again, because yesterday Lucan didn't saw the squirrel. Today we were happy, because now all of us have a photo with a sqirrel. Then we went into the Hyde Park to visit the Christmas Market. It is called Winter Wonderland here. We saw a nice place where people danced on ice... this is strange... Hey, we met some Santa Clauses – I thought that there is only one in the world? In the evening we ran around in the flat – and wanted to show some more of the funny things in this house. Look in the staircase. We had two funny tables in the flat. The round one shows a map of the busses in London. The other one had a plan of the Tubes on it. I showed the others, where our nearest station was. A pillow from London: A curtain of London: and a funny teapot. Maybe the British people are sometimes a little weird??? But I like it here. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 12, 2009, 5:39 pm	Hi Mum, Another sunny day in London. We started it in a wonderful market hall. We saw this very big monument – called the Monument. Hey – all of us in front of the Tower Bridge – we love the Tower Bridge!!! This wonderful church is called St. Pauls Cathedral. We went on a boat trip on the river Thames. It was dark outside – and we asked RikeH to made a last photo of us in London. You cannot believe where we wanted it. It is such a wonderful bridge. We had such a great time in London. But tomorrow we will go back home to Germany. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 21, 2009, 11:55 am	Hi from snowy Sülfeld! We had snow!!! I was so excited!!! Look, how beautiful it is outside. We went into the centre of Sülfeld to see the church and the rest in white. Back home we had some delicious cakes. What a nice week-end.
RikeH Posted Dec 21, 2009, 11:57 am	Hello from sunny Hamburg. We went to Hamburg today – because I wanted to show the others a cruise ship. I will make a cruise on it next summer. How amazing. First we had a look over the port. The ship on the right side is the one for me. It is called Albatros. I thought that would be a better name for a plane... We saw two other ships. The Rickmer Rickmers and the Cap San Diego. On our way back we saw these beautiful Christmas decorations in the main station. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 26, 2009, 10:53 am	Hello from snowy Sülfeld ! The winter is in Germany now. We helped RikeH with the snow shovel. Then we made a nice walk through the snow. Here you see me on a big snowhill. Later we had a great view over a field. Back home we played in the garden. Here is a quiz. Can you see where I sat???? Here is the solution: There are beautiful trees with the snow on it. These two friendly guys were in front of our house. In the house we first sat on the radiator to get dry. Then I had a hot tea and some delicious cookies. Now I am waiting for Christmas. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 27, 2009, 6:54 pm	Merry Christmas, On the 24th of December the people celebrate Christmas in Germany. In the North it is Santa Claus, who brings the gifts, in the south it is the Christ Child. Because we are in the North, normally we have Santa Claus – but this year it was different – just have a look. This is the Christmas Tree – I really love it! Under the Christmas Tree there were many Christmas Cards from all over the world. Another nice Christmas decoration! We all sat together and RikeH read the Nativity story for us. It is about Maria, Josef and their child Jesus. What a surprise – I were able to visit them – in a stable... Then the important time of the evening came. The gifts!!! Four Christmas people came – a Christmas Bear, Rudolph, the famous Rendeer, a big Snowman – and Santa Claus. Hm – Santa Claus??? It was a Santa Bunny. Maybe because I am living here? Well, I told a Christmas-poem and Santa Bunny gave me a present. I opened it – some sweets. I love Christmas. Twix got more sweets, and because it was Christmas he shared it with us! After eating all of Twix’s sweets – and when we all got our gifts, we sat together and sang the wonderful German Christmas Songs. I especially loved ‘Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht.’ I wish all of you a great Christmas Time! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 1, 2010, 11:09 pm	Hi Mum, It is New Year's Eve – and we will celebrate it. Here are the gifts for our host for this evening. The clothes for the bottle were so funny – I tried it out, We had something delicious to eat. It was called Chesse-Fondue. Later we had a great dessert, too. A kind of Tiramisu. We played an interesting game – and I won it! When we came close to midnight, we had a glass of Champagne and something delicious called 'Berliner'. After it we went out onto the balcony and watched the fireworks. Look at this funny hat. I wish you all a Happy Year 2010. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 11, 2010, 12:56 pm	Hi, Landroval arrived in Germany. I gave him a warm welcome. I introduced him to some other nice guys here – we will go on a holiday together next week. We talked a lot – and he told us a lot about Canada. Then he showed us his foot. We all loved the nice Tattoo on it. Then we all showed our feet – I think that mine is the nicest, although I have no Tattoo on it.! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 14, 2010, 7:10 pm	Hi from snowy Sülfeld, We have winter here in Germany now. I wanted to show Sülfeld in the snow to you. So we made a nice walk this Monday. This is the old school. The church is so beautiful in the snow – and the pharmacy is on the other side of the street. A nice view of our way: I had a great idea – I should build a snowman. It was hard work for a little ToyVoyager like me. But look, he is great, isn’t he? Well – I really love him... Or at least his nose – maybe I should visit him in the night, when all the others are sleeping... And look, who is back. My good old friend Murph. I am so happy that he is here again. Snowy greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 18, 2010, 4:40 pm	Hi from ???, today we started our trip. It was very early in the morning – and snowy. Look – what I saw. Not much, We went from Hamburg to Frankfurt with a fast train called ICE-Train. It has nothing to do with the weather in Germany at the moment. Here you see all of us together. We all got something to eat : Here you see what I got. When we arrived at the airport we were too early for the check-in. So we waited and watched the queue for the Emirates Flight. We needed another airline, but I will tell you later, where we went. SURPRISE!!! When we waited to board the plane, we went to a place where we were able to see the planes. Look – there is our plane coming. I had a place at the window – it was a wonderful view! I had a delicious dinner – fresh fish with rice and vegetables. It went dark outside – the sky was so beautiful! I can tell you that we had a safe landing and stay in a nice hotel. But I won't tell you now, where I am. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 18, 2010, 8:12 pm	Hello from Jordan, on this photo you can see, where I spend this holiday – in Jordan. We started in Amman and went through the city. They write with nice letters here. We went to Umm Qeis, to the Ruins of the old town Gadara. First we saw the Amphitheatre. Here we were: I had a great view from my place. Then we went to another place – there was a Basilica in the past. From this place I could see Israel and Syria. I saw the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. Really interesting. On the tour to the next place I saw a supermarket – I love the letters here! The next historical place was called Pella. This was a marble column – I loved the color. We drove to a very interesting place – called the Dead Sea. It is 422 m below the sea level – this was strange. The humans behaved really strange there – they put something black on their skins, waited ten minutes, and then went into the water. I didn't understand it. After the long time inside the bus I decided to take a rest and I enjoyed the sun on the beach. Later we had a picnic with delicious Hamburgers on the beach. What a great first day in Jordan.
RikeH Posted Jan 18, 2010, 9:49 pm	Hello again from Jordan, Today was a great day for Jordan. Not only that I visited the country, but it was raining. They don't have many rain here, so we were happy for the Jordan People and decided to visit a Museum of Archeology. Here you can see some intersting things. This was the view from the entrance of the Museum – the Temple of Hercules behind me. We went to the big Amphittheater of Amman – I love these old buildings. Next to it was another nice museum. We saw there, how the people in Jordan lived in the past. We went through Amman and the souk. Here I was in front of a Mosque. They sold delicious fruits and vegetables here. Another old building. We went to another great place – called Jerash. It is a very big old city – wonderful. We walked around there for 2 hours. First a Gate... ...the big oval place.. ...the Nympheum... and the oval place from a hill. A really great place to visit – and the rain stopped, when we were there. Back home in the hotel we all drank soft drinks. We were not able to read, what it was, but it was jummy. After it Nasse shared his sweets with us – funny pig-sweets. Another really great day here. It is so nice to be a ToyVoyager!!!
RikeH Posted Jan 31, 2010, 4:35 pm	Hello from Madaba, today we left Amman and drove south. First we visited the Mount Nebo, a mountain where – according to the Bible, the prophet Moses is believed to have died. We had a great view from the top. There was a beautiful mosaic – normally in a church – but now in a tent. Look - what a big stone – in memorial of Moses. After having a great time on the hill – with really beautiful views, we drove to Madaba. The city is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, expeciallaya large Byzantine-era mosaic map of the Holy Land. We went into the Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint Georg, where the famous mosaic is. Then we drove through a gorgeous landscape. We stopped to look into the Wadi Mujib. One hour later we came to Kerak, known for its famous Crusader Castle. We visited it – it was wonderful – I would love to be a knight, I think. In the evening we sat outside the room in the hotel and talked a lot. This time we ate the Snickers from Landroval.
RikeH Posted Feb 2, 2010, 11:45 am	Hello from Petra, today we visited one of the most famous places in Jordan, it is a city called Petra – a Unesco World Heritage Site. First we had to walk through the Siq – a dark narrow gorge. At the end of the Siq we had this view of Al Khazneh (the Treasury). Here I am in front of the Treasury. Here you see many tombs in the stone. They had an amphittheatre, too. We climbed up 200 stairs to visit the big Urn Tomb – and had a great view from the place. There were donkeys here. We went into an old church and saw some mosaics. I found a bunny. We were very important in the older times, I think. We decided to make a long walk – about 800 stairs!!! But I was happy – RikeH put me in her bag, so I didn’t had to walk all the way on my short legs. Some expressions from the way. A really steep gorge: This is the place we wanted to see – El Deir (the Monastery). It was great! On our way back we had nice views, too. Back in the valley the sun came – and we saw all in different colors. This was our hotel: We had a delicious dinner in the evening – very important after the long interesting day!
RikeH Posted Feb 4, 2010, 7:21 pm	Hello from Wadi Rum, we had so much fun today. We made a trip with a Jeep through the Wadi Rum. We learnt that they made the Movie Lawrence from Arabia here. I never heart of it before. But the nature was nice. On our way to the Wadi Rum, we stopped at a nice place and saw the Valley of Petra. It was wonderful. Look – what a funny tree. If someone knows its name, please send a PM to RikeH. Here you can see us on our Jeep. We drove really fast and enjoyed the nature around. There was another Jeep behind us, but we were in the leading team. Our first stop – nice mountains and writing on the walls. The second stop - with a beautiful gorge. We stopped in front of a big Dune. We walked onto the top of it – and had a great view. What a wonderful day !
RikeH Posted Feb 5, 2010, 4:55 pm	Hello from Aqaba, Today is the last day in Jordan. We will relax in the hotel. Here you see me sitting on the balcony – and the view from our balcony. Wonderful! We went through the garden and found beautiful flowers. Outside we saw these nice young dogs. Back in the hotel we wanted to drive on this funny bike, but we are not allowed, because we TVs were too young. So we decided to relax and enjoy the last evening. What a wonderful holiday in Jordan. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 6, 2010, 10:16 am	Hello from cold Germany, a new guest arrived two days ago. She is called Agatha and came from Canada. I gave her a warm welcome – it is nice to have another bunny here! We talked a lot – and she showed a viewcard from her country. Today we decided to drive to a nice small town. It is called Bad Oldesloe. RikeH went to school there – many many years ago. They have a nice river there. I liked it – and saw some funny ducks in the water and on the ice. This is the townhall. It was not so easy to take this photo, because the ground was very icy. Another nice place in Bad Oldesloe. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 15, 2010, 8:48 pm	Helau from Germany, a new guest arrived – his name is Libbs and he is from Singapore. I gave him a warm welcome – he is so small. Then I introduced him to the others. Today we will have a great time – it is Carnival Monday. So I searched for a nice hat. RikeH offered three different ones. I decided to take the green one. Then I watched the parade in the TV. The people in the parade threw sweets – called Kamelle... and I cought some. I had so many... I shared the sweets with my friends. What a wonderful day! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 24, 2010, 8:40 pm	Hello from Hamburg, today we went to Hamburg again. We went there with the train. I looked out of the window. Still winter here in Germany... We went to the Alster – a big lake in the centre of Hamburg. The weather wasn't very nice. So we decided to eat something delicious in a chinese restaurant. It was a nice day – but we will come back, when the weather will be better. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 25, 2010, 9:39 pm	Hello Hello, we went to Hamburg today. We hoped for better weather. Here you see us in the train. I helped RikeH to write some postcards – they were really beautiful. After it I looked out of the window. There was still snow outside. I jumped around in the train – but it was not allowed, so RikeH put me in this funny net. We wanted to explore the city, but the weather was awful. So we went into a big mall in the middle of Hamburg. We saw a shop with many nice toys – maybe one of them will become a TV, too? This was the mall – really big! Then I played on the piano – my music was wonderful. From a bookstore we had a look on the Alster – maybe we will come back some day – and walk around it. To tell the truth - I have been there many times. In the evening we started in the main train station. We had fun. Hugs Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 3, 2010, 8:50 pm	Hello from Hamburg, today Snuttig and I had a great evening. We went to Hamburg by car. First we had a delicious meal in a restaurant with food from Pakistan. Great fish... and some meat. We talked a lot by candlelight. Later we went into a theater called Alma Hoppes Lustspielhaus. There was the stage. We had something nice to drink – and a wonderful funny evening. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 4, 2010, 7:41 pm	Hello hello, because the weather outside is horrible, we had to stay inside the house. But RikeH offered us delicious cakes. Look, they are really big. It's too cold outside – there were'nt any tulips, but we had some inside. They were wonderful. After eating two big peaces of cake I relaxed and talked to the fishes. Bye for now Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 7, 2010, 9:01 pm	Hello from Amrum, today we started our trip to Amrum Island – a nice German Island in the North Sea. We drove some hours – unfortunately the winter came back yesterday, but we arrived safe on the Coast – and saw our Ferry – called Schleswig-Holstein. Here you see me inside - with the typical greeting – Moin Moin. I went outside – the weather was sunny – but it was cold. We stopped at another Island, called Föhr. Some people left the Ferry, but we went on to Amrum. What a great trip. I will write more from Amrum soon.
RikeH Posted Mar 10, 2010, 5:41 pm	Moin Moin, we made our first walk on Amrum. Here you see me in front of a typical house. They are so beautiful. Then we went to the Dunes. I enjoyed my time on a beach chair. They had nice paths out of wood in the Dunes. Amrum is a really nice place.
RikeH Posted Mar 11, 2010, 3:15 pm	Moin Moin from Amrum, today we explored Norddorf, the village, where we live. First we saw this funny stone. The language is not German, but the language from Amrum. In this gate is written - better dead than slave. We say – better travelling than staying at home. One of the wonderful old houses here. We went into a nice café. I had a nice apple pie. And a hot chocolate with Grand Marnier. It was so yummy. On our way back we saw another great house.
RikeH Posted Mar 12, 2010, 9:49 pm	Moin Moin, we went to Nebel and visited the church. We went inside and spent some time there. We thought of a very good friend. Tobi, we miss you and we will never forget you. Outside are interesting tombstones. The life stories of the dead people are written on the stones. We read a few. Then we walked through the village – and saw some nice old red houses. There was a beautiful wind mill. We saw two old white houses – both colours are nice – and we loved the thatched roofs. Amrum is a beautiful Island.
RikeH Posted Mar 14, 2010, 9:39 am	Moin Moin, today we went to Norddorf and walk through the Dunes – there is a big lake. First we went along the Promenade and saw the Sea. Here you see the wooden Path we were walking on. This is the beautiful lake inside the Dunes. Look – there is still ice on it. It is a really cold winter – and now spring here in Germany. I hang around in the Dunes. It was great.
RikeH Posted Mar 15, 2010, 8:08 pm	Moin Moin, it was a very cold day outside, so I decided to have a nice evening in front of the fireplace. First I had to work for it. Then I had a relaxed evening – it was warm – and comfortable.
RikeH Posted Mar 17, 2010, 6:56 pm	Moin Moin, I want to show you some nice things in the flat we are living. Some beautiful mussels. A nice lighthouse. There are many lighthouses in this part of Germany. Two strange fishes. They are able to live outside the water. And here are two funny bunnies. They are sitting in an egg-sleigh and have fun all the day. We all have fun here in the holidays ! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 18, 2010, 11:11 am	Hello from Amrum, RikeH asked us, where we wanted to go today. So we took the map of Amrum Island and had a look. We decided to walk to the highest point of Amrum Here you see me on the highest Dune – it is 32 m high. This was the way we walked on. A nice view over the other Dunes. I saw Norddorf in the distance. RikeH gave me a coin – so I looked through this telescope. I saw the North Sea – amazing. On our way back we stopped in a nice cafe. I had a delicious hot chocolate with advocaat and a yummy tart of raspberries.
RikeH Posted Mar 18, 2010, 8:36 pm	Hello from the North Sea, we went to the beach. The beach is very long here on Amrum – and not too many people walk here. We had a nice view of the beach. I collected some mussels. They are so beautiful. We went near to the North Sea – I had to be careful because I didn't want to get wet feet. Look – sea-gulls are living here. Back home I tried something special for this region. It is called Küstennebel – and really delicious.
RikeH Posted Mar 18, 2010, 9:05 pm	Hello again, We went into the Dunes - I wanted to show the others the wonderful lake. The lake is wonderful again – there was still some ice on it. And this time it was sunny! There was a wooden way on this side of the lake. The lake looked nice from another point next to it. The path went through the Dunes – we had nice views from the highest point.
RikeH Posted Mar 19, 2010, 12:02 pm	Hello from Amrum, We went to a nice little harbour. There are colorful houses. We saw the Sea and a ship in the harbour. These are big red buoys here – they get a new color, I think. After it we went on a big playground. Here you see us together. I had so much fun! There were sheep next to the playground. Many sheep are living in this region of Germany.
RikeH Posted Mar 20, 2010, 11:09 am	Hello Mum, today we visited an interesting place called Vogelkoje, The birds came to this nice sea – and felt good. But sometimes they went into this cage – and were caught by the people here – this is not fair... But nobody does it anymore today. We went to another nice place then - a small lighthouse. You can see it behind me – far away. We were in front of it, but RikeH forgot to take a photo of me. The lighthouse was so beautiful – I want to show it to you – so we show the photo of my friend Snuttig. We had great views over the Dunes! What a nice walk.
RikeH Posted Mar 22, 2010, 12:31 pm	Moin Moin! My last walk on Amrum Island – I really loved being her. I walked on the wooden path again I had nice views from a look-out. Wow – this was really steep! I sat in the sun on the Dunes… … and found this interesting sculpture. A last view of the beach – there were beach chairs now.
RikeH Posted Mar 22, 2010, 6:41 pm	Moin Moin Our last day on Amrum Island – we were all sitting together and talked a lot. Most of the others will leave us and our Host RikeH tomorrow. We are the lucky ones and can stay here for more days! We celebrated the last day on Amrum drinking a delicious bottle of wine. Oups – very delicious. We sat a very long time – and had so much fun. It is great to be a ToyVoyager! Hugs Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 29, 2010, 8:26 pm	Hello Hello, we drove to Hamburg today. In the train we read a book... and had a look out of the window. We went around the lake called Alster. The weather was nice – many people were there. I saw many nice ducks. We took a beautiful group photo. This was on the other side of the Alster – a really great place! Here you see another beautiful place – the Townhall. It was a nice trip! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 29, 2010, 9:35 pm	Hummel Hummel, Because Snuttig wants to see the main attractions we went to Hamburg again. This is one of the most famous buildings in Hamburg, the church Michel. Near to it is a modern building. I saw this funny monument – it shows something from the Easter Islands. We took a photo of the Church Michel from the distance. Then we went to the Port of Hamburg. A really interesting place. We saw different kinds of ships. Another interesting monument. That was me in front of the old sailing ship Rickmer Rickmers. Later we went into a café. We saw a nice piece of cake. And a delicious cappuccino. I jumped out of the bag and enjoyed this meal! Back home there were two new ToyVoyagers. I gave a warm welcome to both of them. This is Charlie from Portugal. And this is Sam Squirrel from Finland. I introduced them to the others. We all talked a lot and had fun. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 4, 2010, 9:42 pm	Frohe Ostern, Today is Easter. A little Easter Bunny came to us. He told us that there are some nice things for us hidden in the room. Of course I started to search. First I looked under the arm chair, but I didn't see anything. I walked around – and look what I saw... A great success. Minutes later I jumped onto the table. There were beautiful flowers. But it was no time to admire the flowers. I had to search Eggs – and look – behind the flowers were more sweets. I went back to my place – I found so many sweets – wonderful. In the afternoon we had some delicious cakes – they were really big, but I ate one! Happy Easter! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 7, 2010, 9:10 pm	Hello again, we are full of Easter Chocolate! So we decided to take a walk in the morning. Here you see us having a rest. There were nice big trees here. I sat in the sun – although you cannot see it on the photo - and relaxed. We found a nice small river – lovely in both directions. In the afternoon we visited RikeH[/usr]'s Mum – and met the Easter Bunny. He was so nice! I found other funny bunnys. There was a hen and her children. We loved it there. Two of our friends will go to their next hosts. I said good-bye to both of them. Good-bye Snuttig Good-bye S. We all gave them a big hug. I wish both of them a great time with their next hosts. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 11, 2010, 10:31 pm	Hello from Ahrensburg we took a short trip to a little town near to Sülfeld. It is called Ahrensburg. There was a beautiful castle. These flowers are in the meadow in front of the castle. Near to the Castle was a nice little church.
RikeH Posted Apr 15, 2010, 10:53 pm	Hello from sunny Sülfeld, Spring is in Germany now – we are so happy. Look at this wonderful yellow plant! We took a walk along a nice little river. Sülfeld has a wonderful old church. I love to show it to my friends! On the other side of the street is the pharmacie. On the way back we found another beautiful shrub. I loved the color! Back home we tookanother nice photo – I love flowers!
RikeH Posted Apr 19, 2010, 3:06 pm	Hello again, today we wanted to play Pool. I showed the others, how it works. Then we played. It was great fun : I won 10:09. So I looked around – there must have been a horse here – years ago....
RikeH Posted Apr 24, 2010, 8:51 pm	Hi from Bad Oldesloe we made a trip to a small city today. RikeH went to school there – years ago. First we went over a bridge – to go into the town center. This ist the townhall with a wonderful fountain. This view is wonderful. There are nice old houses here. We saw the river again. It was a nice day!
RikeH Posted May 2, 2010, 10:29 am	Hello from Sülfeld, Charlie will go to his next host soon. So we wanted to celebrate his last evening. We had a delicious salad. Here you see us all together. Then we had a barbecue. It was really delicious – I ate a lot! Then it was time to say good-bye to Charlie. I hope that he will have a nice trip! We gave him a big hug.
RikeH Posted May 3, 2010, 9:11 pm	Hello from Grabau, We went to a nice little park near to Sülfeld today. It is called Naturerlebnis Grabau – and it was really interesting. We learnt a lot about the trees in the forest and other things. But I like most a nice place next to a lake. It was really a great time there.
RikeH Posted May 13, 2010, 8:51 pm	Hello from Hamburg, the weather looked sunny – so we jumped in RikeH's bag and went to Hamburg with her. Here you see us in the train. First I looked out of the window... ...then I helped to write some postcards. In Hamburg the weather wasn't so nice, but we went to the Town Hall. A wonderful building. We went to the other side of the Town Hall. On the way back to the place where RikeH works we saw these nice Arcades. In the evening we went to see a game of handball.This is outside of the hall. And here you see me inside. Our team won 31:19 – it was a great day and evening!
RikeH Posted May 16, 2010, 8:26 pm	Hello from sunny Germany It is Sunday and we made a nice trip to Bad Segeberg, a nice small town. On the way we stopped next to this field of rape. The yellow is beautiful. We went to the Lake – can you see the Monument? It is an Apache. Here is the Lake – and we have sunshine today! After the walk went to eat some icecream – it was delicious.
RikeH Posted May 20, 2010, 9:29 pm	Hello from Hamburg, we drove to Hamburg. We had the plan to visit the Cruiseship Terminal – a nice ship will be there. But first RikeH had to work and I explored the office. Funny guys are living here: And these Easter Bunnys. They were out of chocolate, and were not able to talk with me. The it was time to go to the Terminal. Look what happened – the ship was in the wrong direction for a nice photo. I would have loved to see the front. I've been here, when the QM2 was here – she was much bigger. But now here was only this small ship - so I looked over the Port. We walked over the ground there – two nice buildings. We managed to have another look at the ship – but it was not so easy - and I made a little nonsense, when RikeH tried to take a nice picture. We went to a playground and played on this great ship. After playing I was able to make some more sightseeing. There are nice new and modern buildings in this part of the Port. Here are new buildings and old ships – really interesting. They will build a big theatre for classical music. Here were some informations about it - and you see me here – listening to some music. We went back to work – to tell the truth, only RikeH worked – but on our way we saw these beautiful old buildings. Hamburg is a really wonderful city.
RikeH Posted May 26, 2010, 8:25 pm	Hello again from Hamburg, it is Saturday evening and we went to Hamburg again. RikeH told us that will go into the CCH – and see a funny man. Well – we were so excited. But before we went to an Australian Restaurant. I had a delicious cocktail – it was called Mai Tai – have you ever heard about it? It was so yummy... ...but very strong for a little Toyvoyager. We went into the theatre – and found out that we were not allowed to take photos. But one should be okay, before it started... I had so much fun and laughed a lot – and not only because of the Mai Tai. Back home we had a look in the web – and look – this was the funny man – called Jürgen von der Lippe. A nice evening. It is great to be a Toyvoyager.
RikeH Posted May 29, 2010, 10:49 pm	Hello from home, Some new guys arrived in the last days. Abraham Lincoln from the USA, Nori from Canada, snakey from Honk Kong and Captain Caramel from Wales. To celebrate it we had a big barbecue. Look – so many different kinds of food. It was so delicious!!! After it we went into the garden and found so beautiful lilac. First the white one... then the purple one. After it we played a funny game – it is called Plumpsack – we had so much fun - you see me running aound the others – a great afternoon.
RikeH Posted Jun 5, 2010, 11:44 pm	Hi, some of my guests will travel to their next hosts soon- but they should see the Port of Hamburg before they leave. Fortunately we had great weather today – and went to Hamburg. We are a lot at the moment – here you can see us. I looked out of the train window – it is beautiful out there. Here you can see me in front of the famous church Michel in Hamburg. I know, you love this church. And there was this funny statue next to it. Later we went to the Port. There were a lot of ships. The white ship is the Cap San Diego – in the other direction you can see a big sailing ship – called Rickmer Rickmers. Two other nice views of the port – I really loved it. Home in Sülfeld it was time to say good-bye to some of our friends. They got a big hug!
RikeH Posted Jun 13, 2010, 9:43 pm	Hi Soccer-Fans, It is the World Championship in Soccer at the moment. This evening Germany plays versus Australia. As a German Bunny I really wanted to watch this game – so we all decided to watch it in the TV. Here you see us on our chair, before the games started. Nori wasn't very interested first and looked into the wrong direction... We went onto another chair – closer to the TV. It started really well for Germany – with a first goal. We all sat there, but Topple is so big that you maybe cannot see all of me. Topple arrived two days ago – a really friendly TV from Russia. But here I am alone. RikeH took the photo when it was time for the second goal for Germany Germany won 4 :0. So RikeH's boy-friend was very happy! We celebrated it back on our chair – and this time Nori celebrated it with us. Ole ole ole ola!!!!
RikeH Posted Jun 14, 2010, 9:29 pm	Hello from me, Today it is my birthday! I am so happy. RikeH gave me a big hug, these nice flowers and a present. The other TVs sang Happy Birthday for me – it was such a nice moment. Then I showed my present. Delicous sweets – really great. Of course I shared my sweets with the others and we talked a lot. I will celebrate my birthday this week-end – and tell you more about it then.
RikeH Posted Jun 20, 2010, 10:35 pm	Hi from Malchow, I had birthday this week. We decided to celebrate it – and made a nice trip this week-end. We drove to Malchow. The first place we visited was a nice big forest where a family of Barbary Apes are living. It was fun to watch them. This is the townhall of Malchow. I had a nice view over the Fleesensee. A really nice place.
RikeH Posted Jun 22, 2010, 8:53 pm	Hello from Malchow again, on Saturday we played in the garden of the Hotel. There was a nice pavilion with music. You can see our hotel in the background. Look – there is a nice little river in the garden – I put my feet into it. It was pretty cold. After playing in the garden, we all relaxed in this great chair – next to the Fleesensee.
RikeH Posted Jun 24, 2010, 9:07 pm	Hello from Malchow and Plau, look – we had nice flowers in our room. But we had to leave. Before we drove back to Sülfeld we decided to work on one of Captain Caramel's Life Missions and we made a nice trip with a boat. Here you see me on the boat. It was too cold outside, so we decided to go into the boat. It was nice to see the nature outside – and sit in the warm room. In another small city called Plau am See we made a short walk and saw the town hall. Here you see me in front of our boat. It was a great trip! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 26, 2010, 9:24 pm	Hello, yesterday I met a nice guy in the garden. He is called Bussi. We talked about Toyvoyagers and he wanted to become one. I invited him on a trip on the River Danube. He agreed and came with me. I introduced him to the others. Today we started our trip. We drove with a really fast train called ICE to Passau. Here you see us having lunch. This is inside the train – we drove really fast sometimes – about 200 km/h. I looked out of the window. It was really interesting. I won't be online for many days now. But don't worry, I am safe on the ship.
RikeH Posted Jul 16, 2010, 10:34 pm	Hello from Passau, we will start our trip in the afternoon – and decided to made a walk in Passau in the morning. It was really hot. There are three rivers in Passau – here is one of it. Here is the place where the rivers flow together. We enjoyed the view and relaxed in the sun. This it the way we will go in the afternoon. There was a photo of the place – I wanted to show you. Look at these wonderful flowers. There is a big castle in Passau. and a colorful town hall. It was so hot – I needed more water – fortunately there was a fountain. Later we went onto the ship – I will show photos of it later. But look what happened when RikeH opened the luggage. We found Topple and Captain Caramel. We were really happy that they come with us!!! (not sure about RikeH...) I will tell you more later.
RikeH Posted Jul 17, 2010, 2:23 pm	Hi from Vienna, great News – we went to the Zoo today. First we saw this beautiful buildung. There were really big hippos – lying lazy in the sun. RikeH forgot to take a photo of me – so I want to show a photo of my friend Bussi and the hippos. The rhino was really big, too. huh – really big birds – all animals are big in this Zoo. We saw an polar bear... and some swimming penguins. They came out of the water – so we made this photo with all of us. The last animal we saw was this one – a Panda!! He was so cute – but RikeH had problems to make a good photo of us together. After visiting the Zoo, we met a trip in a small train around the Castle Schönbrunn. Here is a view from far away. Here we stood next to it. We had so much fun together. We went back to our ship – there were two sister ships next to it. This is my Ship – the Arosa Mia!
RikeH Posted Jul 17, 2010, 4:32 pm	Hello from Vienna again, we made a sightseeing tour in Vienna today. I know most of it from the last year, but it was nice to see it again. This is the famous Stephansdom. The Vienna Opera. Two interesting museums – and a nice Statue between both of them – showing Maria-Theresia. Two other beautiful buildings – I was not able to remember all of the names. But we made nice photos. I know the names of this buildings – the Townhall and the Burgtheater. This is the Statue of a famous musician. He is called Richard Strauß, who wrote the song 'An der schönen blauen Donau'.
RikeH Posted Jul 18, 2010, 8:41 pm	Today we had to get up early – because we will arrive in Budapest- and this should be nice. You see me on the Ship. Here is one of the biggest buildings – the Parliament. The view to the other side. This was the Castle. A big place – for the heroes. I don't know for which heroes – maybe for the brave ToyVoyager-Heroes? Budapest is famous for his baths – this is one of it. We went onto a hill and had a great view over Budapest – what a beautiful city. We saw our ship from the hill – far away! Back home I relaxed in the sun. You can see the hill, where we took the last photos. And the last photo of the day shows the view out of our cabin – in the night – really great!
RikeH Posted Jul 18, 2010, 10:51 pm	Hello from Hungary, we took a trip called paprika and Wine today. We started with this beautiful old house. Inside were very colorful drawings on the walls. Here is the red paprika – a nice red – I liked it. One of the machines in the museum. We played together in the Paprika. Later we went to another village. There are houses like this full of Wine. In this barrels they have the Wine. We bought some wine and drank it at home. Prost
RikeH Posted Jul 19, 2010, 8:24 pm	Hello from Serbia, we reached a new country – Serbia – and visited a nice Abbey and the Town Novi Sad. We started with the Abbey of Krusedal. Inside it was really interesting! Later we went to Novi Sad – a nice little town with beautiful buildings. I loved this Square with many old buildings.
RikeH Posted Jul 22, 2010, 9:15 pm	Hello from the Capital of Serbia, we started our trip in Serbia with this beautiful church. They are not ready with building it inside. But we can imagine how it will look like, when it is ready. In the old city of Belgrad. an important monument with a big horse. After the city we wisited the Fortress. We had a great view from the hill.
RikeH Posted Jul 24, 2010, 9:44 pm	Hello from the Danube, we had a nice route today – this Part of the Danube is a Gorge near to the Iron Gate – and was really beautiful. Here you see me on the ship. I enjoyed the sun with Bussi, my friend. We drove through a very big lock: A cruise is really interesting.
RikeH Posted Jul 25, 2010, 4:59 pm	Hello from Romania, we visited a very big house today – it is the Parliament now – and called the Palace of the Parliament. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Palace is the world's largest civilian administrative building, most expensive administrative building, and heaviest building. And you can see me in front of it. We were not allowed to take photos inside, but here is a look, when we stand on the balcony. A very nice street with many fountains and flowers. Then we made a tour through the city. We had a great place – in the first row. And two big boxes with food, water and wine. Our last stop was next to this beautiful church.
RikeH Posted Jul 25, 2010, 5:13 pm	Hello from the Ukraine, we went by a little boat to the Danube Delta today. It was great weather – as always on this trip. The typical view from the boat: And then we did it – we sailed the Danube. Behind me, you can see the big 0 (really small on the photo). It is the kilometer 0 of the River Danube. We celebrated it with fish and a wodka! In the afternoon we made a walk through the village Vilkovo. There are nice Churches... ...and Momuments. Now we will travel back to Passau – with some stops, of course. <h2>Rousse, Bulgaria - 8th July 2010</h2>
RikeH Posted Jul 25, 2010, 11:13 pm	Hello from Bulgaria, we started out trip visiting a Monastery. The rock monastery “St Dimitrii of Basarbovo” is situated in the picturesque valley of the Rusenski Lom River amidst a number of rock cloisters. It lies about 10km away from the town of Rousse and carries the name of a near-by village. First a look out of the garden – and some nice flowers. More views of the Monastery. Then we went to Ivanovo. The village is famous for the Rock-hewn Church, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Inside there were wonderful paintings... and we had a nice view over the Valley.
RikeH Posted Aug 1, 2010, 12:31 pm	We had a day on the River without stops, so I want to show you some views here. It was nice to sit on the deck and watch the nature around. I really loved the trip through the Gorge again. We had fun with the Shuffleboard... ...and played Chess. Can you see me in the life belt? What a nice day on the Ship. Ahoi
RikeH Posted Aug 1, 2010, 12:35 pm	Hello again from Serbia, we explored Belgrade today. It is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. I’ve been here some days ago, but wanted to have a little walk. First we went to the Fortress. Here you see a Miniatur of it. We had a great view from there. We had a rest in this wonderful place. It was an interesting walk.
RikeH Posted Aug 1, 2010, 1:01 pm	Hello from Slovakia, today we visited our last country in this holiday – there were a lot of it – did you count them? Well – it is Slovakia. We made a walk in Bratislava, a nice town with beautiful buildings. I have been here last year – and it was nice and very hot. This guy was really funny. But back to sightseeing. I loved this tower – it is so beautiful. Back on the ship it was time to say good-bye to our cabin. RikeH had to pack the bags, we ToyVoyagers sat together and talked and talked and talked – as always, when we sit together. I really loved this cruise! Back home a great surprise waited for me. My best friend Murph wrote me a postcard. He is on holiday and visits the sister of RikeH (my aunt Bine – and uncle Holgi) – and it seems to be a lot of fun. Thanks Murph. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 1, 2010, 8:37 pm	Hi from a Motorbike, We went to work with RikeH today – because her colleague has a big motorbike and we were allowed to play on it. So here you see me in front of it. I really would love to drive with it, but I am too small. So I decided to relax and take a nap.
RikeH Posted Aug 1, 2010, 10:19 pm	Hi from a Campsite, Dörte – another TV invited us. We visited her on a Campsite and had a Barbecue. We looked around on the table and found Salad, too. Dörte worked hard. Hey – it looked yummy – and it was delicious. Really yummy – and we all ate too much. Later we took a walk – and had a look over the Campsite. We made a rest and were allowed to choose an ice-cream. I had this one – called Spaghetti Ice. It was a great day – we said goodbye to Dörte. At home we had to say goodbye to snakey, too. Snahey will go to Turkey now. We gave her a big hug. I talked with Snakey - we had such a nice time together, I will miss her. I hope that Snakey will have a great time in Turkey.
RikeH Posted Aug 8, 2010, 6:33 pm	Hello from Sülfeld, the weather was sunny today – so we made a walk around Sülfeld. We stopped at a nice little river. This is one direction... We stopped at another beautiful place. On the second photo you can see a little white mark – it was a stork. I loved this wonderful big tree behind me. If you read my travellog all the time – you will know it. Back home we went through the garden. Look, what the slugs did to this poor flower. Fortunately not all flowers were eaten by the slugs.
RikeH Posted Aug 12, 2010, 8:34 pm	Hello from Sülfeld, Nori and Captain Caramel will leave today and travel to their next hosts. Before they jumped into their envelopes, we talked a lot. We were really sad to go different ways now – we had so much fun together. I will miss both of them... Hm – what is this? I am alone on my armchair... I am really alone here.... I have never been alone since I am a ToyVoyager. I will look on the right side... … no one – maybe on the other side??? I miss my friends. But fortunately other bunnies are living here in the house – and they came to stay with me on the armchair until new guests will arrive. They are Kleinohrhase and Kleiner Kumpel. (Yes, Kleiner Kumpel is a twin of SunnyHH.) Now I am happy again. Love Dicker Kumpel PS: RikeH told me that some guests are already on their way – I hope that they will arrive soon!
RikeH Posted Aug 16, 2010, 8:29 pm	Hi from Lübeck, Because I was so alone at home, RikeH invited me to drive to Lübeck with her. I met Dörte there. Then I had something delicious to drink – called KiBa. and I helped Grandma to eat Currywurst with Pommes. After it we made a walk through Lübeck. This is the house where the Buddenbrooks lived. A big church... ...and the Town Hall. Later we went to the Holsten Gate. It was on the German Bills some years ago. There was a Miniature of Lübeck. The Town Hall and other buildings from the other side. Lübeck is a nice city – now I will wait for new guests at home.
RikeH Posted Aug 17, 2010, 9:12 pm	I am so happy – something interesting arrived – a wonderful bag. And RikeH told me, that I am not alone anymore. I looked into the bag... … surprise!!! Two new guests – they are Pippi and fai. I was so happy to see them – and gave them a big hug! Then we talked a lot – I am so happy to have new guests!!!
RikeH Posted Aug 21, 2010, 8:27 pm	Hello from Hamburg, today we went to Hamburg with RikeH. We saw two nice old buildings – called Sprinkenhof (RikeH worked there years ago) and the Chilehaus. Then we went into a restaurant - the Balutschistan. They serve food from Pakistan there. First I had a beer. then this delicious food. I ate so much! After it we went to visit another TV – called Dörte. We helped her to find a new host. She only travelled with her Mum until now – but now she will travel around, too. Then we had a look, how Dörte lives. A funny guy is standing here... …and some friendly pigs. She loves candles. In one corner there are many animals from Africa. Can you see me in the plant? At the end I met these funny and colorful guys...
RikeH Posted Aug 22, 2010, 10:22 pm	Hello from home, today we will celebrate the birthday of my Grandma – Hummel. Happy Birthday, dear Grandma. And the best thing was, that my best friend Murph came to celebrate it with us. I introduced him to Pippi and fai. Surprise – Murph gave me a present – although it is not my birthday. I opened it - a beautiful box.... … with sweets in it. Thanks a lot Murph! But then it was time to party – first we had delicious salads. Look – I ate all of this. After the lunch the postman came – he brought a little parcel – with Sweet Mimi[. A beautiful Bunny-Girl !!! I gave her a warm welcome. It is a pleasure to be the host for another bunny. I introduced her to the others. No time to talk – it is a party – time for the cakes. I chose this yummy cake. After this, we had to say good-bye to Murph – he will stay with RikeH's sister. We gave him a big hug. I went outside with him. He showed me his new car. The same color as Murph. This is cool. I was a little sad that he drove away – but he has so much fun with Bine and Holger. When they were away I looked around – and see, what happened. Many storks flew over our house – and landed on the houses of our neighbours. Can you see them? There were eight of them, RikeH told me that they strarted their trip to Africa. Tomorrow we will start a one-week-holiday. I will write soon. And Murph - if you read this - it was great to meet you!!!!
RikeH Posted Aug 24, 2010, 10:11 am	Hello from the Harz Mountains, Yesterday we went to a  Centre of Otter. Here you see all of us with a funny statue of two playing Otters. Later we saw real otters – in the lake behind me. Can you see them? Here they show how far the Otters could spring, if they would be as large as human. I am not sure how far I could spring, but I am a Bunny – and we can jump about 10 meters, I think. in the evening we arrived in Altenau – our place to stay for this week. It is in the Harz mountains in Germany. Today we explored the village – it was not so much to see, but here is the church. Inside the tourist information I talked with this Deer. Normally he lives outside, but today he had some questions about walks around the Village. There was a little River in the Centre. Later we went home and spent the rest of the day talking and having fun.
RikeH Posted Aug 25, 2010, 10:28 am	Hello from Goslar, We went to a city called Goslar today. It is situated in Lower Saxony and really old. The Old Town of Goslaris an UNESCO World Heritage Site. We started our tour in front of the Mediaeval Imperial Palace (Kaiserpfalz). In 1254 the Great Holy Cross was founded as an almshouse for the town’s needy. Now it is a museum. Then we went to the Marketplace. Behind me you can see the Town-Hall. From the Balcony ot the Town-Hall, we made this photo. It shows the Kaiserworth - The guildhall from the cloth merchants. This statue is so funny!!! I just wasn't able to decide what would be the better place! The last nice buildings are called the Broad Gate. Wonderful. It was a nice sunny day!
RikeH Posted Aug 26, 2010, 4:34 pm	Hello from Altenau, Rain - we sat here - and saw the rain. No problem for us - ToyVoyagers always are happy - and we decided to explore the flat. First we saw this butterfly. It was not so cold - otherwise we could have used this fireplace. We played two games. The first one was with many numbers. Then we played a bigger game - called 'Tore der Welt'. It is difficult, so Mimi and I played together - and Pippi and fai played together. The other two won, but we all had a lot of fun. In the evening it was time to party. When RikeH and Thomas were away, we found these two little bottles. Well, the bottles were full and the glasses empty - we should change this. After some hours - the glasses were empty - Mimi took a closer look. Nothing to see - maybe I will have more success? No - everything is empty... Bad luck for all of us. Oups - RikeH was coming back. She looked at us - and was not that amused. I had fun. But I am a little worried about RikeH words : We will see us tomorrow.... Hicks
RikeH Posted Aug 27, 2010, 10:43 pm	Hello from Altenau again, Ouch! My head!!! I had a headache. It was awful. RikeH helped all of us - and gave us cold towels for our heads. Later we had some coffee and some medicine. We decided to stay inside, relax on the couch and do nothing. But RikeH told us that fresh air is the best for us today. So we walked with her to the Village. We went into the spa gardens. Normally the music is playing here - not today. But this is okay - loud sounds are awful for my head today. These guys are funny - and quiet. This was enough for today. I wanted to go home - no loud conversations today. There must have been something wrong with the drinks yesterday.
RikeH Posted Aug 28, 2010, 7:48 pm	Hello from the Harz again! Another nice day in Altenau. RikeH wanted to visit the Kräuterpark yesterday, but we ToyVoyagers wanted to go home. So we went in the park today. It is the biggest park of spices of the World. Wow! Here you see me in front of a lot of spices. There was a beautiful building. In the building we learnt a lot about spices. Later we had a rest - and talked a lot. At the end there was a wonderful small waterfall. It was a really interesting day!
RikeH Posted Aug 30, 2010, 8:57 pm	Hello from Bad Harzburg, we drove to a nice little town today - Bad Harzburg. The first interesting things we saw were these two horsemen. There are beautiful old buildings. In the middle of the city we found this fountain of youth.There are funny people on it. Next to the fountain we met this friendly bunny - and talked to him. Look - what a beautiful hat! There was a nice lady on a Donkey on the other side of Bad Harzburg. On our way back we stopped in Torfhaus. In the background you see the Brocken - the highest point of the Harz with 1141 m. There was a big monument in Torfhaus. There is a sentence written in 20 languages. Can you read some of it? We are ready to walk onto the Brocken... But this friendly wolf told us that the weather will be rainy - so we decided to drive home. Tomorrow is the last day of our holiday. I would love to stay here for many more weeks.
RikeH Posted Sep 1, 2010, 8:41 pm	Hello from Uelzen, It was our last holiday-day and it was time to drive home to Sülfeld. When we looked out of the window we saw some deers - this was funny. We stopped in Uelzen - it is famous for its station. The original station was renovated for Expo 2000 following plans by the Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.I really liked it. Inside the station : The station platforms are nice, too. Back home in Sülfeld there was a new guest - Peachy Chai. I gave him a warm welcome! Then I introduced him to the others - and we talked a lot! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 4, 2010, 11:51 pm	Hi from Bad Oldesloe, I showed my guests the city, where RikeH went to school - years ago... First we went to a nice river. Here I stood in front of the Townhall. This is the church near to the city centre. There are many nice old houses. And I really loved this view. Normally the water wheel normally moves - but not today.
RikeH Posted Sep 11, 2010, 10:29 pm	Hello again, today we went to a Park with many animals. This beech marten looked so nice, but RikeH's Mum told me that they sometimes live in the houses of the humans, and the humans don't really like it. The wild boars were really funny. I saw a wonderful roe. Maybe you cannot see them so well, but there were many storks. Can you see, who is this? Yes it was a badger, but a really tired badger. I talked with this friendly sheep. She told me that some relatives of me are living here. So I went to visit them. After the long walk we all relaxed on this monument. Back home I found this wonderful card - made by olgamaus - with so many nice photos of ToyVoyagers - and I know many of them.
RikeH Posted Sep 12, 2010, 9:18 pm	Hi from Hamburg, Bernd the Bread arrived this week. Of course, I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to the others - and we talked a lot. Today I drove with him to Hamburg. We arrived there and took the first photo in front of this great house - called the Fischauktionshalle. Then we went along the River Elbe. Can you see the submarine behind me? They repair a big cruise ship - called Europa. I would love to travel on it. A warship from Brazil visited the Port. I don't know, why there were sea gulls here - we are not next to the sea. Many people drove on these nice ships. The port was full of tourists, so we decided to drive home. Maybe we will come back another day. Although the photos look like it was a dark Autumn Day, we had a lot of sun - and temperatures like in summer.
RikeH Posted Sep 16, 2010, 8:22 pm	Hi from Sülfeld, it was time to show my guests Sülfeld today. First I went to the nice old Church, but I only took photos of the others, because I have around 30 photos of me in front of the Church. Then I showed them, where the mayor works. I loved this old door. Later we went to a nice little lake. And we enjoyed the sun. I am a little sad today - it is the birthday of my good friend Tobi, who died this year. we really miss him!
RikeH Posted Sep 20, 2010, 10:10 pm	Hello again, We went to a small town called Malchow. This is the view to the Malchow Lake. We had nice sunshine. I had a nice cup of coffee and a delicious cake. This is the town's landmark - a church. And this is the view back to the city. The townhall... ... and another view of the church. Back to the hotel - we went through the garden of the hotel. You can see the hotel in the background. There is a nice small Pavillon in the garden. This is the view of the garden from our balcony. Really nice! We relaxed in the sun and talked about our adventures in Malchow. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 23, 2010, 8:22 pm	Ahoi from the MS Stadt Malchow, We made a trip on a boat to another town, called Waren. Our trip lasted two hours. This is the Müritz - the biggest Lake of Germany, that only belongs to Germany. Far away you can see Waren. I talked with this friendly wooden guy. This is a photo of our boat. Views from the biggest place in Waren. A really wonderful church. The inner Harbour. We started with a wooden guy - at the end of our trip we met this colorful man - he told me great stories. When we waited for the boat back to Malchow - many nice small birds were around. What a wonderful day! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 26, 2010, 5:25 pm	Hello from Wismar, Today we went back home and stopped in a town called Wismar. This is the centre of  the old town is the huge Market Place, the largest in Germany (10,000 square metres).  The square's focal point is the Wasserkunst, an elaborate wrought-iron fountain imported from Holland in 1602. The northern side of the square is occupied by the Town Hall, built in neoclassical style in 1817–1819. Another notable building in the square is an ancient Gothic warehouse called Alter Schwede (The Old Swede), erected around 1380. The 80 m high tower church of St Mary (Marienkirche) is the only remainder of the original Brick Gothic edifice, built in the first half of the 13th century. It suffered heavy damage in World War II, and was deliberately destroyed in 1960 under the East German Communist government. Then we went to the old port. In the background you can see the Water Gate. And here is a view of the harbour. I walked over a bridge with 4 pigs on it - I loved this funny one most. Bernd the Bread is really famous in Germany. He is a TV-Star. Back home we saw one of his shows in the TV. I am proud to be his friend. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 29, 2010, 9:13 pm	Hi from Hamburg, a few days ago Timothy III. arrived. I gave him a warm welcome... and introduced him to the others. Today we went to Hamburg. I wanted to show the new guest an interesting house - here it is - the Levantehaus. A nice entrance. Just better - some wild animals. But look there it is - a wonderful Rhino. Just like Timothy. Really inside the house. Next to him, there are other strange animals. A nice window in the top of the house. We went upstairs to get closer to the Rhino and we talked a lot. This was really great. Later we went back home - in the station we saw a lot of trains - this is the fastest in Germany called ICE train. This was our train - not so fast. We went upstairs to have a better look. The train was very modern. I watched out of the window - it was dark outside. Bye bye dear train!
RikeH Posted Oct 9, 2010, 10:40 pm	Hello from home again, the weather was really nice today - so we decided to make a walk around Sülfeld. I met this funny little guy - nice color! The trees start to change their colors. This is the way I walked along. I love this big tree! Another nice view on my way. I spent some times talking with these cows. Later we walked over a bridge. I looked into this direction... then into the other. Grass, trees and the ceiling. As you know I love flowers - I found these daisies. Back home I sat a moment in the garden - and enjoyed the sun.
RikeH Posted Oct 10, 2010, 7:45 pm	Hello, Padi arrived in Sülfeld. I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to the others. The weather was nice - and we went to Hamburg. We are on our way! We went into the city park. There were nice flowers. There is a big lake in the Park, but it was too cold to swim in it. Look - the tree has a wonderful color. This is a really big lawn, many people were there - played games and flew kites. The last thing we saw was the Planetarium - a really nice building.
RikeH Posted Oct 17, 2010, 11:39 pm	Hello again, today we went to Bad Segeberg, a nice little town near to Sülfeld. We started in front of this nice old building. This is a really funny fountain with a man on it. But the sun was in the wrong direction, so you cannot see it that good. Fortunately we were able to see it. Next to it there were beautiful flowers - I had to sit next to the flowers! Another beautiful old building. and the church. Then we walked up a hill and had a great view of the theatre where they play stories of Karl May in the summer. Some minutes later I had this view over the city and the big lake of Segeberg. Here you can see all of us. On the way back to our car we stopped at a small lake and met some ducks.
RikeH Posted Oct 25, 2010, 9:02 pm	Hello friends of chocolate, I had a big surprise for Timothy. Look! Yes, we had a chocolate fondue. First we heat the cream. Then I put the chocolate into it. Ready to start! The first one was a grape. Then a piece of banana. So many fruits - chocolate fondue seems to be very healthy. Well, I am ready. But it was so yummy. It was one life mission of Timothy - great to help!
RikeH Posted Oct 29, 2010, 9:15 pm	Hello, Frankie_Blue arrived today. I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to the others. He shared his Halloween-Sweets with us. Then we went outside to make a walk. Here you see us... ...on a big tractor. Look - a beautiful plant and a lady beetle. The autumn starts - the trees change their colors. First I saw this little river... ...later a little lake. We passed a dangerous place - it is the house of the shooting club.
RikeH Posted Oct 31, 2010, 11:01 pm	Hello friends of Halloween, It is me - Dicker Kumpel. Are you surprised to see me like that? It is Halloween!!! We all wanted to go as ghosts - but to tell the truth, RikeH is not really good in creating costumes, although she spent hours on it. Well now I look like something between a ghost and a mummy, but I am sure, we will have fun this day. Well, we went outside and stopped at the first house we found. It seems to be winter? A funny snowman. Can you see me in my costume? The door opened and we sang a song - and recited a poem. Good luck for us - we got sweets. Well - it was a rainy day - so we decided to go back onto our armchair. We put away our costumes - well - not everybody did it. Maybe a real ghost - we all were very curious. Fortunately not - it was a new ToyVoyager here - called Hoots. We were very surprised, because we didn't know that he would come. He was invited more than 6 weeks ago... Of course I gave him a warm welcome. RikeH told us that we should eat something normal, before eating all the candys, so we had some burgers. I shared mine with Timothy. It was yummy. We will spend the rest of the day looking out of the window - and watching the ghosts outside.
RikeH Posted Nov 9, 2010, 6:36 pm	Happy Birthday Rike! We celebrated this day with RikeH, of course! RikeH got this great photo - Phil Taylor!!! I played with the balloons. Wonderful flowers! I heart music with RikeH's new MP3-Player - it sounds great.
RikeH Posted Nov 13, 2010, 6:40 pm	Hello from Frankfurt, before we fly to Vietnam, we had a stop in Frankfurt. Here you see me in front of the main station. This was the view into another direction. On our way to the Römer Place - we found this great Euro-Sign. Then we arrived at the Römer Place - there are nice old building. Now we are back in the hotel and relax - tomorrow we will have a long flight to Hanoi. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 15, 2010, 10:53 am	Hello from Frankfurt Airport, we arrived at the Airport and I had to look, where the flight will start. We had to walk to Gate B25. This is our plane. I relaxed in my chair - and will write more tomorrow - when I arrived in Hanoi. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 15, 2010, 11:06 am	Hello from Vietnam, After a really long flight we arrived in Hanoi. We got our Visas and went to the hotel to relax. Later in the afternoon we made a walk. Look, this is our Hotel. There are many motor scooter and motorbikes on the streets. Back in the Hotel we had a delicious cocktail. In our room we have a fruit basket. But I don't know all the fruits. Maybe someone can help me? Before we went into the bed it was time to go into the bathroom. So many nice things for me - I will be a very clean ToyVoyager! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 16, 2010, 9:07 am	Hello friends of Asia, today we made some sightseeing. We started with a very important place for the people of Vietnam. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. We were not allowed to take pictures inside, but from the outside. After it we walked around the area - this ist the Presidental Palace. Here you see the House on stilts, where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1958 to 1969. Then we went to two more religious places. First to the One Pillar Pagoda. Then to the Temple of Literature - a Temple of Confucius. And it was Vietnam's first University, too. One of the places there. This is a Statue of Confucius. This statue shows the king, who founded the Temple. Back in the hotel we had a delicious cake - and I drank a Hot Chocolate. What a great day! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 17, 2010, 1:20 pm	Hello from a train, I want to tell you about my trainride from Hanoi to Sapa. Here you can see me in my cabin. It had nice blankets. And a gift for me. I took the thinks out of it. Well - not so exciting. A last view - no party out here... ...so I will take a nap. In the morning we had to get up really early - and I looked out of the window. Sapa - I am coming. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 18, 2010, 3:24 am	Hello from Sapa, today in Sapa we made a long walk. This is a ricefield - but the harvest already was over. This was our way - we went this one down. We went into the house of one family living here - the house was not big - and there are 21 people living in it. Later we saw this nice waterfall. Look - what a hard way back to the car for a small ToyVoyager like me. I wanted to show you our room for this night. Do you know, what this should be? This is the view into the garden. I found wonderful flowers. We wanted to start a second walk onto a hill in the afternoon, but it was too foggy - so we stayed at home... ... and had a nice time in front of the fireplace. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 19, 2010, 5:04 am	Hello from Sapa, today we made another walk in the surrounding of Sapa.We visited two villages of two tribes - the Black H'mong and the Dzay People. We were really interested in seeing the rice terraced fields. We made the first photo as soon as we saw the fields, because it was very misty here. Some minutes later we saw some more houses. It was exciting - can you see the buffalos in the fields - they were on they ways, too, and they are really big. We were a little afraid of them. This was inside the village. We didn't want to make close photos of the people here - but this is a photo of the children in the school - having a sports lesson. In the evening we jumped into the train back to Hanoi and had a delicious dinner in the train. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 20, 2010, 12:32 pm	Hello from Hanoi again, we were lazy today - hanging out in the hotel. Only once we made a short walk to visit this nice Pagoda next to the hotel. I loved this yellow building. It was built in the same year as someone I know was born... Hello Kalli! I learnt some strange signs. It is still a temple today. Look - there are funny trees growing here. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 20, 2010, 3:04 pm	Hello from a river, it was time for a boat-trip today. We went to Tam Coc wharf, got on the boat and enjoyed the nice riding along the river through 3 tunnel caves. This was inside one of the caves. It was dark inside, but of course I wasn't afraid. There were people working on the river. I loved the beautiful stones. We had a lot of fun. Me in another cave. And there were these nice trees next to the river. Just like the one yesterday in Hanoi. When we were back - I saw a buffalo again, I really like them. I love to travel and always want to be a good host. But I saw horrible things, when I watched out of the window, I saw other animals travelling here - and I am sure that they don't have so much fun as we have. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 24, 2010, 1:32 pm	Hello from Halong Bay, It is my 200th update - I am very proud ! Well, today we started on another boat - much bigger than the one from yesterday. I will show you the photo later. This was the view from the boat. There are many - around 2000 - hills in the sea - now little islands. The weather was nicer than it looks like on the photos. I really loved the view. When we went nearer to the islands, we could see that there are green trees on the islands. We made a stop at the Titop Island. It has his name by a Russian called Titov. We climbed up the hill and had this nice view.  You can see our boat behind me - it is the second one from the right with one sail. we went back and sat down on the beach. I saw the boat from here, too. Only sitting on the beach was boring - so Huhn and I decided to make something exciting. Look: This was fun! Back on the boat - here is a view of our cabin. I looked out of the window and saw another boat. And a nearby island. Later we went onto the boat deck - and I found a place next to the flag of Vietnam. One hour later we visited Cua Van - the largest floating fishing village in Halong Bay. There are about 130 floating houses and about 600 people live and work in the village. Look - a fishing boat. In the evening we spent some days on the deck drinking Cocktails - what a great day! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 24, 2010, 2:04 pm	Hello from the Halong Bay again, another great day on the boat. This was the nice view I had in the morning. Here are the sails on our boat. We were on the way to a surprise cave. You can see the entrance behind me. We went to the island with a small boat and had a great view to our boat and a sister boat. We crossed another floating fishing village - but smaller than the one yesterday. Here are some views from the cave. It was so wonderful! From the exit of the cave we saw islands and boats! I loved this place! We went back to our boat. We relaxed in the cabin... ...and said goodbye to the Halong Bay. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 25, 2010, 10:18 am	Hello from Hue, I am in the Middle of Vietnam now. The town is called Hue and it is an ancient Capital city of many original historical vestiges. First we vistited the Citadel. Here I am in front of the Main Gate. After it we passed this nice gate. RikeH and Thomas learnt a lot about the history - I prefered playing in this small tree. The next photos were taken inside the Forbidden Purple City.The royal family lived here -  and this was the theatre. Here you see me in front of the old library. We visited nice other places - and this colorful gate. Behind me is the Temple for the King who lived here. There are funny dragons like this one everywhere - they stand for power. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 25, 2010, 10:42 am	Hello from Hue again, today we will go by boat on the Parfume River. We went on a boat like this on the photo. This was one view over the River. This is the Thien Mu Pagoda (also known as The Heavenly Lady pagoda). Here is a wonderful gate - with funny Statues in it. Can you see them? Later we saw the Pagoda from another side. This is the Happy Buddha. I likes his smile. Another guard - I loved his face. Then we went to another place - Tu Duc King's Tomb. A big place - not only with his tomb - it was built many years before he died - and he loved to stay here - writing poems. This big building was in front of his tomb. There were Statues on the way. Guardians, a horse and an elephant. Later we went to the Temple for the King. There were many more buildings - but many were destroyed - as you can see here. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 25, 2010, 2:23 pm	Hello from the Hotel, we have a lazy day in the nice hotel today. In the morning we played in the beautiful room. First we jumped on the couch. Then we went out onto the balcony. I shared the rocking chair with Huhn. Then we all took a nap. For lunch I had delicious fruits - given by this nice lady. In the afternoon we went into the garden. I climbed up a palm tree. Then I went to the pool. This was the second pool here. Nice, too. We relaxed next to the big pool - and talked a lot about our adventures here in Vietman for a while. Then I went back to the room. Here is another view of the pool. This is the house where we have our breakfast each morning. I found this nice green plant. Oups... It hurts!!! RikeH brought me back to the room soon - and helped me. Because I was so brave - I got some sweets. Now I am happy again. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 27, 2010, 1:55 pm	Hello Friends, we will travel from Hue to Hoi An today. This will be a long way by car, but we hope to see interestings things on the way. We stopped at a beach - but I didn't really like it. We drove over some mountains and stopped on one pass and had nice views. This was the direction to Danang. There was a Gate on the Pass. A bunker out of the time of war here. The view into the other direction. Here I am in front of the big gate. Just another view - I loved the pass. Then we went to Danang and visited the Cham Museum. Isn't this elephant funny? Other tings in the museum. A Lady Buddha. Or is this the Lady Buddha? I cannot remember... Before we left the Museum we found these nice flowers. The last thing we visited were the Marble Mountains. We had to went up the hill - many steep steps. But it was worth it. A nice pagpda. Another part of the Pagoda. The view from the hill - very nice! But the best thing was this big big white Statue. She was wonderful! What a great trip! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 28, 2010, 2:52 pm	Hello from Hoi An, today it is time to see the ancient city of Hoi An. We started with the Chinese Assembly Halls. Chinese people met there to make important decisions - and there is a Temple inside, too. This is the Gate. In front of the Temple we found this dragon. See the red thing - it is a big incense stick - it lasts 2-3 months! People write cards with their wishes and put them into it. Look - the chinese Wall - but it is only a small one. We walked along the river and saw a nice colorful dragon on it. We love to go by boat - so we were on a boat again. This is a normal ferry here - many people sit and stand on it. We had our own boat. These are boats of the fishermen - the boats have eyes - this was funny. Back home in the hotel I had a delicious Hoi An Pancake. Tomorrow I will go to a cooking class - and cook it by myself. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 29, 2010, 3:21 am	Hello from Hoi An again, it is time for the cooking class today. But first I will show you the hotel, we live at the moment. I hope it is not too boring, but I like the different kinds of the rooms. Here I am on the bed with my friends. This is the place for sitting, talking and having tea. I relaxed on the terrace... with a nice view over the river. We went over the market to buy some food for the cooking class. Here are many fruits. The women have funny hats. I would love to have the carrots! The lesson started. The Chief cooked in front of us - and there were a mirror, so that all people and ToyVoyager could see, what she is doing. This were Fresh Rice Paper Rolls of Shrimps. Really delicious. Here you see, where we cooked our meals. We had so much fun! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 30, 2010, 12:08 pm	Hello from Saigon, this time we decided to travel from Hoi An to Saigon by plane. It was a really new one.   I was happy, because I had a seat at the window. When we arrived in Saigon we did some sightseeing and started with the Reunification-Palace. We were able to see some rooms.This was a big meeting-room. This was a smaller living-room. They had a garden - on the second floor - this was strange. And this helicopter. Maybe I will have my own helicopter later, too? Later we visited this church - called Notre Dame - it was built by the French - only with things from France. When we arrvied at our hotel room - I was very surprised. We have a great view over the city. Especially when it went dark. And we have our own garden - in the 7th floor - much better than in the palace... Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 2, 2010, 3:25 pm	Hello from the Cu Chi Tunnels, we started the day driving to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The Vietnamese People built these tunnels during the Vietnam War many years ago. First we learnt a lot about the tunnels - and where they were. This is one entrance to the tunnels - very small - even for a ToyVoyager. They built strange traps. I don't like wars! These are some of the Vietnamese People, who were in the War. Then a funny thing happened. We went under the ground and tried one tunnel. It was smaller in the past - and very dark - you cannot see it because of the flash. After this experience we ate something delicious. It is a root, that the People ate at that time - I liked it. Here you can see us with the buttons, every visitor got. We continued our trip and went to church of a sect, called Cao Dai. The religion is a mix of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucianism and Chistianity. We went inside... Later we joined the daily noontide ceremony. Back out in the nature I enjoyed the sun in this nice plant. The People here are crazy when they drive on the streets, I tried to take some photos, but they don't show the reality. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 4, 2010, 2:40 pm	Hi friends, Imagine that - I am on a river again. This time it is a really big one - called Mekong. We started in a small city - with a nice church. There were many boats here. We went into a house where they make caramel candys. This is Snake-Wine. Strange, isn't it? Well there was more to see - we went faster. The Mekong-River is really wide! On the other side we went on a canal in an Island. I loved the Palm Trees. Then we changed the boat and went on a row boat. This was nice and quiet. Later it was time for lunch. We had this Elephant Ear Fish - it was yummy! In the afternoon we relaxed in our hotel. There were nice flowers in the garden. Can you see me? Can you see the animal there? It is a Gecko - many of them are living in this part of Vietnam. We found this wonderful fruit basket in our room. I ate one small banana. Due to some problems we had to change the room  - and found ourselves in a Suite - it was fantastic and had two rooms and a big bathroom. Enough place for all of us! We had a really good night! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 5, 2010, 10:28 am	Hello from Cai Rang,  we started early today - it was time to visit the Cai Rang floating market. It is the biggest market here. Of course we took a boat to go there. People live in houses like this here. I am really happy to live in Germany! They build a new bridge here. Here we are on the market - it was so interesting! On the way back to the hotel we stopped in a factory - where they dry rice. Then we visited a family, they make rice noodles here. This was our boat! This woman came back from the market - her boat full with fruits and vegetables. This is our new hotel in Saigon - very high. In the afternoon we made a walk to the Saigon River. This is the highest building here in Saigon. With a place for helicopters to land on. Another view of the hotel - with the opera in front of it. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 8, 2010, 2:03 am	Hello from a National Park  It was time to go into the Wilderness. So we jumped into the car and went to the National Park Nam Cat Tien. There are many wild animals - including crocodiles. Help - there are three around me! Just kidding ...  these were sweets - but you didn't really recognize it at the beginning, I am sure. Well - we arrived in the Park- and had to go there by boat. In the afternoon we started a long walk through the Jungle. There were really big trees. This was our way. Another nice view. Look, what RikeH had to wear - these are a kind of big socks out of a thick material, they were covored with some liquids, because there are leeches living in the forest - and they wanted to jump onto the human legs and taste their blood. We didn't wear it, because RikeH was so nice to carry us all the way. We had to sleep the night under this mosquito-net. We get up early the second day - and I wanted to show our house. There was a tree with funny fruits next to it. In the way back to Saigon we saw this : People are drying their corns and rice on the street - really strange, isn't it? Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 8, 2010, 2:15 am	Hello from Saigon, We had a day without a guide in Saigon today. But we are in Vietnam for 3 weeks now, so we can do some sightseeing on our own. We started in the postoffice to buy the last stamps for postcards. The building is really wonderful inside. This is the church Notre Dame - I already saw it some days ago. Then we went into the botanical garden to see some nice flowers. But it was more a Zoo than a garden, so we met some not travelling animals. I liked this hippo. I told him a really funny joke and he laughed a lot. This was a clock out of plants. We met a white tiger - and were so near to him. Enough adventure for this afternoon - I relaxed in a beautiful tree. Back in the hotel we did some sightseeing out of our window. This is the opera. The building with the green on the roof is the town hall. And we saw the Saigon River in the other direction. In the evening we went outside to take some more photos. Our hotel behind the opera. They decorated the hotel for the Christmas Season. Really colorful. I went into the Bar with Rike and Thomas to celebrate the last evening in Vietnam. Tomorrow we will go to Cambodia. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 8, 2010, 1:53 pm	Hello from Cambodia, we arrived here - with a delay, because they had to change a tyre of our plane - but it was still enough time to visit one Temple - called Angkor Thom. Here you see me on the bridge to it.   There were nice statues on it. We saw these wonderful dancers. There were long walls  - with so many people on it, carved into the stone. I loved this place. Isn't it wonderful - there are faces on the towers. Can you see me under the nice face? A view back - it was great! Then we went to the street of elephants. Another nice women - next to the elephants. I hope that you are not bored about the hotels - but I must show you this one. Look - we had fruits, flowers and a bottle of wine for our welcome. Cambodia is great - and the Victoria Hotel, too. I will sleep here at night. and stay here during the day - when we are not visiting the Temples. In the left you can see the place, where I wrote theses updates. And I should not forget to say - it is Nikolaus-Day today - and we got sweets of my Grandma - thanks a lot! Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 10, 2010, 2:58 pm	Hello from Cambodia, today there were some more Temples to visit. We started with the biggest here in Angkor - it is called Angkor Wat. Maybe you already heart of it? Well, here I am in front of it! On the walls are a lot of stories - and I learnt a lot about the old history. This was very steep... ...but it was worth the way! I visited a tired Buddha. This lady was so beautiful. And this statue has many more than one head! A view back - it was great! Just another Statue on our way to the car. She had a lot of arms. Now we were really far away - the place was nice! But there were another nice Temple for this morning. It is called Ta Prohm. It is well-known for the big trees! Really strange - they live on the old building. Here you can see the big roots! It was a great morning - and we went back to the hotel to relax! In the afternoon we had some more miles to drive - the next Temple was Banteay Samre. The carvings here were wonderful - and the stone had another color! Funny and strange creatures were the guardians. I relaxed in the sun - and other tourists were laughing aboutt RikeH - can you understand this? Well - it was a nice place, too. But then it was time to go back to the hotel. Hugs Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 10, 2010, 3:18 pm	Hello from Cambodia again, Today we drove to a big lake. And I wanted to show you, how the peple here live in the villages. Well - it is not easy to make photos out of a driving car...there are palm trees here.   I want to have a photo with a house... ...there are too many trees here. This is better - with two cows. But this is the best - they live in stilt-houses like this. There are rice-fields around the streets. And gates - on the streets to Temples. But it was time to be on a ship again! We visited a floating village here in Cambodia. The Temple here is not a floating building. But all the other houses, where the people are living. Birds like this place, too. On the way back we saw this water-buffalo. A really big animal. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 11, 2010, 9:54 am	Hello Friends, I am in the Capital City of Cambodia, called Phnom Penh. We started the day - visiting the Royal Palace. The first interesting thing was this Banana plant - with so many small bananas. But then we saw the beautiful buildings. This friendly snake with so many heads was in front of one building. This golden product belongs to the king, but I don't know, why. These buildings are called stupa - the ashes of dead people are in the stupas. The garden around was so wonderful with many nice plants. I found a nice little lake - just right for a little rest. Look - these flowers belong to a tree - they only blow one day in the morning, after it they die off. Later that day we visited the national museum. The building was very nice. There was a big elephant! And a smaller one! A big hug Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 19, 2010, 8:49 pm	Hello Friends,    Another sunny and hot day in Cambodia. It was really hot - around 34 degree Celsius, but Rike and Thomas decided to visit a place called Wat Phnom. We went along the river. We passed another nice Temple. People work on their small boats on the river. This is the Place Wat Phnom. The city started here many many years ago, when a woman met a Buddha at this place. A nice way to the Top. I talked with this nice guy. We went inside the Temple. Another nice view. This is the lady with the Buddha. Back home the others watched TV.It was a very big TV.            We had some fun! But I told them that it would be better to go outside. We had our own pool. It was great to sit next to it. I had a good view from this Flower. Look - there were wonderful green trees here. We finished the day - and our holiday - sitting in the garden and talking a lot. I really loved this holiday. Tomorrow we will fly back to snowy Germany. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 23, 2010, 7:09 pm	Hello from cold Germany, imagine that - it is winter in Germany - really cold. We didn't want to make a walk with RikeH, because we are used to high temperatures. But today RikeH told us that it was time to go out. Well - look - how it looked like in Sülfeld. Very snowy. We made a break... ...but it was very cold - we sat in the snow. The animals are safe in this place - this is nice. So many snow - where is the sun? These funny guys stood in front of our house. And I found this nice plant in the garden - I love the red fruit on it. At home we sat in front of the candles - it was so nice - and much warmer than outside. Christmas will come soon - and we will have a tree inside the house again - this is strange. I will write more soon.
RikeH Posted Dec 25, 2010, 11:33 pm	Merry Christmas, today is the great day - when children and ToyVoyager get their gifts in Germany. So we were very excited. First I played in the Advent wreath. Look, this is the Christmas Tree of my Grandma. And we ate this delicious muffins. Later it was time to meet Santa Claus! But we learnt that he was very busy - and sent us a really good friend. Rudi, the red-nosed reindeer. We sang some nice Christmas songs for him. It was a success - and we got our presents! I got wonderful things. We had such a great time! I hope that you all had a great Christmas, too.
RikeH Posted Dec 31, 2010, 3:29 pm	Hi friends, some nice news - Murph came to visit us on the 26th of December - and his guests Frankie and Hoots arrived too, they will stay here for some more days with us. They brought some gifts for us - what a surprise. We played in the Christmas Tree. Can you see me? We talked a lot - then Murph told us that he will leave us, to spend some more time with Bine and Holgi. We gave him a big hug. Today we heart someone knocking at the door. It is Archer. He came all the way from Shanghai and starts his life as a ToyVoyager here in Germany. Of course I gave him a warm welcome. He helped me to complete one of my life missions - he is the 5th bunny visiting me. Then I introduced him to the others. We told him a lot about our adventures. I wish all of you a good start in the Year 2011.
RikeH Posted Jan 7, 2011, 7:43 pm	Hello friends, today I showed Archer a small town called Bad Oldesloe. RikeH went to school there years ago. The weather was not so nice - it was getting warmer - and most of the snow is away now. There is a small river in the city. This was the view into the other direction. There were nice old buildings. And an interesting monument. The last things we saw were a nice fountain and the town hall.
RikeH Posted Feb 1, 2011, 9:36 pm	Hi friends, A new guest arrived today. He is called Bobi and I gave him a warm welcome. He arrived just in the right time, because we will make a nice trip this weekend. We visited a nice town called Nienburg. This is the townhall. </div> There was a funny fountain. With aspargus. Can you see me? It was time to eat something delicious. But no aspargus. Then we continued our walk. What a nice tower. And a big church. How beautiful. I loved this statue in front of the church. The last building was a museum. We didn't went into it, because the weather was so great. Then we jumped into the car. Tomorrow we will see something great - RikeH told us, but we didn't know what.
RikeH Posted Feb 6, 2011, 7:58 pm	Hi friends, We went to a Darts Tournament in Halle. Many great players were there. Here you can see Phil Taylor - the best of all, I think. I've been here two years ago - and he won. </div> <div id="cc-m-13152642827" class="j-module n j-text "> Here were some of the other players - it was great to stay near to the players. So many people were here - but only two bunnies. It was so interesting. We had such a great day. Maybe I will become a Darts-Player.
RikeH Posted Feb 13, 2011, 5:23 pm	Hi friends, it was time to show Bobi and Archer another nice city -so we visited a Hanseatic city today - called Lübeck. It is a very nice city - and the City Centre is a Unesco Place. We started with the Holstentor. It is very famous in Germany - it was on one bill for many years here. Now you see it from the other side. There were nice buildings next to the river. And old storehouses. Then we went to the place next to the townhall. There was a skating rink. We wanted to try it - what they hadn't small shoes for us. So we continued our walk. The last photo shows the other side of the townhall - a very beautiful house.
RikeH Posted Feb 27, 2011, 7:26 pm	Hello from cold Germany, Yesterday we went to Hamburg. Here you see me in front of the planetarium. </div> We saw a great movie about the stars, then we made a walk through the park. There was a big lake - with a little ice on it. Nice trees were next to the lake. Fortunately no one was in danger in the lake, so we made this photo. Later we went into the city center. Here you see the townhall. Near to it there is the Lake Alster - with nice buildings around. I loved the view - and the clouds were so beautiful. Archer left today. I said goodbye to him. We became good friends. Bobi and I gave him a big hug.
RikeH Posted Mar 9, 2011, 9:02 pm	Hi friends, today a new guest arrived. His name is Inuk and he is from Canada. This must be a nice country - I will go there in June. Well I gave him a warm welcome. Then I introduced him to Bobi - and he showed us his postcard. We talked a lot. Then it was time for Bobi to went to his next host - he will go to Japan. I've never been there - and no plans for RikeH and me to travel to Japan at the moment.... So I said goodbye to Bobi - we had a lot of fun together. I hope that he will have a safe trip - and I am sure to have fun with Inuk. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 12, 2011, 7:43 pm	Hi from Zingst, today we drove some hours with the car - then we arrived at the Seaside. We have a wonderful holiday house - I will show it later this week, I think. But the weather was so nice - and we made a first walk through the village called Zingst. Here you can see me on the Pier. This is the long way we walked on the Pier. I saw the beach from here - really nice. Then we walked on the Pier back to the beach. What a long Pier! I sat in front of a small Dune - hopefully we will find bigger ones in the next days. Back home we found a cosy place... Can you see us? We loved to sit in front of the fireplace and talked a lot. What a nice day. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 15, 2011, 6:13 pm	Hi from Zingst again, today we made another walk in Zingst. This time on the other side of the Village -  there is another Water - called Bodden. It was very windy. There is a lot of water everywhere. The trees are really lopsided, probably it is often very windy here. This is the way we walked. On the top of a dike. Then we went to the Harbour. There were only two ships - and I thought this one would be better in America... On our way back we saw this wonderful house. Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 16, 2011, 4:33 pm	Hello friends, we walked along the beach today. Here you can see me in the Dunes. This is the way to the beach - there were really high waves. I though about taking a bath - but the temperatures were very low... We made a rest in this little boat. It was so windy - and Inuk felt down - but fortunately he can fly - so don't worry - nothing bad happened. We found another boat - with nice red flags in it. We stopped at this little bistro and took a photo - it is really funny, because Zuckerhut is the name of the street where RikeH and I are living. Then it was time for entertainment. I took a ride on this carrousel. It was so funny! This is the house of the tourist information. Another nice building. On our way back home we stopped at a restaurant and RikeH bought us delicious ice-cream. This was yummy! Back home we sat some minutes outside in the sunshine. But although the sun was shining - it was cold - so we went inside and had a nice evening. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 17, 2011, 12:47 pm	Hello, we decided to have a lazy day at home today. Most of the time we relaxed on the couch, but in the afternoon we played a nice game. First I had to throw the dices. Then Inuk wrote it on the paper - we had to built streets and villages. Surely I won! After it we had a delicious meal. Not only bread... ...there was hot cheese, too. I put the bread on my fork and then I put the bread into the cheese, It was yummy - and I had a glass of wine with it. Sadly we finished it really fast. No bread anymore. And no cheese. In the evening we played with RikeH's new Smartphone. We made a photo in the Comic style - we think it is really funny, what do you think? Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 18, 2011, 9:55 am	Hello from Prerow, we drove to another Village - Prerow - today. First we had a stop at the High Dune. But to tell the truth, it wasn't that high... Well, we saw the Sea from here. In the other direction we saw the little Prerow River. Then we went to the Beach. It was so cold and windy that we didn't walk a long time. We found a nice place without wind - next to an old tree. Later we visited the small church. We went inside - it was nice there. There were ships inside. Here you can light candles for the ones you love and who are dead. We light one for our really good friend Tobi, who died one year ago. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 18, 2011, 10:05 am	Hello Murph, It was so cold outside - Inuk and I decided to stay inside. We wrote updates for our travellogs and watched some of my friends. First we looked at the one of UrselHH. She has such a great time in Finland. She visited the Baltic Sea, too, but had more sunshine - and more snow. TobiHH is at the beach, too - but in England - I have no idea, if it is that cold there, too. Then I saw your updates, Murph. You took photos with flowers - well, they are wonderful. A good idea - I wanted to take some flower-photos, too. But not outside, so I walked through the house. This was the first one I found. A white one... Lovely yellow ones... I loved these small white flowers. And the last one is beautiful,too. What do you think? Well, of course you have the better photos, but I found my flowers inside.  Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 19, 2011, 3:51 pm	Hello friends, we were in the forest today. But the forest was not so nice now in the Spring Time. Fortunately we found this lovely little lake. You can see the trees behind me - not really green. Maybe I should come to this place later this year... After the walk we stopped in the village and had a nice cup of coffee and a big chocolate tart. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 19, 2011, 4:10 pm	Hello again, it is our last day in Zingst now. Tomorrow we will go back to Sülfeld. We will make the big walk around Zingst today. It started in another forest - can you see us? Here we are. Then we saw this kind of heath. Later we reached the beach again. There are pieces of wood in the water. Can you remember the Pier behind me? We started there one week ago. In the Village we found a boat  - but not in the water. There were statues of some people. A really nice place. Back home we played in the garden. Then we heard someone calling... We jumped to the other tree and met this funny yellow guy. We talked a lot about our lifes and had a lot of fun. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 20, 2011, 6:37 pm	Hi from home, We are back in Sülfeld now. It was a very sunny day. At home we searched for my new guests - and found them sitting in the garden. </div> <div id="cc-m-13152649327" class="j-module n j-text "> I apologized for not being here when they arrived - but no problem, the mail system worked slowly. We talked a lot about the last days. There were many beautiful flowers in the garden - I wanted to show you some of it. Murph, Bine and Holgi - I hope you like these ones more! They are really nice, aren't they? It is good to have the Springtime now. Later we went into the house and sat on our place. My guests and I have our own big armchair. Suddenly we heart someone laughing. A yellow guy looked around the corner. We met him in Zingst. His name is GustavHH and I he heard about the life of ToyVoyagers and wants to become one, too.
RikeH Posted Mar 27, 2011, 7:23 pm	Hello, we went to Hamburg today. Behind me you can see the Gothic Revival Church of St. Nicholas. It was formerly one of the five Lutheran main churches in Hamburg. It is now in ruins, serving as a memorial. </div> We went there because a colleague of RikeH told us, that there is an elevater, who can take us to a 75,3 metre-high platform inside the spire. Of course we tried it out. And here you see the view – it was amazing. You can see the Townhall and the Lake Alster behind me. This was the view to the old warehouse destrict of Hamburg – there are many nice old buildings. The next direction is to the Port of Hamburg. I will finish a cruise there in December! It was nice on the platform, but very windy and RikeH was afraid of loosing us, so we went down to the ground. Here you see all of us together. Can you imagine – I have been there on the tower!!! It was amazing.
RikeH Posted Mar 31, 2011, 11:12 pm	Hi Mum, we went to Bad Oldesloe. This is a small town near to Sülfeld. I already know it, but wanted to show it to my new guests. When we went into the city centre we crossed a bridge and saw this nice little river. </div> <div id="cc-m-13152649327" class="j-module n j-text "> This is the Townhall. We saw the river again - there were some ducks, I told them about the life of a ToyVoyager, but they were not interested in coming with us. Two other beautiful views - it was a nice place - I understand why the ducks live here.
RikeH Posted Apr 6, 2011, 8:34 pm	Hi friends, the weather was wonderful – and we decided to make a trip with the bike. The way was really long! After some kilometers I relaxed in the sun. There was a lake – many fishes live there. Back home I relaxed among beautiful flowers, what a nice trip.
RikeH Posted Apr 12, 2011, 9:18 pm	Hi from Bad Segeberg, We decided to walk around this Lake - called Ihlsee. </div> You can see the Lake behind me. There were really big trees there. I really liked this place. The place is a nature protection area.
RikeH Posted Apr 14, 2011, 10:55 pm	Hello from Travemünde, we went to the Baltic Sea - to a place called Travemünde. The weather was really nice in the morning. We walked along the beach. </div> There were beautiful buildings. We had a delicious dinner in this funny chair. Later the weather was a little cloudy, but no problem for a ToyVoyager. This is the oldest lighthouse of Germany, but it was not open. Behind me is a big hotel, you should spend some time here. This is the photo of the afternoon - it was so windy! Have a look at my ears! The trainstation of Travemünde is funny, on the tower you can see, when the next train to Lübeck will leave. At home we had delicious muffins.
RikeH Posted Apr 22, 2011, 9:40 pm	Hi friends, We went to a fair in Hamburg. It was so funny. We saw many things. These sharks were very scary! This slide was built in 1907. It was really funny. There was a big wheel. And a fast carrousel. I didn’t want to use it. I preferred this one!
RikeH Posted Apr 23, 2011, 10:25 pm	Hello again, We went to Hamburg again to see the Port. First we had a look at the new building of a philharmonics. And I saw a very big ship on the Elbe River. This is the Cap San Diego - it is a museum now. Behind me you see another museum-ship – it is a sailing ship – the Rickmer Rickmers. These are little boats which pull the big ships. This is a nicer view of the Rickmer Rickmers. This monument is a thank you for the crew of the ship Cap Anamur. They helped many Vietnamese people. It is always great to be here.
RikeH Posted Apr 25, 2011, 5:39 pm	Happy Easter!!! The day started with a letter for me. It is from my friend Murph. I was so happy and opened it. A nice card came out of the envelope. Thanks Murph! Today it is Easter and I met the Easter bunny. He told me that I should seek for some surprises. But first I talked with some other funny guys hanging around here. Then it was time to seek for some nice things. I found something... ...it is an Easter net, as they say here in Germany. It was a difficult search, so I asked Long Hippo to help me. He gave me a hint. There is a bunny with an egg in his bucket. It is for me! The bunny told me that there will be one more surprise outside. So I went out and found a bunny out of chocolate! What a lot of presents for me! When I sat there, some chicken came. They were so cute! They wanted some chocolate, but it is not good for them - so I gave them some grain. I really hope that you all have a great Easter weekend, too!
RikeH Posted May 1, 2011, 8:40 pm	Hello Mum, I made a trip without you! Thomas and I went to a concert in Aschaffenburg. Here you see our car: I was allowed to sit in the front! I was a big help with the navigation system. We made a rest in the sunshine, because the way was really long! But then we reached Aschaffenburg. A nice little town. Behind me you can see the Castle Johannisburg. We had a nice view over the River Main. In the palace garden were beautiful trees. The Castle and the Main: This is the Pompejanum. It is a replica of a villa from Pompeii. It was built in 1840 - 1884. It was very hot so I took a rest in the shadow. We had a wonderful look over the garden. Then we were really close to the Castle – what a nice building. On our way back to the hotel we saw this house for doves. But nobody was at home. This was the concert we visited in the evening. We were not allowed to take photos there. But I can show you our hotel. It was called Wilder Mann – furious man – can you see the funny sign with the man behind me? It was a nice trip! Thanks Thomas for hosting me!
RikeH Posted May 2, 2011, 7:13 pm	Hi from Norderstedt, We went to the Landesgartenschau in Norderstedt. They show a lot of plants there, it will last all summer long. First we listened to a choir. Then we went to the plants. First we saw wonderful rhododendrons. There were many. It was the time of the tulips, so we saw a lot of in different colors. There was a funny exhibition of chicken. They were created by different Countrywomen's Associations. I loved this view. Next to some flowers I met this nice lady bird. We talked about the life of a ToyVoyager – and asked her to take the place of poor kidnapped HelgaHH, because they really look like twins. <div id="cc-m-13152677127" class="j-module n j-text "> Well – she agreed, so she will become a ToyVoyager now. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 13, 2011, 10:54 pm	Hello, We had a party today to celebrate Ranils arrival. First we had a delicious burger! But I preferred the dessert – it was a yummy cake with a lot of cream. After the meal we went to visit my grandma. She has nice flowers on her balcony. The springtime is such a wonderful time of the year! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 15, 2011, 10:05 pm	Hello hello, We went to the Landesgartenschau in Norderstedt again. Can you remember the rhododendron from our last visit? There are more blossoms now. <div id="cc-m-13152642827" class="j-module n j-text "> There were many rhododendrons in different colors. We made a stop and heard another choir singing this time. I laughed about this funny person – maybe it is a straw man. We went to a playground and found lovely sheep! Here you can see all of us TVs – can you find me? We visited the chicken from our last visit again. There were many wonderful flowers. Some flowers were inside a building!
RikeH Posted May 17, 2011, 8:50 pm	Hi Mum, It was time to party today. My best friend Murph will come and visit us. I wanted to give him and his guest presents – I found something nice and had to wrap it. I searched nice bands to decorate the presents. Ready – I hope that they will like it. I waited for hours – then Murph came. I was so happy to see him! And of course it was nice to see Ulrich, too. I introduced my other guests. Later Mum came and told us that it was time to have coffee and delicious cake. We went to the table – or maybe on the table. Of course we had beautiful flowers for Mum this afternoon. Then I had a delicious piece of cake. It was so yummy! Guess what – it was time for presents then. Murph and Ulrich brought some for us. We looked what was in the baskets. There were really delicious sweets. Then Murph and Ulrich got presents, too. They really loved it! We had a party all day long! And in the evening Murph and I had a nice glass of wine and talked a lot!
RikeH Posted May 25, 2011, 11:30 pm	Hello from Poland, we made a nice trip this week-end. And the best thing was that we took the plane! Here you see me waiting for the plane. This was the one we took. Look, we were high in the air - and I saw the ground and some clouds. Later we had more clouds. We arrived in Krakow in Poland. We walked in the old city and saw this nice gate. I played in the miniature. This is a Part of the old City Wall. We will see more in the next days. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 26, 2011, 12:37 pm	Hi again, We visited the Wawel Royal Castle today. It is situated on a hill next to the Vistuala River. On the way to the Castle we passed this wonderful church. You see a part of the Castle behind me. It was a very steep way. We had a nice view over the River. And when I turned I had this tower behind me. Religion is important in Poland - and I saw the momument for the pope John Paul II. There was a big cathedral on the hill. When we walked down to the river, we saw this big dragon. He was really scary! But no problem for me - I am a brave bunny! Tomorrow we will make a boat trip, this will be fun, I hope. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 27, 2011, 10:05 pm	Hello friends, on Sunday we made our promised trip on a boat. It was so great. Can you remember the Castle we saw yesterday? We will see it again. But first you see me on the boat. I had a great place! There was a big abbey next to the river. Then we saw the Castle from the water - it was so nice and big! I liked this sailing boat. It was a nice boat trip! In the evening we made a walk on the Main Marketplace. It looked great in the night! Bye yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 28, 2011, 6:57 pm	Hi Mum, today was our last day in Krakow. Yesterday we went over the Main Marketplace - but in the night. Now we saw it during the day! We saw the street with the name of RikeH's friend. This building looked really big! There are wonderful gardens around the city centre. I loved this bridge. And this fountain was so nice! In the afternoon we had to fly back home. I had my own seat! And I found a great place in the car, too. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 4, 2011, 12:08 am	Hello friends, today we started our big holiday. I had a wonderful view out of the window of the plane. Can you see the river? It looks so funny. Then I had a delicious meal - it was yummy. We will go around in a car - and RikeH chose this big car! Hopefully they will let me drive it, too! Bye for now. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 4, 2011, 10:39 pm	Hello from Newfoundland, Today we made a trip to a point called Cape St. Francis.  On the way we stopped at this lovely beach. Then we reached the Cape - and had a wonderful view. I enjoyed sitting on the Cliff looking at the Cape. We were allowed to sit in the front of the car - it was great! Then we drove back to St. John's and went onto the Signal Hill. We saw a nice lake. And there was the town.It was very windy there - look at my ears. This was the Building - where Mr.Marconi started the first wireless connection between Canada and England a long time ago. Here you see the street, where we live at the moment. The houses are very colorful. I still was not allowed to drive the car up to now. But I found out, that it has a camera to show, what is behind the car...It must be easy to drive it, I will ask RikeH everyday! Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 4, 2011, 11:49 pm	Hello again, Today we drove to a point called Cape Spear. Behind me you can see the old Lighthouse. Maybe we will see lighthouses every day? I am not sure about it. We had a wonderful view from the place. And there is the most easterly point of North America. This was amazing. Then we drove to another nice place - it is the Ferryland Lighthouse. On the way we saw the wonderful Coast. We went to this lighthouse... ...and had this delicious picnic there. I loved this place! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 6, 2011, 12:40 am	Hello, We went to visit a lot of nesting birds today. But first we stopped at a little harbour with beautiful boats in different colors. This net is used by the fishermen. I wanted to try it out, but I am too small. Then we arrived at Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve. It is  is one of Newfoundland's major seabird colonies. During the breeding season, it is home to 24,000 Northern gannet, 20,000 black-legged kittiwake, 20,000 common murre, and 2,000 thick-billed murre. Well - we wanted to go there and count them all. It was a nice walk along the coast. We came nearer to the biggest rock. Most of the Northern gannets, for example, make their nests on "Bird Rock"—a 100-metre-tall stack of sandstone that is separated from the viewing area by a chasm only a few metres wide. Here you see me really close to the rock. I wanted to go nearer, but my Mum RikeH was a little afraid of the steep cliffs - and unfortunately she cannot fly - and told me that a 100-meter-fall would have been not really good for her. These were the views to the other directions. We were not able to count the birds, because many of them were away to find food for their children. This night we spent in a funny cottage. Have you ever seen something like this in a fridge? There was a big bear, but I was not afraid of it. I found a great chair to relax. But it was nicer to spend the evening together with Quentin Ducky and Lintilla in front of the fireplace. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 8, 2011, 12:03 am	Hello friends, we drove to Harbour Grace - but we stopped in a little village - and took a photo of this nice church. Then we arrived in Harbour Grace. Behind me you can see the the SS Kyle. The vessel was pruchased by the Earl Brothers Fisheries of Carbonear in 1960 and used in the seal trade until 1967 when an iceberg accident caused her to be moored in the Harbour Grace harbour. During a storm the SS Kyle broke its moorings and drifted to Riverhead where it has been standing ever since. Amelia Earhart took flight from Harbour Grace on May 20, 1932, to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The plane behind her monument is the "Spirit of Harbour Grace". We had a closer look at the SS Kyle from here, too. After looking at all these exciting things we drove to our next destination.  We made a rest at this lovely place. There were beautiful rocks in the sea behind me, but unfortunately they are really small on the picture. But they were wonderful when I saw them. Some kilometers later we saw a moose next to the road. We all were so glad - and of course I wanted a photo with it. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 8, 2011, 11:03 am	Hello from Bonavista, We were in Bonavista. On our way we stopped at a cliff, where puffins are living. They are so cute and funny. We saw a lot of them, sitting there and flying around, but they were far away. You can see the black and white dots on the photo behind me : there were the puffins. The nature around were really beautiful, too. I found this funny chair - so you can see a puffin and me! Then we went to Bonavista - behind me is the lighthouse. This is a monument of John Cabot, who gave this part of the land the name. We drove to nice rock formations, called Dungeon Rocks. It was a windy place - like all places here in Newfoundland. Near to the Rocks were some animals - I visited them. First I talked with the cow.I told her about the ToyVoyagers, but she didn't seem to be interested. So I changed to the first horse... ... and to the second. But they were too tired. Look! So it was time for some more sightseeing - one of many churches in the town of Bonavista. There was a big pond - and we walked around it. These houses were important in the history of the town - but I didn't really understand why. Let's talk about the big car again - I asked to drive it, and this time they answered 'not yet'. This is even better than no... yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 11, 2011, 2:24 pm	Hello from Twillingate, we were in Twillingate - a little town next to the sea with nice old houses. Behind me you can see the harbour - and the way to the ocean. This lovely beach was next to our home. We had a great view there. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 11, 2011, 2:26 pm	Hello from Twillingate again, today went to a place called Long Point. There is a nice coastline, of course. We stopped at the lighthouse. There are many of them here in Newfoundland. We drove back to Twillingate and found a nice place for this photo. Then it was time for adventure. We were making a boat trip. There were no icebergs,  but boat trips are always fun. I were allowed to be the driver. Maybe RikeH and Thomas will allow me to drive the Jeep, when I am doing a good job here. It was lovely to be on the water. I searched for Whales, but we didn't find any. The view was so nice! But it was very windy! We stopped near to some nice rock formations. Can you see the hole in the rock behind me? We continued our trip and saw a little village from the seaside. This was fun! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 13, 2011, 12:28 am	Hello friends, we spent the day in the Gros Morne National Park. Here are many big mountains and wonderful bays. I liked it a lot! First we stopped at a lookout and saw the Bonne Bay. We drove further and stopped next to it. The next stop was next to the Tablelands. They were really interesting and we made a walk there. Next to the trail were these beautiful flowers. Then we reached the end of the trail and saw this great valley with a nice river. Can you see that there is still snow on the top of the mountains? I loved the river. In a small town called Woody Point we saw this old house. I have no idea, why RikeH was not able to make a nicer photo - maybe because it was too windy? Next to the house was another lighthouse. This was the view when I stand next to the lighthouse. After walking another trail we reached this wonderful waterfall. It was amazing! Well - you remember - it is still my dream to drive the Jeep. Today I looked at the motor. I have to understand how it works to drive the car. And I learnt the signs next to the road. There are mooses in the area, I think. I finished the day with another lighthouse - it is the one of Rocky Harbour, where we are living at the moment. Behind the lighthouse is the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In the evening I saw this wonderful sunset. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 15, 2011, 1:44 am	Hello again, my Mum RikeH packed our bags again - so we had time to play in front of the cottage. I loved the slide. It was a very big one! Then I tried the swing. But playing alone was boring - so we all tried to use the slide together. I was the fastest! The idea was not so good... My Mum RikeH came and told us to sit in the sunshine. Later we were on the road again and stopped at this funny rock. It is called Arches and really nice. The beach next to it was not really nice and sandy - and it was a little windy, so we decided to move on. We spent this night in a lodge. Next to it was this pond. Tomorrow it is my birthday. I am so excited! many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2011, 2:00 am	Hello friends, as you know, it was my birthday today. I got a beautiful present! The other came and sang a wonderful song for me. Then they gave me a big hug! After the breakfast we drove to St. Anthony - it is in the North of Newfoundland. Next to the street we found some snow - in June! We made a boat trip. This was our boat. Can you see, what was behind me? Yes - we saw this wonderful iceberg! This was amazing. We drove around it - and made a lot of photos. Then we left it. Bye iceberg! We drove along the Coast and saw a small lighthouse. RikeH had to hold me, because it was so windy on the boat! There should be something nice in the next bay. Another iceberg - he had such a funny shape. In the evening we had the birthday party! We had a lovely drink... ... and something nice to eat. But I loved the drink more! And made some nonsense. We were very tired for a moment. But then we decided to become artists! My birthday was great - maybe I should have a party like this every week. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2011, 8:07 pm	Hello from St. Anthony again, we planned a lazy day today, but made a short walk to a lighthouse. But first I wanted a photo of our home here. On our way to the lighthouse we saw this nice plane. It is in a Memorial Park for people who died during their fight agains fire. Then it was time for a lighthouse. It was the same we saw from the boat yesterday. We had a lovely view to the other side. This photo is typical for the sense of humour of the people here. They call the steps - stairway to heaven. Because there is a cemetary at the beginning of the steps. We went back to the town - you can see it. We stopped at a museum - there is a monument in front of it. Did you find me - here I am! An artist created a fish out of ice in front of the museum. It looked great! In the evening I sat in our room and looked out of the window - it is a nice place. Bye yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 18, 2011, 12:00 am	Happy birthday Thomas !!!  Today it was time for a museum. It was at the place where Vikings lived around 1000 years ago. Behind me you can see their village. They had very funny houses. I went inside - there was a wonderful fire. I found big helmets... ... and big shoes. I visited the old smithy. Can you find me? And here was something for HoBi and Murph - do you know these mushrooms? It was great - I met some of the Vikings - maybe they came back home after being away for 1000 years? I think that they came with this boat. On they way back to the car I found an interesting monument. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 22, 2011, 8:01 pm	Hello friends, It was our last day in Canada today. I looked into my travelog and found out that I forgot to post one of the most important events of the holiday. I drove the Jeep Grand Cherokee!!! Look. And I drove really fast. It was so much fun! Maybe I will become a race driver in a few years! In the garden of our last cottage I found a friend. Can you see him? Here is a better photo. And on this photo you can see him really good, I think. Of course we talked a lot about our different lives! In the evening our traveling group sat together in a big armchair. We met a new friend from Newfoundland. He is the funny puffin between us. We had a small party – it was such a nice holiday! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 28, 2011, 8:02 pm	Hello friends, My Mum RikeH told me that she had a surprise for me. So I sat on the sofa and waited. Suddenly a nice flower and a gift stood in front of me. I took a closer look – there was something blue behind it. Look – it was my best friend Murph – he came to visit me. What a big surprise – I was so happy to see him. Of course I opened my gift. I decided to show the Landesgartenschau to Murph and Belka. As always there were many beautiful flowers. This plant was so funny. And I met the crazy chickens again. There were storks, too… … and little pigs. I wanted to play with the pigs, but I was not allowed to do it. So we went to another place and had fun on the playground. Another funny guy. And more wonderful flowers. I talked with this strange man. He had a nice house. There was a strange tree in his garden. Then we met someone who played the piano. It was a great day. But then I had to say good-bye to Murph. It is always great to see him.
RikeH Posted Jul 17, 2011, 8:16 pm	Hello, We are back in Germany for two weeks now, but nothing interesting happened. Today I decided to show my guests Sülfeld. This is the center of Sülfeld . Behind me you can see the pharmacy – but don’t worry, I am fine and need nothing there. Then we saw the old church. Luckily the door was open and I went inside. Our church is really nice! And I am happy that I were able to make some photos there today.
RikeH Posted Jul 20, 2011, 8:43 pm	Hi friends, We went to the Gartenschau again today. We heard a nice choir this time – but you can see, there was a lot of rain. We saw nice flowers. I love this color! Then we went into the house with flowers. My grandma loves these flowers. There were many other flowers – and the good thing was – no rain inside the house!
RikeH Posted Jul 30, 2011, 3:30 pm	Hi from Hamburg again, Today we drove to Hamburg and saw the Alster – a lake in the city center. You can see the lake behind me. There is a nice fountain on it. There were some busy people in a small boat. They cleaned the lake, because there were some bottles etc. in it. I saw another boat – with cars on it – this was funny! We walked around the lake. These nice boats offer trips on the Alster. I loved the next place. Behind me is the town hall of Hamburg. A nice building! The other side of the river was beautiful, too. Back home it was time to say good-bye to Aslan. We became good friends over the weeks. I will miss him. We all gave him a big hug.
RikeH Posted Jul 30, 2011, 6:06 pm	Hello from Kiel, My Mum RikeH had a seminar in another town – Kiel. And we asked her to take us with her. Kiel is a nice town near to the Baltic Sea. Many ferries start in Kiel. We saw the ferry to Gothenburg. It was really big! I have no idea what this is for – but wanted a photo… We saw any nice ships in the harbor. There is a shipyard on the other side. We walked a lot and came to a small harbor with small ships. There were some seals living. They enjoyed the sunshine. I would have loved to see them swimming, but they were really lazy. This is the garden of the Castle – we relaxed next to the beautiful flowers. Then we visited a nice church.
RikeH Posted Jul 31, 2011, 6:54 pm	Hello from Kiel, We spent another day in Kiel. And today we wanted to make a boat trip. Do you remember the ferry to Gothenburg? We saw another one like this today. We were nearer to it, when we sat on the boat. There were some strange buildings behind me. Later we saw a cruise ship – it was soooo big! There were a lot of people on our boat. And some people did some sport on the water. There was a big sailing ship behind me. It was nice to be on the water. Look - the big ship started it way to the next destination. This was our little boat. Then I saw the cruise ship again. I would love to do a cruise now! Later we saw two other ferries – Kiel seems to be important for ferries!
RikeH Posted Aug 2, 2011, 8:04 pm	Hi friends, Two new guests arrived today. They are DuDette and DuDu – a lovely mouse-pair. I welcomed them and we talked a lot. Then I introduced them to my other guests. I wanted to show them the surroundings of Sülfeld. First we found a tractor! There were wonderful big trees here – and everything was so green. But we found a field of grain, too. Then we climbed a big rock – it was so steep! After the climbing I was tired and relaxed in the sun with my new guests. On our way back home we found this nice flower… … and a big bug. Look what a funny tree. Back home I found a card sent by my best friend Murph. There was a ladybird between a lot of mushrooms and we had to find it. We found it! That was fun! Thanks Murph!
RikeH Posted Aug 9, 2011, 9:13 pm	Hello from Potsdam, We made a nice trip this weekend. We went to Potsdam – famous for the wonderful castle Sanssouci. You can see it behind me. There were nice statues in the garden. And a strange Chinese Tea-House. Later I saw this wonderful fountain – in the background is the Orangery. Yes – here you can see it better. In the evening we relaxed on the big bed. Enough space for us 4. I talked with Moony – so DuDu and DuDette had time for themselves.
RikeH Posted Aug 9, 2011, 10:01 pm	Hello from Potsdam again. We spent a second day in Potsdam. Behind me you see the Brandenburger Tor. Yes – there is a Brandenburger Tor in Potsdam, too – not only in Berlin. And the one in Potsdam is older than the one in Berlin. This is the oldest church in Potsdam. This part of the town is called Dutch Quarter. There are really nice houses here. There is another old Gate. Then we saw another really beautiful church. Next to it is the old Townhall. This evening we spent on the colorful armchair.
RikeH Posted Aug 14, 2011, 10:24 am	Hello from the capital of Germany. After spending two days in Potsdam it was time to drive home today. But we visited another city on our way. Can you imagine where we were? (maybe I gave you a little hint – with the capital of Germany…) Maybe you don’t know it – the drink is called Berliner Weisse mit Schuß – and it is typical for Berlin. It was yummy! Then it was time for sightseeing. We saw some buildings in the new government district. Then we saw the Reichstag. And the famous Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Before driving home we had a rest at the Potsdamer Platz. The roof of the building is so interesting. It was a nice week-end. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 16, 2011, 9:15 pm	Hello from Hamburg. I have shown photos the town hall of Hamburg for so many times, but I never visited it. But this weekend I went into it. Of course I will show you the photos. This is the hall, where the important people from Hamburg come together. This was another room – with more places – I think it is a place, where the people meet for special dinners. I loved the ceiling. In the past the people had funny clothes… I found a wonderful old chair. This is the room of the mayor – behind my head you can see the golden book of Hamburg. There were more rooms – but I cannot remember, who works in the rooms. The last room we visited was the biggest room – and it was really big. It was really interesting ! You all should come and visit it.
RikeH Posted Aug 24, 2011, 9:40 pm	Happy Birthday dear Grandma Hummel!!! Love Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Aug 26, 2011, 7:23 pm	Hello Mum, today Murph invited me to went into the forest with him. We wanted to find a lot of mushrooms for the dinner. The first mushroom we found was a toothed jelly fungus, what a funny name…     Can you see the spikes on the buttom side?     The next mushrooms were not fort he pan: Citron amanita Egg of the stinkhorn     Small stinkhorns – puh, they stunk! But these mushrooms were eatable. We took them with us. More bay boletes Our baskets were almost full. Seeking for mushrooms is very exhausting, so I had to take a rest. Murph knew poisonous mushrooms, too.     What a wonderful mushroom. Then we had to go home. The baskets were very heavy. On our way back we found these colorful mushrooms – look – they are lilac. They are called Amethyst deciever. Murph put them into our baskets. Can you believe it?  – They were eatable, too. At the end we found the king bolete. But our baskets were so full, so it is still in the forest. This will be a delicious dinner! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 30, 2011, 10:10 pm	Hello friends, Today we went to the Landesgartenschau in Norderstedt. I found this lovely heart. A nice man made it out of wood. Can you see me??? More nice flowers – and behind me you can see the church of the Landesgartenschau. I loved dahlias, and there were a lot of them in different colors! Then we made a rest and heard a choir – to tell the truth it was a very small choir, but I liked the music. Later it was time to play on this funny sheep. I loved these flowers, too!
RikeH Posted Sep 3, 2011, 5:36 pm	Hello from Malaga, It was time for some holidays again. This time I decided to travel to Spain. Because the way from Germana to Spain is really long, we took the plane. There were mountains to see. We arrived in sunny Malaga and made a walk into the old town. I found a sunny place. There were some nice buildings. The cathedral was very big. I thought about playing in this fountain, but decided not to do it. This was the main shopping street. With enough shadow. What a nice first day. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 4, 2011, 8:33 pm	Hello from Gibraltar, we made our holidays in Spain, but visited Great Britain today. Behind me you can see Gibraltar. And when you look now behind me, you can see the coast of Africa. This was amazing! This was the lighthouse of Gibraltar. Here I am in front of the Street of Gibraltar. There was a mosque near to the most southern Point of Gibraltar. When we were on our way back to Spain we had to pass the runway of the airport from Gibraltar. This was fun! We were fast enough. No plane cought us. Here is the last view of Gibraltar. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 4, 2011, 8:54 pm	Hello from Spain again, after leaving Gibraltar we saw this nice white village. Then we arrived in Ronda. Here you see me in the oldest bullfighting arena in Spain. I had a look, but fortunately there was no fight today. So we were able to take this nice photo. Then we went to the old town of Ronda. Between the old part of Ronda and the new part there is a big bridge. It is really high. This is the view from another place. And the bridge from the other side. It was really interesting and I found this wonderful ceramic from Ronda. This is an old tower, but I don't know the name. There is a monument in Ronda for the poor bulls, that had to fight here. And a monument for the torero. It was interesting, although I don't like the idea to kill bulls in that way. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 5, 2011, 6:42 pm	Hello from Jerez de la Frontera, we are travelling by bus - and we have our own seat! The next place we visited was the royal riding school. The ground was wonderful with a nice fountain. Then I saw the people working with the horses. This horse had to go alone. Then we went to the place where they repair the saddles. Where is the horse? After the time with the horses, we visited a Sherry Bodega. Here I sat in front of a barrel. There were many more barrels. You know that I love driving fast - and I found a barrel signed by Ayrton Senna. Here the people created the Sherry many years ago. Cheers! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 6, 2011, 9:03 pm	Hello from Sevilla,   today we started to explore Sevilla. The first monument was the real Alcazar. An interested ToyVoyager should see many things and arts... There were many interesting places inside the palace. This room was really great with the wonderful ceiling. This view was very beautiful, too. At the end there were some ceramics on the wall. This funny man... ...and I found a bunny. Then some birds came to visit the palace - do you know, what kind of birds they were? Outside were wonderful gardens. Then we left the palace - behind me you can see the cathedral. Another view of the tower. Then we went inside. This is the huge golden altar. More views of the cathedral. We went onto the tower and had nice views of the city. Before we drove back to the hotel we went into the old city. Here is the school where my Mum learnt Spanish some years ago. This is the townhall. Some other buildings. At this golden tower we started a boat tour. Here you see it from the water. The two bridges show one dinosaur. Can you see it? Other views from the boat trip. What a long and exciting day in Sevilla! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 8, 2011, 5:23 pm	Hello from Aracena, we visited a great flowstone cave called Gruta de las Maravillas, but we were not allowed to take photos there. After the visit we climbed up a hill and saw this nice bell tower. The we walked around this ruin. There was a nice church next to the ruin. Time for a group photo... In the village I found this funny monument. In this region many black pigs are living. Later we drive back to Sevilla. We visited the gardens and monuments of the Ibero-American Exhibition from 1929. This place is called American place. It was so hot in this place - around 38 degrees Celsius. I found a lovely fountain. And a palm tree. This nice house is for the gardener. The last and most wonderful place of the exhibition is the Spanish place. There are nice corners from every region of Spain. I loved this place! And I found the corner of the Canary Islands. I will visit them in a few months! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 9, 2011, 2:39 pm	Hello from Cordoba, we left Sevilla and drove to Cordoba. Behind me you can see the Roman Bridge. This was a big place in the middle of Cordoba. Then we visited the Mezquita, it was a mosque, later they build a church inside the mosque. This was inside the Mezquita, there were many columns. We passed one side of the church. Back to the old times - this was the most important part of the mosque. The ceiling there was wonderful. This is the church, of course. We walked through the old city. This is the flower street. Some more impressions of Cordoba. A nice patio. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 17, 2011, 3:48 pm	Hello again, my last photo yesterday was from a patio - another one today. We learnt a lot about Olive Oil today. This is a farm, where they produce and bottle the oil.  Here they press the olives with millstones. This is the machine for pressing the olives for a second time. In these bin they used to store the oil. And here you see the bottles of olive oil. This was really interesting. We continued our trip and went to Priego de Cordoba. I saw some olive trees on the way. In the city there were nice small streets. We had a nice view over the surroundings. Another street with wonderful flowers. We spent some time in this nice park. Then we saw the biggest fountain in the city. I think this was the town hall. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 17, 2011, 9:10 pm	Hello again, it was time for some more towns today. We started in a small one - called Baeza. Our guide told us so much about history - it was a too much for me, but I liked the buildings. Look, how nice the sunshine and the shadow were on this Gate. This pillar was from the time of the inquisition. Then we had a rest in front of the church - and the church bells were ringing. This is the university. We loved this funny man. There were many nice palaces in this street. We drove a short way with the bus then we arrived in Ubeda. There was a nice big place. and the town hall. Not so much to take photos... so we went to Granada. This was our first view of the Alhambra. We will go there tomorrow. This church was next to the lookout. I hope it will be a nice visit of the Alhambra... Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 17, 2011, 9:12 pm	Hello from Granada, this was the day of the Alhambra. I was really excited. From the garden we had a great view! This was one of the most famous places in the Alhambra. There were some old ruins. This was a nice house - but fortunately not a place for fighting with bulls. Another view inside the Alhambra. I loved this wooden ceiling. I stand in the shadow - but you can see the building and garden. There are words written on the wall. I had a view over Granada. Another nice ceiling. Well - the Alhambra was nice, but it was not the best place of the trip up to now. On our way back to the hotel we saw the town hall. We saw a lot of town halls on our trip - like the lighthouses in Canada. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 18, 2011, 10:56 am	Hi from Guadix, we visited Guadix this day.  It is famous for it cave-houses. This was the bus we were travelling with. We visited two cave-houses. It was interesting to see, how people live here. The rooms were nice, but most were without windows. The house we visited was behind this wall. Then we visited this housse. The man who owns this cave had a lovely kind of garden. We went onto a hill and had this view. We went into the church of Guadix - but it was dark inside. I liked this image. Back home in Granada we made a walk in the city and saw this momument. This was the cathedral. We went inside, but we were not allowed to take photos there. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 18, 2011, 8:51 pm	Hello from the mountains called Alpujarras, We stopped in a nice small village called Pampaneira. A nice view in the mountains. I liked the little village. On our way to Trevelez we stopped at this wonderful lookout. We visited a small company where they produce air dried ham. You can see the ham behind me. They were really big. We ate some ham later - it was delicious. This was the last day of our holidays. It was very interesting - and I was able to train my Spanish language. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 23, 2011, 9:57 am	Hello from Germany again, It was a nice sunny day – so I went outside and spent my afternoon in some nice flowers. The flowers belongs to this friendly guy, we talked a lot. There were big flowers inside. Can you see me?
RikeH Posted Sep 27, 2011, 8:48 pm	Hi friends, we welcomed a new guest. His name is Henrik and he is from Finland. My Mum started a cruise contest - but there are not many entries at the moment. So we decided to make our own photos. Hopefully Mum will love them. We built our boats and started on the table. Then Henrik and I jumped into the big lake with Nessie. Fortunately we didn’t sink.
RikeH Posted Oct 2, 2011, 9:52 am	Hello friends, We were on our way to Bremerhaven. We had to cross the River Elbe. There was a big ship on the Elbe, when we waited for our ferry. Then we were on the Elbe. Then we arrived in Bremerhaven. This was our first view of the city. We went through the city and found this funny monument. There was a beautiful church – and we had lovely sunny weather. In Bremerhaven is a museum for ships – and we saw a lot of them. And a submarine! I have no idea, who this is. First I thought about Dubai, when I saw this building, but I am still in Germany. In the evening we were in our hotel. Look, we have a nice view out of our room.
RikeH Posted Oct 3, 2011, 3:44 pm	Hello from the Zoo, We went into the Zoo today. There were many nice animals. Here you can see me with the penguins. <div id="cc-m-13152642827" class="j-module n j-text "> We were able to see them swimming and watch it from ‘under the water’. When I left the penguins I saw another animal. This was funny! Then I saw it - it was the bird swimming in the little lake. There were many more native birds here. At the end I visited this friendly seal. It was a great experience!
RikeH Posted Oct 3, 2011, 3:46 pm	Hi from the North Sea, We went to the Coast today – and wanted to see some lighthouses. I saw a lot of lighthouses during my holiday in june in Canada – but wanted to see more. This was the first one – it is not a big one, but a nice one. There was no water next to the Coast, but Iexplained my guests, that this is normal here, because of the tides. There were fisher boats in the little harbor. Behind me you can see the different water levels. They had very high water levels in some years. In another little village we saw this strange lighthouse - have you ever seen one like this? The water still was not near to us. On our way back we stopped at this beautiful windmill.
RikeH Posted Oct 3, 2011, 3:48 pm	Hello from Stade, Not much happened today, we drove home to Sülfeld and had only one stop in a town called Stade. There were many nice buildings, but I loved this old crane. Of course, the houses were beautiful, too. What a funny monument. It was a nice long weekend.
RikeH Posted Oct 15, 2011, 9:11 pm	Hello, we went to the Landesgartenschau in Norderstedt again. <div id="cc-m-13152642827" class="j-module n j-text "> This time I saw the mascots. more flowers I found the chicken from my part of Schleswig-Holstein and I loved this tree. Then we heard some music. I laughed about this funny mushroom. Maybe Murph knows what kind of mushroom it is. At the end we found some pumpkins - Halloween is coming.
RikeH Posted Oct 16, 2011, 9:29 am	Hi friends of Christmas, Christmas will be soon...so we went to a place with Christmas Trees and searched a nice one for us. We liked this one - but RikeH wanted another. She decided to take this one - can you see the difference? We put a sign with her name on the tree - and the tree will be here until Christmas. This is funny. I would love to know, who will stay here for Christmas for us - but RikeH told me that the Cruise Competition is not over now... On our way back to the car we found mushrooms. Murph - any ideas about these mushrooms?
RikeH Posted Oct 21, 2011, 9:26 am	Hello friends, we were so excited. There will be a show with a ToyVoyager in the German Television. Of course we wanted to watch it. First there were photos of different TVs. One of it showed Henrik. And I found a photo of Murph. This is the photo of TV-TV that won the 10th place in the television show. Later I found a photo of me - how exciting.
RikeH Posted Oct 28, 2011, 10:41 pm	Hello friends, Today we went to a nice city called Bad Oldesloe. Here you see a funny monument. I loved this view of the water wheel. You can see - it is autumn here in Germany now. This is the church of Bad Oldesloe. There is a nice river in Bad Oldesloe. Some old houses. Here you see me in front of the town hall.
RikeH Posted Oct 31, 2011, 8:59 pm	Happy Halloween!
RikeH Posted Nov 16, 2011, 8:34 pm	Hello friends, We are so excited. The GoldenBears Award 2011 started. We looked through the photos. The photos are great! Fortunately, there were some photos of some of us. I am on some photos – we loved the one with Architecture… …and a funny one with a flower in Best Plantlife. We found a nice photo of Princess Sarah in Animal Magic… …and a photo of Food and Drink with Squizzle – yummy! There was no photo of Mirembe for this year – but no problem, she didn’t travel in 2010, but we are sure to see her here for the next award. Now we have a great request to all, who read this:
RikeH Posted Nov 19, 2011, 11:06 pm	Hi friends, Some weeks ago my friend ThomasHH came home before he started his trip to Russia. Up to now I didn’t find the time to show you our photos. But here they are! I was so happy to meet him. He brought some gifts! First we found a postcard and some coins! There were more things to unwrap: And a little book with photos of the Iran. One more gift! This was great –thanks ipuenktchen for helping ThomasHH to find all these things!
RikeH Posted Nov 20, 2011, 11:33 am	Hi friends, The weather wasn’t so nice today, but we wanted to make a walk. I found some late flowers in the grass. We walked over a small bridge and saw a nice river. Then we had a rest in a little hut. Here you see a nice tree behind me – it was really cold today. Can you imagine – what the big green thing was? Look: Back home I found ta nice tree.
RikeH Posted Nov 28, 2011, 3:50 pm	Hello friends, it was time to travel again. We will go on a cruise - I love cruises. Here you see me waiting at the airport - there was our plane. I had a delicious meal. And I looked out of the window. This was great. This was the night view from our balcony. Behind me you can see Las Palmas. And this is a part of our ship. In the evening I went to the pooldeck. There were many people from the crew telling us, who they are, and what we can do on the ship. My guests and I are happy to be on the ship! Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 29, 2011, 8:58 pm	Hello and Ahoi, I found two postcards from the ship - so you can see it. In the morning I went onto the balcony and saw an Island - it was Lanzarote, today we only passed it - but we will come back later and visit it. At the beginning of a cruise there is always a test for an emergency - so all people and ToyVoyager on board know, what to do. Here I am with the lifejacket and Sqizzle, because we are so small we can take one together. Of course we hope that we never need it. I went into a Lounge and had a nice piece of cake. Back on the balcony it was time to relax. You can see us in the hammock. We had a great view! What a nice day! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 30, 2011, 5:44 pm	Hello from Morocco, I woke up this morning and found out that we are in Morocco. First I saw a big ship in the harbour. We made a tour by bus today - and our first stop was high about the city. Look, what a wonderful view. There was an old monument on the hill. Maybe an old castle? Who knows... Later we went to a park with birds - I wanted a photo with the biggest bird. In the city we saw a mosque. We visited the market. The owner of this card loved bottles, I think. Before we went back to the ship we walked along the long beach. Can you remember it? We saw it from the hill. Behind me you can see some white words on the hill, they are from the national hymn of Morocco. I thought about swimming in the water, but decided not to do it. In the evening we left Agadir. Can you see the words on the hill again? yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 30, 2011, 5:46 pm	Hi friends, we had another lazy day on the ship.  It was time to show our cabin. We like most this place on the couch next to the window. Here you see me in the bathroom. And we love this place - called Minibar. This is one part. And this is the other. I was invited to visit the bridge. There was much to see. On the map I saw our way over the ocean. It was interesting. And I was allowed to drive the ship. In the afternoon we all had fun with our X-Box. First we played a quiz. The we sang wonderful songs. After having fun it was time to work - here I sat on the balcony and wrote my travellog. When we all were ready we relaxed on our chair in the sun. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 3, 2011, 12:55 pm	Hello from Tenerife, this morning I got up early - and I saw Santa Cruz on the Island Tenerife. Behind me you can see another Cruise Ship. We started our tour over the Island in the mountains - the Anaga Mountain Street. I had a great view. We saw a city in the Valley. There was the Teide - the highest mountain of Spain. We went there later - first we visited the Loro Parque. I met penguins there. And funny fishes - they were really big, but you cannot see how big on this photo. Then I met many colorful birds - I talked with this one, but he didn't want to become a ToyVoyager. Look - what a wonderful flower. Then we went through the part with orchids. And I was cought by a big monster... Fortunately we only played together... We continued our trip and went to the Teide Mountain. There were strange plants here. Behind me you can see the Teide Mountain. We decided not to climb onto it. Next to the Teide there were some strange shaped Rocks called Los Roques. What a wonderful day on Tenerife. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 5, 2011, 11:49 am	Hello from La Gomera! We did a nice boat trip - and watched out for dolphins and pilot whales . But first you can see the view from our balcony. This was San Sebastian on the La Gomera Island. Then we were on our little boat. Where were the dolphins and whales? I saw a lot! We saw many more of them - but it was not so easy to take photos - with us ToyVoyagers and the animals. Then we made a little cruise along the Coast. There was a small hotel in the Valley. Can you remember the Teide Mountain we saw yesterday - we saw it today, too. In the evening we found delicious chocolate in our cabin! We loved it! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 5, 2011, 3:46 pm	Hello from Lanzarote, today we rent a car and drove over the Lanzarote Island. We started in the Jameos de Aqua - some nice Caves.     There was a nice pool next to the Caves. We found funny plants again. Here you can see the pool from another place. We went to a great outlook - called Mirador del Rio. I loved the view! Then we drove to another part of the Island - the national park Timanfaya. We saw a white village on our way to the NP. We drove through the Park in a bus - but it was not easy to make good photos there. These are views over the Park. The devil is the symbol for the NP. They show how hot the ground is. Then a man put water into a hole in the ground. 2 seconds later the water came out like a geysir. It was really interesting. Later we saw some camels next to the street. Before we went back to the ship we walked through Arrecife. Here is the beautiful church. And a nice lake inside the town. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 6, 2011, 8:26 pm	Hello from Gran Canaria, Another trip by car today. We drove along the Coast and stopped in a little town called Agaete. This is the church. We went into it. There was a wonderful Valley - we had a great view from the end of the street. Back on the Coast Street we stopped at the Mirador de Balcon. Wow - it was high about the water. Later we drove into the Middle of the Island - into a Valley called Barranco de la Aldea. There were very high mountains and steep and narrow streets. I loved this place. We stopped in a small town called Tejeda. This was the funny 'Cruz de Tejeda'. Our last stop was a place called Terror. It has a strange name, but it was peaceful place with a nice church. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 6, 2011, 8:30 pm	Hello friends, it was a day on the Sea again. Today I want to show you some places of the ship. This is the Deck where we are living. It is the 12th deck - really high on the ship. There were some people on the sun deck. I had a rest in the sunshine. This is a nice place to stay. Normally there were more things to eat - but the people here loved to eat.... This place is funny - because you have a lot of place. And a funny chair. They always want the people to use these machines - fortunately I don't have hands. This is one of the restaurants. With a nice house for me. Here you can eat Tapas. And here you can see, where you are. This place is called Atrium. In this place you can buy a lot of things. Christmas is coming! Another house for me. This is the biggest bar on the ship. We liked this place with the nice blue color. On this day it was a little stormy. You can see the waves... And look at my ears - I am flying. In the evening I went into the X-Lounge and had a delicious snack. And I drank my first glass of Champagne. A nice dessert - I love cruises. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 7, 2011, 9:30 am	Hello from Casablanca, we started our trip in Casablanca with the Hassan-II-Mosque. It is the third biggest mosque of the World. We went inside - not many colors, but nice. It was really intersting. I really liked this mosque. Then we drove along the beach called the Corniche. Our next stop was the King's Palace. We saw two doors - first the small one... ...later the bigger one. We went through the streets of Casablanca. Can you see the beautiful green roofs behind me? We visited a market with fruits... ...and flowers. Then we went to the place with fishes. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 7, 2011, 9:33 am	Hello friends, yesterday evening we had Champagne - and it was delicious. RikeH didn't spend the evening in our cabin - and we wanted to have more drinks...  We went to our minibar.  I climbed into the minibar - and threw the bottles to my friends. Ready - we had 4 bottles. We brought the bottles to our place. I chose the Vodka. The others had other nice drinks. Hey - the ship moved in a strange way - or did I? What a great evening. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 10, 2011, 8:17 pm	Hi again, oh - what a night...  ...but what a morning  ... there must have been something bad in the bottles yesterday. RikeH told us that a coffee could help. Fortunately we had a machine in our cabin. I had to fill this funny thing into the machine. Then we waited for the coffee. It was yummy. And I felt much better. We decided not to make much more this day. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 19, 2011, 8:14 pm	Hello friends, today it was St Nicholas' Day. We found a present in our cabin. Of course we opened it. Some sweets – great! Thanks dear St. Nicholas! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 20, 2011, 8:52 pm	Hello friends, Later we started our trip through Funchal. Because we had an awful day yesterday, we decided to take a bus – and having our tour without moving a lot. As you can maybe the see, the weather was not so nice today. We loved this fountain and wanted to play there, but the bus didn’t stop. Then we drove up the hill… …and had a nice view. Far away we saw a church, but it was not a famous one. Then we left Funchal and drove along the coast. There were terraces, where they grew bananas and other plants. We drove through a nice little village, but I forgot the name. Back in Funchal we walked back to our ship. There were three big cruise ships in Funchal today. This was an old Tower – but not very high. And another old building. This was the view from our balcony – one of the other ships and a view over the city of Funchal. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 22, 2011, 11:32 pm	Hello from La Palma, Normally we arrived in the next Port in the morning – today it was different. We arrived in the noon. So we were able to see it from the distance. It was the Island La Palma. We drove to the national park Caldera de Taburiente – I looked out of the window of our bus. Then we arrived at the Caldera - we had a wonderful view. We made a nice walk and had other nice views – of course it was always the same crater – but we loved it! And we had wonderful weather – this was not typical for this time of the year. Later we went back to Santa Cruz. We stopped at a point called La Concepcion    . There were many palm trees. And I found these wonderful flowers and plants. This was the church in Las Nieves. And a nice house next to the church. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 22, 2011, 11:40 pm	Hi from Fuerteventura, We visited our last Island today – it was Fuerteventura. We made a tour with Jeeps here. This was a holy mountain. Then we drove to the Coast. It was really steep there. Later we went to a big dune. It was great – but really windy. In the evening we went to the buffet. There were fruits with chocolate and ice sculptures. Can you see the bunny behind me. This was my last view of the ship in the night. I really enjoyed the Cruise. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 23, 2011, 9:25 am	Hello from Germany again. We went home by plane At home I went to my armchair –and there were three new guests waiting for me. I gave them a warm welcome. Then I introduced my other guests – and we all talked a lot! Look – we have awful weather in Germany – much colder than in Spain. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 23, 2011, 10:14 am	Hi friends, Can you see it – I made a trip in a plane again. We started in Hamburg. We went to Cologne. Here you see me with some friends in our hotel room. We had our own bed. But to tell the truth – we preferred the armchair. Then we took a walk through the city. This is the dome. We saw a big Christmas tree. We were tired from the long trip and spent the evening in our room.
RikeH Posted Dec 23, 2011, 12:21 pm	Hi from Cologne, Today the weather was sunny – we wanted to see a lot of Christmas Markets today. This was the first one – it was on a ship. We had nice views from the ship. This was the entrance to another Christmas Market. Look – people in the ice rink. Later we saw this nice tower. Around the tower was another Christmas Market. In a shop window we saw these nice animals. They seemed to have fun there. Our next Christmas Market was next to a big gate. On our way back to the hotel we saw another side of the dome – and this time we had sunshine.
RikeH Posted Dec 24, 2011, 12:08 pm	Hi from Cologne again, It was our last day in Cologne – and we decided to visit the zoo. I thought that this animal was not living anymore. irembe wanted to visit the giraffes – and of course we did it. What a big buffalo. Then we visited the penguins. They were so funny. Can you see the meerkats – they were standing under a lamp, because it was very cold outside. Before we left the Zoo, we visited the hippos – wow – they were big! We were near to one hippo. This was our hotel – I really liked it. In the afternoon we made a walk and had a nice view over the river. Back in the city we saw a television show. Here you see the cameras. This was the stage. We saw a man – who is famous in Germany, he is called Semino Rossi. We all didn’t know him – but many people around us were excited to see him.
RikeH Posted Dec 24, 2011, 9:37 pm	Hi from Hamburg, We went to Hamburg today – this was inside the Train station. There was a big Christmas tree in the city. Look – I loved this view. I thought about buying something, but a ToyVoyager should not have much baggage. This big ball was amazing – there were some monuments of Hamburg on it. There were more balls from other cities. Christmas is coming – I am so excited! We will be allowed to help RikeH decorating the Christmas tree.
RikeH Posted Dec 26, 2011, 4:37 pm	Hello friends of Christmas, Christmas will be soon – and I was allowed to help decorating the Christmas tree. My Mum RikeH has a lot of Christmas Decorations. These ones are from her Grandma. I think that these balls were really funny. We had a lot more. This was the tree after the first Part of Decorating. Then we found more decoration for the tree. I really loved this one. Then the Christmas tree was ready.
RikeH Posted Dec 26, 2011, 9:52 pm	Merry Christmas! Today it was Christmas. We were waiting on our Chair. Santa Claus was busy, but fortunately he sent two of his friends. Snowy the friendly snowman and Rudi the famous Reindeer. I spoke with both, sung a wonderful Christmas Song and then I recited a poem. They loved it and I got a present. The others did the same – look, we all received a lot of sweets! Later I played in the Christmas tree. Of course I was careful. I want to show you the nicest things in the Tree. This small bird is really old, but we like it! When I was ready with playing in the tree, Snowy called me. Another surprise? It was from my best friend Murph. Of course I opened it. Thanks Murph! I showed all to my guests! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas, too!
RikeH Posted Jan 3, 2012, 11:23 pm	Hello, The weather was nice today, so we walked around Sülfeld. Can you see the nice blue sky? We found a bridge to cross this river – I loved the views. Later we had a rest in the sunshine. Then it was time to continue our walk… Behind me you can see a big tree – I love the Tree – and have a lot of photos with it.
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RikeH Posted Jan 5, 2012, 9:06 pm	Hello again, We had awful weather over the last days – so we decided to play billiard. I knew how to play it and explained it to my guests. When we played we saw that MadBird looked like a billiard ball. Look, what we did! Oups…. Well – bad luck for the bird. Only kidding, of course we would never do such a bad thing! It was time to explore the room. There must have been horses here in the Past. I played on this musical instrument. Then I tried to call my best friend Murph, but I have forgotten his number.
RikeH Posted Jan 6, 2012, 8:57 pm	Hello friends, We went to a little town today – it is called Bad Segeberg. We made a walk around a big lake there. We had really nice views. I wanted to climb onto this tree – but RikeH didn’t allow it. Behind me you can see the hospital – but I am fine. &nbsp; We went all around this lake! We had problems with the sun, when we took this photo –but hopefully you can see what is on the monument behind me. Our last stop was in front of the nice church.
RikeH Posted Jan 13, 2012, 5:43 pm	Hello friends, A few days ago I received this wonderful card from my best friend Murph. It made me think about a gift I received for Christmas. It was a jigsaw puzzle. I wanted to solve it. Scritches and Princess Sarah came and helped me. Wow – there were many pieces. First we searched the pieces for the border. We started. Done – it was not easy! After one hour we finished it. It was really hard work! Thanks Murph!
RikeH Posted Jan 14, 2012, 5:53 pm	Hello friends, It was a nice day today – and I wanted to play in the garden. First I met this funny guy. He likes to feed birds. The birds have this house, too. Here they find yummy food. Look - although we have winter, I found some flowers in the garden. It is cold in Sülfeld now – I sat on the ice on this well.
RikeH Posted Jan 20, 2012, 12:10 pm	Hello again, Yesterday I played in the garden – but today I wanted to make a walk. Can you see the little lake – normally there is no lake, but it was very rainy the last days. We had lovely sunny weather again. But it is winter – so the trees were not green. We have the longest nature trail for fruits in Europe here - this is a part of it. I loved the clouds in the sky.
RikeH Posted Jan 21, 2012, 4:47 pm	Hello Becca, hello friends, today a letter arrived. Look, what was inside of it! It was a Happy New Year card from Gizalba and her TV-guests. And two gifts - one for RikeH and one for me! I opened my gift. And I found a beautiful key ring. Thanks a lot. RikeH allowed me to open her gift, too. It was a wonderful fridge magnet! It is so nice to receive something beautiful. So if you want to send me something - please ask RikeH for my address.
RikeH Posted Jan 30, 2012, 7:29 pm	Hello friends of winter, We had snow outside, so we decided to leave our chair and made a walk around Sülfeld. Look – there was snow - it looked like winter! We are in the North of Germany and there are not many big hills here. So the children use this small mountain with their sledges. Behind us you can see the old school. It looks nice in the snow. The clock of the church was broken – we haven’t been there at 6 o’ clock. Back home in the garden we sat in the snow and we talked a lot. Then we went inside the house – and found a great place!
RikeH Posted Feb 5, 2012, 9:30 am	Hello, Today we went to a small city called Bad Oldesloe. My Mum RikeH went to school there – many years ago. We crossed a little river – but it was full of ice. This was the view to the other side. Behind me you can see the town hall. This is the Stadthaus – we all had no idea, what is inside it. There were many nice old houses. We had a rest next to the river – but it was a little cold – sitting in the snow. So we decided to walk to the church. Can you see the snowflakes on the photo? The last thing we visited was this water wheel.
RikeH Posted Feb 9, 2012, 9:41 pm	Hi friends, Look – where I’ve been! We went to a Darts Tournament. Well – no one there up to this moment – so I played with the funny things, people put on their heads. Then the games started. First we saw Australia against the Netherlands. I haven’t been to any of these countries so far. People were holding signs in the air, when the players threw 180. The people next to us had funny shirts. On the red side you can see one of the players I love most! Raymond van Barneveld. Look – they showed the tournament in the English television. The cameraman stood next to me! When new player came into the hall - all people stood on their chairs. It was not so easy for a small bunny like me to see something then. The next players came from Wales and England. And this is the best player of the World. Phil Taylor! It was a great afternoon!
RikeH Posted Feb 11, 2012, 4:57 pm	Hi friends, Today a new ToyVoyager arrived. She is called Clairchen and visits me for the second time. She wants to come with us on a holiday.  We will go to Amrum tomorrow. But first we said Hello to Clairchen. It will be an adventurous trip tomorrow. Can you see what we read in the web? Here you can see it better – there is so much ice on the North Sea that not all ferries will be in use – and we cannot take the car with us. My Mum RikeH is very sad and disappointed, but we will cheer her up! Keep your fingers crossed for us that we will reach Amrum! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 11, 2012, 6:46 pm	Hi from the Coast, Great News – we were allowed to go on this ferry!  And we went to Amrum. Look – there was a lot of ice on the North Sea. Maybe they didn’t know the way and we were on the way to the North Pole. I looked back – no ice behind our ferry. We had fun in the restaurant and learnt that they say Moin Moin here, instead of Hello. Later I sat in the front of the ferry – can you see the big piece of ice? Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2012, 5:05 pm	Hello from Amrum,  Yesterday we arrived in Wittdün. This morning we went onto our balcony and had a look around. Well – normally there is water – but now there was ice. Then we relaxed in the sunshine. Later we went to the dunes near to Norddorf.  Look – there was snow in the dunes. We climbed up a very high dune and had a nice view. We went to the water – well – water?  We saw some water – but more sheets of ice. I loved to sit on the wall of another look-out. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 13, 2012, 2:38 pm	Hello from Wittdün again,    Another sunny day on the Amrum Island. We made another walk – this time around Wittdün. We were on the way to a small harbour – you can see it behind me. This was the view to the the big port, where the ferries stop. These funny colorful houses were next to the small harbour. Can you understand this phrase? There were more ships behind us. Ahoi from the North Sea. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 14, 2012, 4:34 pm	Moin Moin,  Today we visited a lake for birds. But we didn’t see birds. Maybe it was too cold? So I decided to enjoy the view of the lake. Behind me you can see the way we came. This was the other direction. We talked a lot in the sunshine. Then we crossed a high dune… … and had this nice view. Can you find me? Here I am! I loved these small dunes! Can you remember the view from our balcony when we arrived? There was ice everywhere. Now the temperatures are higher – and we see more water! Love Dicker Kumpel
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RikeH Posted Feb 15, 2012, 12:29 pm	Moin Moin from Nebel,  We went to another village today – it is called Nebel. Behind me you can see the church of Nebel. We went inside. It is a nice old church. We made a walk and went to the Coast. There was a lot of ice. There are meadows next to the water. And you can see the church again. This is one of the oldest houses in Nebel. Here is the wonderful windmill. Another wonderful house. It was a great day in Nebel. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 15, 2012, 7:10 pm	Hello again,  We had a sunny day again and wanted to visit the lighthouse. We had to climb up 295 steps – it was exhausting, but we had a wonderful view. Can you see the shadow of the lighthouse next to me? And it was so windy! I really love the North Sea and Amrum ! Look, here are some facts about the lighthouse. I want to show you our flat. This is our big corridor. We have a nice kitchen. And this is our living-room. Oups – I am a ghost! I like this boat and would love to sail it in the summertime. These stones were funny! Bine -  have a look – a wonderful carpet in the children’s room. And here you see the chair of us ToyVoyagers! It is great! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 16, 2012, 2:29 pm	Hello friends,  Yesterday we visited the big lighthouse of Amrum – today we made a walk to another lighthouse. It was a smaller one called Quermarkenfeuer. It was a long walk – but then we saw it. It was not easy to take photos, because the sun was behind the lighthouse. We saw the North Sea and the Dunes. And you can see the way we came. We had a little picnic. Here I am in front of a nice aerial view of the lighthouse. On our way back we saw some deer. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 19, 2012, 10:20 am	Hello from Norddorf,      We moved to another place - now we are living in a nice house. We have our own big chair again. This is our living-room. Here you see the view from our patio. We relaxed in the sun on our own bench. In the afternoon I went to the beach. Look – what a wonderful weather! There were still sheets of ice on the beach. Normally here is beach or water! I spent some time on these wooden piles and enjoyed the sunshine again. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 21, 2012, 10:16 am	Hello friends,  A new guest arrived – her name is Germanya . Because she arrived late – I had to show her some places of Amrum – we other saw last week. We started with a nice walk through the dunes around Norddorf today. Look – we had wonderful views. It was a very long way – we had to walk a lot! Can you see the shape of the little trees here? It is because of the wind. This guy was so funny! There were many beautiful houses in Norddorf. Can you read the words on this gate? Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 22, 2012, 7:23 pm	Ahoi,  We went to a little harbor today. You can see it far behind me. Some days ago I went to it – and there were ice all over the place. To the other side we saw a ferry in the big port of Wittdün. Then we arrived at the small harbor. There were nice colorful houses. And now you can see the little harbor. No ice this time on the water! I helped Germanya to understand these  words.     Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 23, 2012, 5:53 pm	Hello from Amrum, We walked to a fresh-water lake today. I’ve been here last week – when we had more snow. Then we climbed over a high dune and had this nice view. In the evening we went to something called Biake-Brennen. It was so nice to see a big fire like this! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 24, 2012, 4:34 pm	Hello,  Today we went to Nebel again. We found a big sign with a map of Amrum. Then we went to a cemetery. It was made for unknown dead men, who were found on the beaches or in the Sea. We walked through the village and saw nice old houses. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 25, 2012, 4:29 pm	Hi friends, I want to show you some decorations in our holiday flat. There is a really big sea shell. And some fishes – they can swim during the nighttime, because they have lights. This man is so tall. This fish – without lights – is very tall, too. Or maybe I am so small? Then we went upstairs. Two birds showed their view out of the window. I saw Foehr Island from another window. We have funny wallpapers here – one is with sailing ships… …and the other one with lighthouses. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 25, 2012, 4:58 pm	Hello again, Today we went to a place called Vogelkoje. The people caught ducks there in the Past. We saw some ducks on the little lake. In these cages people caught the ducks  - fortunately they don’t use it anymore. There were many trees standing in the water. This funny thing is a home for many insects. The walk was really interesting. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 25, 2012, 5:07 pm	Moin Moin, We made a walk along the East Coast of Amrum today. It was sunny and I enjoyed the sunshine. Look – this was a nice windmill. It is not working anymore, someone is living in it. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 27, 2012, 8:27 pm	Hi friends, It was our last day on Amrum – so I decided to have a party. Of course I shared the drinks with my guests. We all get our glasses. Three of us had a white drink, two a black one. Look, I had a white one! It was yummy – I loved it! We had a great evening! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 28, 2012, 8:08 pm	Hello again, Today we went home.  I enjoyed my last minutes on Amrum. Look, this is the place, where the Ferry starts. Then I saw the ferry – it was the newest ferry on this route. Then we were on the ferry and I looked back to Amrum – a wonderful Island. We had a nice place on the ferry – and looked out of the window. No sheets of ice anymore.     It was a wonderful holiday! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 28, 2012, 8:15 pm	Hello friends. today it was to say goodbye to Clairchen and HömpfMömpf. They will go to Clairchens Mum ScillyHH. Clairchen told us that they will make a nice holiday trip soon, and asked me to come with her. I asked RikeH and she allowed me to go with Clairchen. So I will travel on my own. Sp we said goodbye to Germanya and Phillip. They gave us a big hug. I gave Phillip a special hug, because I am not sure that he will be here, when I come back. ScillyHH - I am coming!  Love Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Feb 29, 2012, 8:53 pm	Hi mum, I arrived safely at Scillys home. HömpfMömpf, Clairchen and I sat in the bag and looked out. My old friend LewisHH welcomed us. We clambered out of the bag. Time to explore the home of LewisHH and Clairchen. I scale this funny woolen flower. Look, I know such bells from some hotels. HömpfMömpf can handle the bell with his beak. Then I saw this nice boat. HömpfMömpf and I we both were the skipper. Scilly said that we should use the time to prepare our trip to Madeira. So we got this travel guide. I am looking forward for a great time :-) All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 2, 2012, 8:56 pm	Hi mum, tomorrow we will fly to Madeira. And so we had to pack the baggage. Scilly came home. Who is that? A TV in Scillys bag! We gave him a warm welcome. His name is Erol the Pirat and he will come with us to Madeira. We had to hurry packing the suitcase with all the important things like a cup, a plate, a candle holder etc. etc. But Scilly did not like what we have done And she had a surprise for us. We got a parcel from Spencer. He ist a TV brother of Clairchen and Lewis. He join the big German Round Robin at the moment. We were very curious. So we opend the parcel. We found Spencers carnival costume, a dictionary for Hessian, some postcards and some sweets for us  This is a funny postcard. All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 11, 2012, 11:40 am	Hi mum, today our holdidays began. After packing the suitcase yesterday we were ready to fly this morning. See me waiting in the airport building in front of our airplane. We had a great fly. See me sitting in my own seat! I got the full service with coffee, water and a sandwich. But to sit alone is very boring. So my friends Hömpf Mömpf, Erol, Clairchen and Lewis came and we had a nice chat. I tried to organice some drinks. But unfortunately they saw me. Scilly did not want us drinking alcohol. Hmmmm....... So we began to read the travel guide. Now we are well prepared for our stay on the isle of Madeira. Then we took a look out. But there was nothing but some clouds and the sun. After landing we took the Aerobus to Funchal and met our rentlady. She showed us our holiday apartment. The weather  is really great: 20 degrees and sun, sun, sun. We took a first look from our 2 balconies. Now we are very tiered. But I am sure we will have a great time on Madeira. All the very best. Dicker Kumpel.
ScillyHH Posted Mar 11, 2012, 12:57 pm	Hi mum, Yesterday 7 degrees in Hamburg, today 21 degrees and no clouds in the sky! I love Madeira! First we discovered the market hall. Today on sunday it is not open. But tomorrow we will take a look at all the exotic plants, fruits, vegetables and fish. See me in front of the market hall. HömpfMömpf had a life mission to see palm trees. I want to show you its first palm tree. On our walk trough Funchal we found this little church. How picturesque! This is an old castle by the see. A liked the yellow. See me in front of the marina of Funchal. Which boat for me??? All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 11, 2012, 1:37 pm	Hi mum, as I told you yesterday we went to the market hall this morning. So many colorful fruits, vegetables, fish and flowers to see. See me with an overview of the market. Here are some localy grown tomatoes. Take a look at all these exotic fruits! We were able to taste some of them. Yummy.... Madeira is well known as the flower island. See me in front of a lovely flower stall. There is also a separat fish hall. Look at me in front of the catch of the day. On the way out we saw two cruise ships in the harbour, the AIDAsol and the Thomson Destiny. Back at home we took a look at the exotic fruits we bought this morning. The green long thing in the middle is a ananas banana, the big green round thing is a soft mushy apple and the small rounds are different kinds of maracuja. It is a shame we can’t share the beautiful smell with you. All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 11, 2012, 2:54 pm	Hi mum Today is Scillys birthday. We TV’s helped Richy to decorate the table. It is nice, isn’t it? Clairchen, HömpfMömpf and I had a nice birthday card for Scilly which we found on Amrum. Thank you for helping us choose the card. To celebrate the birthday Richy invited us to a traditional english tea time in the Reids Pallace Hotel. We sat down on the terrace and had a lovely view over Funchal and the sea. See me in front of the food. We had sandwiches, scones and little cakes. Yummi... After eating so much we walked back into town. First we passed the casino of Funchal. We took a quick picture but we are not allowed inside, minimum age 18! Then we passed through some gardens. See me with some really great palmtrees and cactuses. See me in front of a lovely old villa. From this terrace weh had a view of the marina of Funchal. All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 12, 2012, 7:09 pm	Hi mum, today we went on a trip to Monte. That`s a village 600 m above Funchal. We didn’t want to walk up so we took the cable car. What great fun. See me and my friends riding the cable car. Monte is well known for its baskt cars. Two people sit down in the wicker baskets and ride down the streets into Funchal driven by two pushers. It works without snow! Crazy! There is also a well known church in Monte, the Nossa Senhora do Monte. The last austrian Emperor lies here. See me in front of the church. As Madeira is world famous for its plants and flowers we visited the garden „Jardim Tropical Monte Palace“. Here you can find many plants and flowers. See me in front of some really nice ones. There also some sculptures in the garden. This is the worlds biggest vase which was made by hand. It has a height of 5 m. Oh look, this is called Rheinschlösschen. A former owner of the gardens was impressed by the upper Rhein region and build this house acordingly. It was used as hotel. They also had a part which they called the Japanese Garden. See me in front of an asian gate. Portugal is very famous for its portugese tiles calls Azulejos. See me in front of one typical tiled picture. All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 13, 2012, 8:04 pm	Hi mum Today we went on a trip to Santana. Santana ist he biggest city in the north of the island. We took the bus. It was quiet an adventures ride over mountains and through valleys. See me and some of my friends sitting on the bus. Santana is well known for its triangular houses with thatched roofs. It was my wish to see this special houses. See me and my friends in front of some Santana houses. We sat down in an old chair and enjoied the sunshine. Then a lady in the traditional outfit came and put us on her knee. The town also has a nice little church. So we took a picture. Back at home I wrote this postcard. All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 14, 2012, 7:50 pm	Hi mum, Today is our last day on Madeira. We went on a trip to Camara de Lobos. It is a small fishermen village in the south of Madeira. See me with all the colorful boates. Wow, this is stokfish. Have you ever seen it before? We enjoyed the sun on a fishing boat. After a short walk we had this fantastic view back to the village. In the afternoon we visited a cellar with old madeira vines. All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 15, 2012, 7:43 pm	Hi mum, this is our last morning in Funchal. In the afternonn we will fly home to Hamburg. But before we have to leave I would like to show you the town hall of Funchal. This church is a former abbey and belongs now to the university of Funchal. Oh look, so many flowers over a beck in middle of town. It's very nice, isn't it! Then we had to go to the airport. See me on the terrace of the airport building in front of a TAP plane. Can see the Air Berlin plane which was landed a few minutes ago? Time to fly home! All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 17, 2012, 7:59 pm	Hi mum it is my last evening with LewisHH, Clairchen, HömpfMömpf and Erol the Pirat. Time to have a party  First Lewis and I organized some glasses. Clairchen showed me the stock of alcohol. What a big variety! We chose white port for the gentlemen and chocolate liqueur for the ladies. The bottles were so heavy Lewis, HömpfMömpf and Erol had to help us. Erol and I searched for paper streamers. HömpfMömpf and I found some sweets. Everything is ready for our party Cool music and cool drinks. See us having a lot of fun. See us beeing drunk What a night! See you tomorrow! All the very best Dicker Kumpel
ScillyHH Posted Mar 17, 2012, 8:07 pm	Hi mum time to say good bye to friends. With HömpfMömpf and Clairchen I had two great holidays on the isle of Amrum and on Madeira. I will really miss them. I gave Clairchen a good bye kiss. I gave LewisHH, my old scottish mate, a hug. Then HömpfMömpf kissed me good bye. Erol and I said a "high five" good bye (we both are very cool) LewisHH and Clairchen invited me to join them for another journey in the future. I said I will ask you. I had a great time with all my friends but now I'm looking forward to seeing you again. All the very best Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 18, 2012, 8:41 pm	Hi friends, Today I came back home! I had a great time in Madeira, but I am happy to be home, too. Thanks ScillyHH for taking me to Madeira - I really loved it. And I am surely will go on holiday with you again! There were two new guests waiting here – this was nice – we talked a lot. Then I told them about my holiday in Madeira and showed two postcards. I told the others that we ate fruits there all the time – and we should do it now, too. Fruits? Well - fortunately, B.o.B. showed his chocolate – and we threw the fruits away! Chocolate is much better than fruits, don’t you think so?
RikeH Posted Mar 21, 2012, 7:57 pm	Hello, It was a sunny day and I sat next to the crocus flowers in our garden. Then we went to a small city near to Sülfeld. RikeH went to school there many years ago. Behind me you can see the Peter-and-Paul-Church. We went inside. There were wonderful windows. I was not sure, if this man is Peter or Paul. Later we all sat in the sunshine in front of an old house. There were other nice old buildings in the city. Look – a water wheel!
RikeH Posted Mar 26, 2012, 8:00 pm	Hello friends, We went to Hamburg. It was a lovely sunny day! We went to the Binnenalster – a little lake in the center. We stopped at his nice place and had a nice photo. See – what happened? We heard a voice calling our names. It was HömpfMömpf with another TV. What a great surprise – of course we talked a lot! Then we continued our walk. There was a nice bridge. We saw this angle on the bridge. I liked this view. I saw a boat from the police. Behind me you can see the town hall. Hamburg is a beautiful town! This is a theatre.
RikeH Posted Mar 28, 2012, 8:29 pm	Hello again, We visited a smaller town today – called Bad Segeberg. First we went into a Chinese Restaurant. It was boring inside – so we played outside. Then we went to the big Lake of Segeberg. Behind me you can see the monument of an Indian. I loved the view over the Lake. We walked around the Lake. I found lovely flowers! Wow – this will be a long way! But we were really sporty! Later I relaxed in the sun. It was a wonderful sunny day! See you soon.
RikeH Posted Apr 7, 2012, 8:29 pm	Hello friends, Yesterday we had a lazy day in the sunshine. Suddenly two birds landed next to us. HömpfMömpf missed the way to his next host – and Pink Charmin is a new guest of me. We all talked a lot. Then we went inside and wanted to celebrate the arrival of the new guests. We all chose the sweets we like most. I had these chocolates.
RikeH Posted Apr 7, 2012, 10:08 pm	Hello friends, In the last days three new guests arrived. Today we made a walk through my village. Our first stop was in front of the church. Then we went to the old school. On our way back home we played on the playground. We had fun on the swing.
RikeH Posted Apr 7, 2012, 11:24 pm	Hello again, Today my guests had a surprise for me. Erol and B.o.B. blindfolded me. I heard them talking. They did something, but I was not able to see it. They installed a big sign for me! I was so surprised! They gave me a big hug – I won two GoldenBears Awards! My Mum RikeH was happy and proud too, so we started a party. First we had a delicious burger and woodruff lemonade. We ate almost everything. Then we had our dessert – a yummy cake and coffee! I had a yellow lime cake. Done! We decided to celebrate for a longer time – but we went closer to each other. Look, we had some bread and Sushi. As drinks we had a nice liqueur from Estonia, with the funny name Herbert! It was a fantastic party! And I want to thank everybody who voted for me!
RikeH Posted Apr 8, 2012, 6:10 pm	Happy Easter! Today the Easter bunny was here - and I told my guests that we can search Easter eggs. I started. Maybe there will be something under our chair? I found something – great. But there should be more. I asked long hippo. He told me to look into the basket of a lovely bunny lady. Then he helped me to reach the chocolate chicken in the basket. Ooups – I was too fast! But I got the chicken. In a wonderful bouquet of flowers I found this chocolate bug. Look –I was very successful! We all had a great day!
RikeH Posted Apr 9, 2012, 6:01 pm	Happy Easter again! We went to visit my grandma. I was sure to meet the Easter bunny there. And we were lucky. Look – I talked to the Easter bunny! Then I met some of the other bunnies hanging around there. There were two friendly hens. Later we met a friendly bunny. He read something out of the nice Easter book that Noisy sent to us. Then something funny happened. My grandma has a TV named Tobbi. He was lost for two times – the second time he was lost in the Netherlands. But now he came back. He told us that he went to China – that must me the truth, because he came from China in his envelope. But look how big he is now. Maybe I will become that big someday after being in China, too? After talking to the big Tobbi I decided to talk to smaller guys. I found a nice place to spend the rest of the day!
RikeH Posted Apr 15, 2012, 8:55 pm	Hello friends, imagine that - some people think that I drink too much.. The Thread I had a look through my travelog - no problem with or without alcohol, but I love to party. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 20, 2012, 10:28 am	Hello from Hamburg, We made a nice excursion today. We visited the Wallanlagen – a park in the middle of Hamburg. Here you see a beautiful building we saw from the garden. Normally here is a little river – but there was no water today. Can you see me on this little monument? This was the Asian part of the garden. Then I found some colorful tulips. On our way back home we stopped in Ahrensburg where I saw this beautiful castle.
RikeH Posted Apr 26, 2012, 5:56 pm	Hello friends, Look, what happened today. My best friend Murph arrived – and brought a treasure map with him. We all had a closer look. It was the treasure of the Zuckerhut. Zuckerhut is the name of our street. The treasure should be here. The map showed that the way starts outside next to a blue car – I found it. We climbed onto a high place to find the next point. This must be the right direction! We met two funny guys and asked them for the way. They showed us the right direction. We should meet their friends – two bugs - there. We climbed up the tree where the bugs live. We all had a look at the map. And discussed the next way. This was not the right place – but we were near to it. Then we saw the treasure chest. We had to work together – but then we reached it. We talked about opening it now – but then we took it onto the grass. We opened the chest ... ...it was full of money, gold and more! We were so excited! We went back onto our chair and had fun with our treasure.
RikeH Posted Apr 28, 2012, 9:29 pm	Hello friends, We went to Bad Oldesloe today. It is a small city near to Sülfeld. We saw some water – this was a river flowing around a small island. I met some friendly ducks. I loved the view of this little river. This is the town hall. And another important building. Look – a water wheel. Then we stopped next to the church. Next to another river we stopped for a photo with all of us. More old buildings...
RikeH Posted May 2, 2012, 8:22 pm	Springtime! The weather was nice today – so I went into the garden. I loved this tree. And I found this yellow flower. The next color was red... This is a view of the garden where we found the treasure last weekend. I found other beautiful flowers! The springtime is great.
RikeH Posted May 6, 2012, 8:09 pm	Hello friends, Some days ago my good friend TobiHH came back home. I was so happy to see him again. The weather was nice and we went outside. Then we heard the sound of a motorbike. A nice little bunnylady - sunshine -arrived. She is the fiancé of SunnyHH– another TV who belongs to the family of RikeH. Sunshine came with a friend – Petula. I gave sunshine a big hug! Then we called Kleiner Kumpel – he is a twin of SunnyHH. Sunshine was so happy to meet him. He came with his love Kleinohrhase. We all had fun together and danced a polonaise.
RikeH Posted May 13, 2012, 12:15 am	Hello friends, My Mum has a new camera – so we made a walk and took some photos. I read this sign – it was really interesting! I loved the view over the meadow. Hopefully my friend Murph will tell me more about this mushroom! I saw some sheep. We have a long nature trail in Sülfeld. I had a rest on this big stone. Behind me you see the old school. Maybe I will be a mayor someday. Then I would work here. I like the church here.
RikeH Posted May 16, 2012, 8:05 pm	Hello again, We went to a city near to Sülfeld, called Bad Segeberg. The weather was not nice, but we had no rain. Behind me you can see the church. We went onto a hill – and had a look in the theatre. In the other direction I saw a nice lake. Later we saw these nice ducks next to a little lake. Look – I loved this sculpture.
RikeH Posted May 19, 2012, 10:21 pm	Hi friends, Today we visited my Grandma. We had something delicious to eat. Later we heard some music outside and went onto the balcony. There was the Schützenfest – and the marksmen walked through the streets. It was really interesting. There was a car of the fire service at the end.
RikeH Posted May 25, 2012, 8:12 pm	Hello from the Ferry, We are on our way to Finland now. My Mum was very busy the last days, so we didn’t update our travellogs, but now it will be better, I hope.  We went from Travemünde,Germany to Helsinki, Finland with the Ferry Finnlady. The weather was wonderful, but it was very stormy that my Mum decided to take only a few  photos of me outside. She didn’t want me to fly away. Can you see my ears flying around my head? Fortunately we had a wonderful cabin with many windows. Through this one I saw the way we went. Then we all went to the window on the side of the ship. The sun was wonderful. Of course we wanted to look out of the window. Our ferry was great – look, there in front of us was a cruise ship. Our Captain did a good job, so we won the race! Here are some more views of our cabin – enough place us TVs… Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 26, 2012, 3:54 pm	Hello from the Finland,    Behind me you can see the Port of Helsinki – or maybe one of the Ports there.  When I looked into the other direction – there was no port anymore – really strange. We drove a while and our first stop was Hanko. A really cool name, because it is close to my last name. We saw this nice beach. Hanko has a small port. There was a small hill in the middle of the town – with a church and a red tower. I loved the tower – maybe it is a rocket? Just another nice building – the Casino. A great place to stay! But we went to another town called Turku. Here you see a church. This is the library I think, with a nice fountain.   I looked over the river and saw this big church – it was wonderful! Our hotel is next to this river!   I would have loved to drive with this train, but RikeH was too tired. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 28, 2012, 12:58 pm	Hello from Turku again, We made a short walk through Turku again - and I saw this nice church from yesterday – but another side. Then we visited the archipelago. We started in a small village called Naantali and saw this nice church. There were nice old houses, too. Then we drove through the beautiful nature. We had to use some ferries – this was the biggest of all. We saw a ship of the SAR. I liked the views. But it was stormy again… On the ferry there was a flag of Finland. Of course I wanted a photo of it. The sky looked great with the clouds. And far away I saw a big ferry! Can you see it between the islands? I love it to be on ships! In the evening we went back to Turku and saw this beautiful fin. Next to it there was a big crane. And there were big ships, too. We went to the Castle, but it was closed. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 28, 2012, 2:38 pm	Hello again, The day started in a small village called Rauma. It is famous for the old part of it with many wooden houses. I think this was the town hall, but I am not sure about it. Look – this bear was so friendly! They had a nice old church. We drove to the next place Pori – and started with another church. Behind me you can see a great park! We had a nice view back to the city. There was another old building - maybe the town hall. Unfortunately I cannot read the signs here. Our last stop of the day was at the seaside.  We found this great beach. Can you see me in the Dunes? Here I am! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 29, 2012, 7:35 pm	Hello from Vaasa, Can you see this nice church? It is situated in Vaasa. It looked like the weather was not so nice, but wait for another photo of the church we made after visiting it. Inside it was beautiful, too. Next to the church was the town hall. Then we had a look back to the church – and the funny monument – now you can see the sunshine. I think that all cities of Finland have a water tower. Back in the hotel we decided to do something typical for Finland – and we went into the sauna. It was not hot enough for us, so I worked hard… …and put some water onto the hot stones. This was much better! Later we relaxed. It was great! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 30, 2012, 2:02 pm	Hello friends, It was time to explore the nature. We went into a national park called Helvetinjärvi. We saw this small stream. I sat on one of these big boulders. We went down to this beautiful lake and had a picnic there. This was the famous place for the national park – a small gorge. But I prefer this view! On our way back to the car we passed this moor. This place seems to be dangerous fur bunnies. Hopefully they only played tag. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 30, 2012, 2:25 pm	Hey hey, We were in Jyväskylä today. First we went to a place called Naissaari. I had fun on this monument. Can you see  me? We saw this watergate, but there was no boat in it. This is typical for Finland – trees and water. We bought some chocolate. Then we went onto a hill – Harju. We had nice views over the city from the tower on the hill. Behind me you can see the church of the city. Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 31, 2012, 7:25 pm	Hey hey, In the late afternoon I told my guests that I have a surprise for them. All were excited and we jumped into our travel bag. Look, what happened! RikeH met two Finish hosts – mmm105 and reissari – and all their TVs and TV-guests. So we had a big TV-meeting! To have a better view of us – we made smaller photos. It was great to meet so many new TVs, I wanted to see many of them as my guests in Sülfeld! Believe it or not - I met some TVs  which already visited me – look – Errol on my left side and B.o.B. on my right side (looking from my direction, of course!). Then we had another meeting – we went to a postcrossing-meeting. You can see the postcards of the postcrossing-members. We had so much fun talking with these friendly women. What a nice meeting! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 2, 2012, 3:31 pm	Hello again,   We found a great place today – the fortress Olavinlinna. You can see it behind me. I felt in love with it – and wanted to have many photos of it. You will see it… In the garden around was this funny monument. We came nearer – did I told you that I love this building? This was inside the walls – the walls were very high! The view was even nicer with flowers… …or was it better with these flowers? Hey – this was the owner of the fortress, I guess. My last photo at this place. Then we drove about a dam with a forest. Our guidebook told us that it was one of the nicest places to visit. Well – I searched the nice view… It looked like a street with trees… … and some water. I preferred this view over the lake. Back in the town of Savonlinna, (where you can find the wonderful fortress) we had these two views.     It was a nice day! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 2, 2012, 5:16 pm	A special greeting to Gittchen today, Yes, we found another church in Finland… It is the biggest wooden church of the world. We went inside, of course. (It is not always possible to go into Finish churches, because most of them are closed.) This one opened today. There were many children coming into the church. Look – the bell tower stood alone. In the afternoon we reached the national park with the Koli Mountain. We had a great view over the lakes around. The way was really steep! And we saw trees. There are lots of forests in Finland! Maybe this was a religious place in the Past? I liked this place. Believe it or not - we found snow! Can you see me with this funny guy? This is a ski region in the wintertime. Look – I would take the black way! A funny kind of tram brought us back to our car. It was very steep. Here you can see it… On our way to the next hotel we stopped and enjoyed the sunshine next to this beautiful lake. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 4, 2012, 4:40 pm	Hello friends, We had a lazy day at home. Look, what we had for dinner Then we sat in front of the fireplace and talked. I love it to look into the fire! And I want to show you the funny kind of drinks we had. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 4, 2012, 4:42 pm	A great day! We saw reindeers! Well – we were really excited, so the photo was not so good. But they were really cute! We went to a national park called Hossa. This is a funny name. We started our walk next to this lake. I liked this wooden path. The nature looked different to the other parts of Finland with trees and lakes. But fortunately we saw water again! And another lake – yes, we are in Finland. Murph – I found these mushrooms – and yes – mushrooms! Do you know their name? I wanted to have another of these photos – a lake and trees around! Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 5, 2012, 4:29 pm	Hey Hey, Today we went to another National Park - Oulanka NP – and made a walk called the Bear Loop. We started at this suspension bridge. This was the view from the bridge – and you can see me at the beginning of the trip. We saw this little boat, but we didn’t have to use it. Then it was so great – we stopped next to these rapids. We went into this old mill. We had to climb up mountains and had this great view! Later we stopped at this waterfall. It was nice to sit there. But it was even better to have a picnic in the forest! The look into the other direction! This was really interesting. You see the yellow ribbon around the tree? It shows that here is the start of the zone between Finland and Russia. We were not allowed to go there. The green color on the tree showed our trail. A lovely bumble-bee. Then we were back at the beginning – can you remember this view? This time I had enough time to look into the other direction from the bridge! Yes – I am a brave bunny – I crossed this dangerous bridge! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 6, 2012, 8:31 pm	Hello again, Another lazy day at home – this is our home… In the evening Vriendje and I had a nice time together. First we had something yummy to eat. This way it was easier to get the cheese-balls. Can you imagine what we were doing ? Yes, we sat in front of the fireplace. It is great to spend time with a friend! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 7, 2012, 8:19 am	Merry Christmas to all of you!  The Finnish people are crazy sometimes. We arrived in our new home today. And look, what we have in front of our house – a Christmas tree! This was really strange. But my Mum told me that we are in the Santa Claus Village. Santa lives here – this is amazing! Maybe we will meet him tomorrow. Who knows? But first I had to show you two funny things in our room. This is the wonderful lamp! We had fun playing on it. Now I believe that the Christmas Time comes nearer! Hohoho Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 8, 2012, 7:17 pm	Hello from the Santa Claus Village! We saw these signs today – and wanted to meet Santa Claus. But can you imagine it? Santa Claus didn’t allow making own photos – and wanted to have a lot of money for the photos taken by his gnomes… So we decided that this Santa Claus is nice, too. There were an ice bear and some gnomes next to him. There were signs showing the distance to some cities around the world. And here is Santa Claus’ Main Post Office – he has to write many letters each year. This girl helps him. I was really in the North now. I crossed the Arctic Circle. Have you ever done it? It is even written in my language here! Later I saw this funny tent. There was a friendly reindeer with a sleigh. I really loved it here in the North, but tomorrow we will be back in the South and visit Helsinki. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 14, 2012, 8:47 pm	Hello from Helsinki, Yes, we visited Helsinki today.  Behind me you can see the cathedral. I went inside. Another nice view of the cathedral. I liked this nice fountain.   This is the market hall – it is too long to get a photo of the whole building. There were some ferries in the Port. This is a Russian church – I loved the gold on the roof. I saw some people making music. There were some nice buildings in this part of the city. Near to the water there was another beautiful building. Look – we made a trip with a bus – and I learnt a lot about Helsinki. These animals looked strange! This is a wonderful church – inside a rock – really strange. In front of a museum there was this moose. There were two statues in front of the railway station. I think they have lamps in their hands. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 14, 2012, 10:39 pm	Hello from Porvoo! Today was our last day in Finland – and we spent it in Porvoo. We met a really nice lady there. First we climbed up a hill and had a look over the town. Unfortunately the trees were really high! This was a better place to look at the city. Behind me you can see the famous houses next to the river. The weather was not as sunny as yesterday, so you cannot see it so good. There were moomins living in this shop. We had a stop next to his bunny-lady. On the right side you can see some other TVs. We went up this hill. There was the cathedral of Porvoo. It was a little dark inside. Then we did something funny – we went onto the Castle-Hill. But there was no castle anymore… We stopped on a bridge and saw some nice new houses… …and a ship with the funny name Glückauf. There was an exhibition of the fire department. Here we had a better view of the famous houses. It was a great time in Finland! In the late afternoon we went to our ferry – here you see us in the port-area. We drove onto the ferry. This was interesting! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2012, 3:06 pm	Hello from a Ferry again. We were back on the way to Germany. Fortunately we had television in our cabin. So we watched soccer. In the first game the Netherlands played.  Vriendje was so excited. Unfortunately for Vriendje the Netherlands lost. We went outside and had a wonderful sunset! It was stormy again! Here you can see a model of our Ferry! It was time for soccer again. We decided to have a party! Cheers! Well the wrong supporters! The game was great! GOAL! The good supporters! Germany won – and we celebrated it! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 21, 2012, 10:46 pm	Hello from Travemünde. We arrived in Travemünde in the evening. Our ferry was very late – but we had nice views of Travemünde. Can you see the big house? We came nearer to it! I visited this place last year. It was funny to see it from the big ferry! This big sailing ship was wonderful! I would have loved to spend some time at this beach – but it was time to drive home. We passed these houses. This big building is a place for old people. Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 21, 2012, 10:58 pm	Hello friends! It is my birthday today! My TV-friends came and sang a Birthday-Song for me! My Mum had this gift for me! The others gave me a big birthday-hug! We didn’t have a big party today – because my friend Murph will come this week-end and we will have a party then.
RikeH Posted Jun 24, 2012, 8:23 pm	Hello again, My friend Murph arrived today – and he brought some gifts for me! I gave him a big hug. It is always great to meet him! Then I started with the first gift. What will it be? Some sweets! But there was more! Beautiful sunflowers! Thanks Murph. Then I had to blow out the candle.
HoBi Posted Jun 24, 2012, 9:17 pm	Hello Mum  I really wanted to search mushrooms with my friend Murph. We went to Mölln and met some mushroom-friends of Murph. The weather was horrible. It rained all the day. But no problem for us – we went to the ‘Krebssee’ and searched for mushrooms. The friends of Murph didn’t have a problem with the weather. We decided to sit under the tree – and watch the others! We found one mushroom. But it stunk!!! In the afternoon we explored the terrain of Uhlenkolk. I never saw such a big Indian tent! What a wonderful barbecue place. Maybe we can have the next big TV-meeting here? And I found this beautiful flower. I wanted to have a look into the tent, but it was closed. The friends of Murph examined the mushrooms in this house. Unfortunately we had bad weather and didn’t find so many mushrooms. But of course it was a great day with my best friend Murph! Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 28, 2012, 8:30 pm	Hello Friends, We went to Hamburg today. The weather was not so nice - but no problem for us. We walked along the lake Alster in the center of Hamburg. Can you see the sailing ships? There were more boats - I think they will be used if the weather is better! There were some geese. It was a nice place! I saw other nice birds. A mother with her children Then I met some relatives – can you see the bunnies on the grass? Believe it or not – it was the same day – only some minutes later – and we had sunshine. One of many churches in Hamburg.
RikeH Posted Jun 29, 2012, 6:36 pm	Hello from the Port of Hamburg, We went to Hamburg again. But today we went to the Port. And we saw a cruise ship! This Part of the Port is called ‘Speicherstadt’. It is the old warehouse district, but they built a lot of new houses there. Here you can see the old houses. This is another part of the Port. We  a short boat trip. There was a wonderful sailing ship! Behind me you can see the pier of the port. My last views of the port.
RikeH Posted Jul 3, 2012, 8:52 pm	Hi friends, I wanted to show my guests some nice sights in Sülfeld. First we stopped at this nice lake – it was a little green. Behind me you can see the old school. This is the emblem of the village. Later we went to the church – first I learnt a lot about it and the surroundings. It is a beautiful building! We were lucky – the church was open. We had fun! At the end of our tour we enjoyed the sunshine and talked a lot! Some of the others will leave soon. I love this stone – but I am not sure if it is better to sit on it or in front of it – what do you think?
RikeH Posted Jul 4, 2012, 7:07 pm	Hello friends, In the last time I had the feeling that I miss something. First I had no idea, what it should be – but now I know it. I should fall in love! Well – it is not so easy to find a nice girl in the garden – so I decided to join www.find_your_bunny.hops And this is what I wrote into my profile: Friendly bunny wants to find the Mrs. Right Bunny! About me: My name is Dicker Kumpel – and I love to travel. I saw a lot of the world – and I already travelled more than 52000 miles in the last years. I love to have guests – and often there are guests (or maybe always some guests here) – but I would love to have a nice Bunny-Lady next to me. If you like travelling, having guests – and of course if you like my photo, then please send me a message. Yours Dicker Kumpel Great idea – but now I must have a nice photo. Women love flowers – so I should have a photo with flowers. Maybe this one? Or is it better not to see all of me? Maybe it is better in the sun? &nbsp; Well – I think this one is the best. Keep your fingers crossed for me that a lovely lady will write me.
RikeH Posted Jul 5, 2012, 9:57 pm	Hello friends, It is amazing – I got 3 messages from different girls – and this is the one I love most. Isn’t she a wonderful lady?  Well – maybe you cannot see her that good – so here is her photo. She wrote a nice letter. Hello Dicker Kumpel, I saw your photo – and I think we should meet. I am a young Bunny-Lady, called Kleine Fee. I love to travel and already have been in some countries, but I would love to see more of the world. My hobbies are playing games, singing, sitting under wonderful flowers and more. I love your photo with the flower! On my photo you can see me on a brown bear from Canada. Please send me a message, if you like my profile and photo, Greetings Kleine Fee Isn’t that cute? Of course I wrote back: Hello Kleine Fee, Thank you so much for your friendly message. It seems that we have a lot in common – and I would love to read more about you and your life. Maybe you would love to give me a call – I will send you my number. But take your time – and do, what you prefer. You look beautiful on the photos! This year I will travel to South Africa – this is amazing, have you ever been there? I am waiting for your answer. Yours Dicker Kumpel Look at her wonderful face!!! Hopefully she will write back soon – no new message.  Maybe she will call me? I will wait all night long!  Keep your fingers crossed for me. Kleine Fee – what a name, what a nice girl! Maybe we will love each other - and travel together to South Africa - and live together for many years and and and.... Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 6, 2012, 9:40 pm	Hello!!! Believe it or not - Kleine Fee called me. We talked for hours - she seemed to be a fantastic girl! We think about meeting next weekend.  But this weekend will be great, too. I will visit my best friend Murph. Hopefully we will have a wonderful party there! Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2012, 4:34 pm	Hi from Hannover, We went to the Zoo of Hannover today. I started with the hippos! This is another view of the hippos – they looked happy on the water! Then we made a boat trip – and I saw some more animals. First some birds. These animals are called Zonkey – their parents are a donkey and a zebra. We passed the house of a fisherman. Well – you cannot see the giraffe on the photo that good – but isn’t it a good photo of me? Here you see the giraffes. Look – a big rhinoceros. Another good view of the giraffes – the one in the middle was really young. The last animals were really small – prairie dogs. It was a great day in the Zoo. Tomorrow I will see my best friend Murph! I am really excited!
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2012, 6:40 pm	Hi friends, We went to Bad Salzdetfurth today. I met my best friend Murph there. Please don’t be surprised, because he is on all my photos, but we don’t see each other that often and had to talk a lot. First we sat next to the saline and enjoyed the healthy air. Just another view of the salines. We made a group photo on the fountain. Later we sat in the Summstein and had fun! This is a colorful house for doves. They opened a golf-course here – but it was too hot to play it for us. There was a big wheel in the park. It is from the time when Bad Salzdetfurth was a mining town. We went into the town – and found another relict out of this time. Can you find us on this funny guy? We went along the path of planets – and started under the sun. The stone was very high! Fortunately my Mum helped us to get from the stone and we went to the Earth. It was the little round thing next to me. The Earth is much smaller than the Sun! This evening we will have a party!
RikeH Posted Jul 15, 2012, 5:58 pm	Cheers! We went to Murph’s home and I met Mandy Sheep there. It was so nice seeing her again! Then we started the great TV-meeting with a drink! Murph decided to offer a blue drink – look at the color! ll – really yummy… I drank a lot of it. Later Murph and his guests showed us a wonderful cake! We all went nearer! It was so delicious - we had a great party! Later it was time to leave – and we had a big TV-hug!
RikeH Posted Jul 17, 2012, 7:49 pm	Hi friends, We were in another nice city this weekend – called Hildesheim. There were many wonderful old houses. See me in front of one of the nicest I have ever seen. Next to it was a smaller one. I loved the funny house with the two little towers! This is the town hall. Look – a wonderful old post box. Then we went to a big church – called St. Michaelis. Can you see us under this statue? It was a little scary to sit there.
RikeH Posted Jul 19, 2012, 7:33 pm	Hi friends, My life is so wonderful! I met the nicest girl of the world. She is called Kleine Fee. We had a date – and I was waiting for her on a bench. Then she came… We talked a lot - the we decided to make a walk. We climbed up this post… ...and jumped into the grass. She is such a brave bunny! Then we saw a nice butterfly. I will always think of this first meeting when I will see a butterfly in the future! The sun was shining – what a wonderful day! I showed Kleine Fee my famous tree. Then it was time for a picnic. We had some burger! It was yummy. But it was even better to spend the time with Kleine Fee. It was a great afternoon – hopefully we will meet again soon!
RikeH Posted Jul 25, 2012, 7:23 pm	Hi Mum, This weekend we drove to the town Harburg – and went around this lake. This photo was a little dark. But a little later I sat in the sunshine! We went to a park – it must have been beautiful in the Past. At least we found some nice flowers in one corner of the park. Then there was a big surprise – we went to another part of the park – and it was so beautiful! I loved these flowers – and would have loved to send some to Kleine Fee! Or maybe these flowers would be better? I am not sure. Well – saw more of the garden and thought of Kleine Fee. It would be great to be here with her. But we will meet again next weekend!
RikeH Posted Jul 27, 2012, 3:00 pm	Hi friends, Yesterday I got a letter from my best friend Murph. What will be in there? I opened it. And had a look! Well – he saw my update with Kleine Fee – and thought about helping me with my next date. I should use candles for more romantic… He thought that chocolate is better than a burger for women… The magic Towel is a nice blanket and should be nicer. And he gave me an advice how to use the Roller – but I am not sure, if I will do it, because I am a little shy… He wrote all about his plans on this card. I will read it often, and hopefully my next date with Kleine Fee will be a big success. Keep your fingers crossed for me! And thanks a lot Murph – and Holgi. PS: See more about Murph’s tips here: Murph's suggestions
RikeH Posted Aug 4, 2012, 9:53 pm	Hi friends, Maybe you remember the things Murph sent me for a romantic evening with Kleine Fee. But I am a little shy - so I decided to have another meeting with her and use the nice things next weekend. I asked her to go to a fun fair with me. We didn’t want to try one of these carousels, but it was nice to see them. But we loved this chocolate stick – and it was healthy because of the pineapple inside. Look - this house had nice colors – and the people inside had a lot of fun. Maybe I will travel to the Alps with Kleine Fee in the future- who knows? And this carousel was nice, too – not as fast as most of the others. This one was called wild mouse XXL. We thought about using it, but we were too small! So we stopped at the last roundabout - and then we went home. Well – she went to her home – and I went to my home. But she will visit me next weekend.
RikeH Posted Aug 6, 2012, 8:41 pm	Hello friends, Today we took a trip to a village near to Sülfeld. Can you see me on the big stone? See me on a lot of wood! We found a nice place and talked a lot. Then we went to a nice cabin – and watched for birds! Can you see the white dots – there were swans! I liked the tree in front of the blue sky. And I loved this funny tree. We had fun at this point. We made a competition in long jump. I was second – but I am not sure if it was okay that Druri used his fire to jump faster. Can you imagine what I did here? Yes, I used the slide. Before we went home – we played on this big swing. This was fun!
RikeH Posted Aug 8, 2012, 8:41 pm	Hello Murph, hello friends, I am so excited – Kleine Fee will visit me tomorrow. Murph gave me great tips – and I had to work hard for a nice evening. I need a nicer thing to sit on – so I had to put this blanket into water. Here it is: I had to read the instructions. Then I put it out of the the package. I threw it into water – this is strange. Hopefully it will be a success. More water would be better! Look! It worked! I put it into the sunshine – and waited.
RikeH Posted Aug 12, 2012, 7:41 pm	Hi friends, I am so excited – Kleine Fee will come this afternoon. This is the new blanket for our meeting. I need flowers for the decoration. Blue is a good color. And some white flowers would fit. This looked good – but maybe one more color. Red – the color of love. I hope that she will like it. This one was an idea of Murph – for the first kiss… …but was still not sure if I would use it. Some romantic candles. But I didn’t find the wick – and had no idea how these candles work. So I took these candles. Then I put the chocolate in the four corners – I love this place. When will she come? I waited… Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 17, 2012, 12:44 pm	Hi friends, Then she arrived – the most beautiful girl of the world! She brought a basket with her, because she promised to bring the dinner. I showed her our place for the afternoon and evening. Isn’t she cute? I think she loved the chocolates! We sat together and talked a lot. I had a plan for the afternoon – we would plant sunflowers together. We had to fill the round thing into our plant-form. Done. We needed water! This was funny – with the water and the round thing we get a lot of humus. Then we opened the little sachet. And we put the sunflower seed into the humus. Hopefully we will get wonderful sunflowers soon. I will tell more about the afternoon later. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 17, 2012, 6:29 pm	Hello again, After planting the sunflowers we were hungry. Kleine Fee and I looked into her basket. Look, Murph – Kleine Fee loves the same things as I do. Wei had a delicious burger and a healthy drink. It was yummy! Well – she is so wonderful! After our meal we relaxed and had fun! The chocolate was our dessert! Later – in the evening – we had romantic candlelight. Oups – why does RikeH always use the flashlight? I told Kleine Fee that my best friend Murph had a gift for our evening. Of course she wanted to know what it was. Should I really try it out? I was very shy. But Kleine Fee wasn’t that shy – so we tried to eat it, like Murph explained it to me. Then we had OUR FIRST KISS! Thanks Murph for the nice idea! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 25, 2012, 3:35 pm	Hi , I went to a little town near to Sülfeld today – Bad Oldesloe. The white building behind me is the town hall. This is the Stadthaus – but I don’t know what is inside the house. I loved this water wheel. We had a rest next to a small river. There were some old houses in the city – a nice place with a lot of flowers.
RikeH Posted Aug 26, 2012, 5:51 pm	Hi again, Today I went to Lübeck – a nice town in the North of Germany. They have really beautiful old houses here. This is the theatre of Lübeck. I loved the beautiful balcony of the town hall. These are views from the other side. I went to the river – and saw old storehouses. On the other side of the river are typical houses. The river was really nice. On this photo you see the most famous building of the city – it is called Holstentor. Years ago it was on a bill of German money. On our way back to the car we found this funny building – I never saw it before.
RikeH Posted Aug 28, 2012, 8:17 pm	Hello friends, I met the most beautiful girl of the world again. This time I bought a big bouquet of flowers for her. She really loved it! And I think that I love Kleine Fee.
RikeH Posted Aug 31, 2012, 12:38 pm	Flowers again! A new guest arrived today – it is Lorca. She showed the nice postcard that olgamaus created. Later Kleine Fee and I visited my Grandma. She had birthday this week – and this is one of her presents. We really loved these wonderful flowers!
RikeH Posted Sep 5, 2012, 8:34 pm	Hello friends, the weather was awful outside, so we decided to explore the house. A horse must have lived here in the Past. I called Murph and thanked him for the beautiful postcard he sent me! No wine in this barrel. Then I played the trumpet or whatever this was.
RikeH Posted Sep 6, 2012, 8:09 pm	Hello, On Sunday Kleine Fee and I walked through Sülfeld. This is the old church. We were there with my guests. Do you understand the words on this big rock? I hope this will be the truth for Kleine Fee and me! Behind the rock there is the old school. I am a little sad because I will go on holiday next week – and Kleine Fee cannot come with me, because she had an important meeting. But we will see us, when I am home in Sülfeld again.
RikeH Posted Sep 12, 2012, 5:31 pm	Hi from Warsaw, We went to Poland – and I had a look out of the window of the plane. In the evening we made a walk through Warsaw and saw this nice fountain. At this place the people think of dead soldiers. This is one of the best hotels here – but we didn’t have a room here. The home of the President – if I remember it right. To tell the truth – I have no idea what building this was. This is the Sigismundsäule. And this is the castle of the town.  It was so beatiful. Do you know the man on the photo? Another beautiful building. This is a nice big place in the old city. Here you see a monument – Polish people love monuments like this one. The city had wonderful views in this light. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 12, 2012, 6:21 pm	Hello from Masuria,    We left Warsaw and I saw this funny building. Then we went to a region called Masuria. We took a trip on a river called Krutynia. Look – we sat on a boat like that one. We had wonderful weather! There was a nice tree – sadly dead, but it looked great. I loved this trip. I met a swan! Later we stopped at another place and had a great view. I loved the wooden houses here. You can see me with my friends in front of this house. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 15, 2012, 9:22 pm	Hello again, Today we visited a nice church – called Mariä Verkündigung in Swieta Lipka. We had a nice time in the church and listened to an organ recital. In front of the church I saw these nice harvest crowns.         A pilgrimage route seems to be here. Can you see this nice Castle – unfortunately it was a ruin. We had a nice stop at the port of Mikolajki. On the market place there was this fountain with a fish on it. Near to our hotel I had fun in this boat. I had a great view from a hill there. Around the hotel there were some funny guys. It was a very beautiful hotel! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 16, 2012, 4:50 pm	Hello friends, We took a boat trip today – but it was a special trip. On this water channel the ships drove some parts without water – this was strange. On this postcard you can see how it works. This was our boat. This photo should show the nice nature – but maybe it was more important to see me! Behind me you can see our way over the hill. Our ship was on a wagon like this behind me. Here you see the moment, when we went onto the wagon. It was so interesting! With the help of water and these wheels they moved the wagons. Here you can see the machine room. After this interesting trip with a boat we went to Frambork and visited the big cathedral there. Did you know Nikolaj Kopernik? There were strange things in the church… Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 17, 2012, 8:08 pm	Hello friends, We started our day with another big red building. But this one was bigger. It is the Castle Malbork/Marienburg.  It is the biggest medieval fortress in Europe. It looked great! We went into the Castle and saw this nice altar or whatever it should be – I am not that good in religious things. This was another nice room. In the castle courtyard we met these 4 guys. They were important for the Malbork! The kitchen was really interesting – and I wanted to show this photo –although I look like a ghost on it. This was a funny guy. Believe it or not – the size of his wings shows the distance to the restrooms. After our visit we went to the other side of the river and had wonderful views. Enough for the Castle – it was time for the seaside. We went to a place called Sopot. They have a very long pier there. It was strange – at the end there was a little harbor. Maybe I will be a pirate someday? It was a hot and sunny day – so the people spent their time on the beach and in the water. Next to the beach there was a really big hotel - I would have loved to stay in it. In the city I saw this funny house… It was a great day. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 19, 2012, 9:28 pm	Hello from Gdansk, My Mum told me that there will be a surprise for me in Gdansk. And look who waited for me in the hotel room? It was Kleine Fee. It was great to see here again! Normally we had good weather here in Poland – but today it was not so good – fortunately we had no rain.  Behind us you can see one of the town's landmark - the medieval port crane. We had a nice view over the river. There were many gates in Gdansk – we liked this one. This was inside the old city – this house is called  Artus' Court with the Neptune Fountain in front of it. Next to it there was the town hall. Our lunch was very delicious. Back on the road we saw another Gate. And this was the armory. I am so happy that Kleine Fee spend the last time in Poland with me! yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 25, 2012, 8:19 pm	Hello friends, We visited this nice castle from the family Krockow We saw some nice rooms in the castle. Later we went to a big wandering dune.     It was really big – and we loved the view from here. Later we went to the beach. After the walk we relaxed in a small dune. Our next stop was the little town Leba. I liked the boats there. In the evening we saw some folk dances. It was really interesting. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 26, 2012, 4:23 pm	Hello friends, It was our last day in Poland – and we spent in in Gdansk again. Because the weather was much better, we wanted to have new photos of course. Everything looked good today. This time we crossed the River and had a nice view. The medieval port crane looked much better in the sunshine. Stoker and I wanted to have a photo together! We took a walk through the old city. It was a nice and sunny day – then we had to fly home. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 26, 2012, 6:09 pm	Hello from Sülfeld, This weekend my best friend Murph will visit us with his guests. We wrote a Welcome-Poster. Then Stoker asked all the other TVs here to hang on the chair like this. It was fun – when they arrived, because they were very surprised. I am sure that they loved this welcome! They climbed onto the chair and we talked. Then they joined us! This evening Murph and Kleine Fee will meet for the first time (next to this hanging on the chair). I hope that they will like each other. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 28, 2012, 11:02 am	Hello friends,    I introduced Murph to my girl-friend Kleine Fee. He wore a wonderful dressy bow-tie! He brought wonderful presents with him. And some information about horoscopes. Of course Kleine Fee and I were curious! It looked great! It looked great! Kleine Fee started and opened the first gift. Can you see it - it is a picture frame with a photo of our first meeting. We loved it. Then I opened the next gift. Something to eat is always important. Murph brought Champagne and something for a party, too. Oups – Kleine Fee gave Murph a kiss! What a wonderful little lady! We loved everything! And I am happy that Murph and Kleine Fee like each other a lot!
RikeH Posted Sep 30, 2012, 2:53 pm	Hello, Today it was time for a party. I went to my guests in a dotted cape and invited Dottie Mouse for a party with dotted animals. Murph and Clairchen had dots and were allowed to join Dottie Mouse. Some other guys with dots came for Dottie. I went back to my other guests – and they all were a little sad, because they wanted to have a party, too. We went onto the back of Long Hippo and had a look. Back on our chair I had an idea. I found some stickers with dots. We all looked like dotted animals now. We were all ready. We went to Dottie and asked her, if we were allowed to join her party. She said yes – and we gave her a Thank-You-hug. Fortunately my Mum RikeH had more things to eat, so we all started our party together. Later Murph and I had a surprise for the others – a wonderful firework. We decided that Murph started it – together with the help of a part of HoBi. If you have a closer look – you can see some blue parts in the air above us. This was fun! Back home on our party-table, we ate the rest of our dinner. Unfortunately we ate everything. Everything was empty – what should we do? Well – I am in the host – and I know how to party. We drank a delicious cocktail. It was yummy. Some hours later – no comment… I loved this party!
RikeH Posted Oct 12, 2012, 9:02 pm	Hello, It was a great party yesterday – today it was time to say goodbye to Murph and Sofia, because they travelled back to Lower Saxony. They got a big hug by us! PinkyHH told me that she was invited to stay a little longer with Murph. We decided not ask HoBi and RikeH. So Murph, Sofia and I helped PinkyHH into HoBi's baggage. PinkyHH thanked us three strong TVs! Then we said goodbye. PinkyHH, have fun with Murph and Sofia!
RikeH Posted Oct 12, 2012, 9:27 pm	Hello, We went to Usedom this week. Behind me you can see our home here. We stayed in a town called Heringsdorf. They have a long pier there – and we walked on it. We had a nice view from the pier. Look – this was a part of the pier. Many birds flew around the pier. There were many people on the beach. And you can see the place where Oliver Kahn and a woman talked about soccer during the European Championship. Later I listened to music with many other people. They had nice plants near to the esplanade. A special greeting to Kleine Fee!
RikeH Posted Oct 13, 2012, 2:11 pm	Hello, Today we went to another little town called Ahlbeck. They have a very old clock there. And another pier. I loved this place – far behind me you can see the pier of Heringsdorf. We went to the end of the pier and had this nice view. It was a little windy. We found a nice place at the beach. We tried a photo with a Retro-Look, do you think it looked like a photo from the Past? Well – I would love to come back here one day – and stay in this nice hotel.
RikeH Posted Oct 14, 2012, 12:02 pm	Hi friends, We had bad weather – and I hung around in the room. The apartment had the name Provence. Have you ever been to Pisa? This lamp was really funny. I miss Kleine Fee, but I have this wonderful photo – a gift from my best friend Murph. Maybe I should send Kleine Fee some flowers!
RikeH Posted Oct 17, 2012, 6:58 pm	Hi from Usedom again, But it was time to leave Usedom. We found a really big beach chair. We drove over Usedom and found this great place. We were able to see 7 lakes from a tower. Then we stopped at this wonderful mill. We took a rest next to the mill. hen we went to another mill – it was nice, too. We had lunch in this castle. I met this nice angle in the park. Our last stop was at a small harbor. We had a nice time on Usedom.
RikeH Posted Oct 19, 2012, 11:46 am	Hi from Lübeck, We took a trip to Lübeck – a really nice town. On the photo you see one of the typical backyards there. This is the famous town hall. Here you see it from the other side. This building is called Holstentor. It is really famous in Germany – and had been on a money note in the Past. Can you see me? Here – in the flower!
RikeH Posted Oct 28, 2012, 6:21 pm	Hi friends, The weather was nice outside so we took a walk around Sülfeld. Behind me you can see the tree that I love most. Look – we had sunshine – and talked a lot on this bench. The trees looked so wonderful and colorful. I thought about taking a bath – but didn’t do it, because the water was not so clean. Back home we walked through this forest. What a nice house!
RikeH Posted Oct 30, 2012, 8:21 pm	Hi from Bad Oldesloe, I went to a small town near to Sülfeld. Look – there was a wonderful water wheel. Can you see me?. Behind me you see the church of Bad Oldesloe. Here I sat together with Dottie Mouse and JUMP – you can see the water wheel again. There were some nice houses. I took this flower and gave it to Kleine Fee, when I met her in the evening. This is the town hall and a nice fountain. And another nice house – the Stadthaus. There is a river in Bad Oldseloe. On our way back to the car we met these ducks. They were friendly and we talked some minutes.
RikeH Posted Oct 31, 2012, 8:27 pm	Hi, It was sunny outside so JUMP and I walked through Sülfeld. It is autumn here now. I liked the colorful tree behind the little lake. This is the old school of Sülfeld, a nice building. Sülfeld is an old village; it is more than 800 years old. We have a wonderful church here – we wanted to go into it, but it was a church service at this time.
RikeH Posted Nov 3, 2012, 4:01 pm	Hi friends, We flew to South Africa. Isn’t that exciting? I looked out of the window. On the map I saw that it won’t take too long anymore. I am so happy – Kleine Fee came with me. So we can spend a nice time together. Today we took our first trip here. We went to a colony of penguins, but first I met this nice guy – it was a Dassie. Then I saw the penguins – there were hundreds! I went closer to some of them. Look – there were parents with their child. These guys were very close to our way. I wanted to have a photo with this penguin. He was not afraid of us. It was a nice time here with the penguins! Back ‘home’ we had delicious Sushi. We have a great time here! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 4, 2012, 5:33 pm	Hello again,    I am in Hermanus now. It’s a city where you can see whales. We saw some from our balcony – but wanted to see more. A funny taxi brought us to the city center. It is called Tuk Tuk. From this point we saw one of the whales very close, but unfortunately my Mum took photos of the whale at this moment – and not of me and the whale. But here you can see how big the whale was. (About 15 meters!) We decided to walk back to our home. The Cliff Path seemed to be a good idea. There were nice plants next to it. We had nice views from the Coast and some Whales – but the Whales were too far away for a good photo without zooming. We took a rest, because the way was long – and we loved this stone formation. Wow – they have strange but beautiful flowers here. Can you remember the photo we took half an hour before?  It was nearly the same photo. The path was longer than expected. Because I am an intelligent bunny - I travelled in my Mum’s bag. Fortunately we reached our home – I told Kleine Fee all about the walk. We had a wonderful view from the balcony. We all relaxed in the sunshine after the long walk. Have you ever seen a big flower like this one? Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 8, 2012, 5:23 pm	Hi from Africa, It was time for adventure –we lived in this tent for 2 days. We relaxed next to a beautiful lake and in the late afternoon we went onto a safari in this car. We watched out for wild animals and saw some – but you cannot see them on the photo – they were far away! The nature looks different here to my home country! Our guide told us that maybe a hippo is living in this little lake. But we didn’t meet one here. We saw three others earlier in the afternoon – but it is always the same with these wild animals – they didn’t want to be close to us. This is a typical tree for this part of the world. Look – can you see the rhino on the hill? It was amazing – and so big! We had a wonderful sundown. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 9, 2012, 8:55 am	Happy Birthday Mum, It was my Mum’s birthday and we sang a wonderful song for her. In the morning we visited an ostrich farm and learnt a lot about these birds. First I met a really small one. This one was bigger! This one was an adult one, I think. On this photo you can see a family. The black one is the male, the brown one is the female – and you see some children. Their eggs were soooo big. Later we saw some stupid people riding on the ostriches. First it was a visitor. This guy felt from the ostrich… And this guy really knew how to ride an ostrich. The ostrich and I talked about strange behavior of some humans… These 3 ostriches wanted to have a group photo with me. Later we visited the Cango Caves. It was not so easy to take good photos – but I wanted to show you how the cage looked like inside. Maybe I am the ghost bunny of the cave? Back home in our lodge we relaxed some hours – then it was time for meeting elephants. They should be there behind the lake. We were really close to the elephants. These elephants were orphans – their parents were killed in the Krüger National Park. Now they were about 10 years old – and really tall! Look – the elephant played soccer! It was so interesting to meet them! We went back to our tent – you can see it far behind me! It was a wonderful birthday for my Mum! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 11, 2012, 9:42 am	Hello again,    It was our last day in the tent – and I wanted to show you how it looked like. Before we left we had a morning safari. We saw some animals next to a water hole. Later it was amazing – we went really close to many giraffes.     There were 10 of it. We stopped at this wonderful point and saw other animals – but they were far away. Here you see me with my friends on our vehicle. I liked this nice flower. We went to Plettenberg Bay – the world looked different there! We went to the beach. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 11, 2012, 4:43 pm	Hello hello,  Today we went to a place called Birds of Eden – the largest free flight bird aviary in the world. We saw a lot of wonderful birds there. Can you see this colorful bird? He ran away when he saw me. There were a waterfall – we walked behind it. Then we crossed this adventurous suspension bridge. At the end we came to the ducks, swans and other birds who live on lakes. These red birds were wonderful! The last birds were these blue parrots – they were so big! What a nice day here. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 13, 2012, 10:37 am	Hello friends,  After visiting the birds yesterday, it was time to visit the Robberg. We saw it from our balcony. Then we were there – and behind me you can see the beach of Plettenberg Bay – and maybe our hotel far away. We took a walk on the Robberg – and had amazing views. Here you see me at the point called the Gap. Then we went to the other side of the Mountain – another nice beach. We climbed up the mountain and relaxed, hearing the sound of the ocean. Back home I showed Kleine Fee where I spent my time. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 14, 2012, 10:45 am	Hello friends,  We drove to a town called Graaff-Reinet and had a wonderful home there. We stayed in the feather baron suite. Look at the beautiful bedroom. This was the room for the daytime. A beautiful garden was just in front of our room! This angel played a song for me. There was a funny bike with flowers. Around the pool there were colorful plants. I found these wonderful hearts – and showed them to my beloved Kleine Fee. It is great to be in South Africa with this wonderful girl! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 15, 2012, 6:17 pm	Hello friends, I want to show you the house we live at the moment. Isn’t it beautiful? We walked around Graaff-Reinet and saw this colorful tree. This is a typical house for the town. And look – they have such beautiful church here. I found another nice plant… … in front of this house. In the evening we celebrated Stoker’s 100th birthday! We sang a wonderful song for him. He loved his birthday candle. Then he got his presents… … and a big hug. many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 16, 2012, 7:35 am	Hello friends,  We went to the Camdeboo National Park  - and stopped at this beautiful point. We had a great view over Graaff-Reinet. In another direction I saw this funny mountain. Then we continued our trip to the Valley of Desolation. I liked these stone formations. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 16, 2012, 3:57 pm	Hello again,  We went to another lodge and had a drive in the afternoon. We saw so many animals – starting with elephants. There was a big elephant family! Then we met the hippos. Earlier the day we saw them outside of the water – you can see them here:  hippo1 and here is a closer look. hippo2 Sometime later we saw cheetahs. Closer photos here : cheetah1 and cheetah2 Back on the road we saw some antilops and zebras. antilope1, antilope2,  gnu, zebra1 and zebra2. The last animals for this day were lions – we were very close to them. lion1, lion2 and lion3 It was a wonderful experience! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 20, 2012, 12:43 pm	Hello friends, I want to show you more of our Lodge. There were many interesting things to see. Here you see wooden characters from South Africa. I loved this guy. This was the small pool. From the pool I saw our tent! This was the main lodge. Then I played chess. Time for dinner? I have no idea what these things were for. But it was fun playing here. This place was a little scary. Back in our room. This was the view to our balcony. And here is our balcony. One day we saw baboons on the hill in the back. In the evening we had another drive and met friendly giraffes again. And lions. This time you can see them better, I guess. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 21, 2012, 6:01 pm	Hello friends, We stayed two nights in a town called Wilderness – and took walk here. It was so funny – we had to cross a river – and used this kind of boat. We had to use the roped to pull us over the river. Then we walked on this nice way. The river looked so nice. Then I met this beautiful guy. At the end of the trail we took a rest next to this water fall. This was the view into the other direction. Back on our way home we saw lovely flowers. And the river again. Before we went back into our guest house we went to a place called maps of Africa. Can you see why? From that place we had a great view over Wilderness and the ocean. I climbed up a tree – but didn’t see much more from there. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 21, 2012, 6:02 pm	Hi again, This is the church of Montagu, another town on our route. There were many houses with beautiful gardens. And a really big tree with so many birds on it. We didn’t do a lot in this town, because it was so hot – about 32 degrees in the shadow. So we relaxed on our terrace. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 22, 2012, 6:32 pm	Hi from South Africa again. What a wonderful view! Yesterday we were on our way to Stellenbosch and stopped at the Franschhoek pass. I loved this view! Behind me you can see our street. In Franschhoek we stopped at this monument – it was big – and we didn’t went nearer to it. Red flowers in November – what a wonderful country! Today we walked through Stellenbosch. This church looked similar to the one in Montagu. They have beautiful houses here. This is the mill river – in the past it brought water for the mills – now it is here for nice photos. Look at this manor! This plant is so funny – it looks like a bird, I think. This was art! We went into this building – there is a funny store in it – with so many different things. We had a nice time here – now we will drive to our last city on this trip – it is called Cape Town. I will write you soon from there. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 25, 2012, 5:08 am	Hello from Cape Town.    We arrived in Cape Town today – and went onto the Signal Hill. I had great views from it. I saw the ocean… … the left part of the Table Mountain… … and the other part of the Table Mountain - next to the Table Mountain was a mountain called Lion’s Head. This is the big stadium of Cape Town.    And I saw the port with the Waterfront. I love this place! Then we went to our hotel – we had such a nice room. It was funny – there was a window between the bathroom and the living-room. And look – we saw the Table Mountain and the Lion’s Head from our balcony! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 29, 2012, 12:35 pm	Hello from Cape Town. Today we visited a beautiful garden near to our hotel. Look – so many colorful flowers! I loved this view with the monument, the Table Mountain and the beautiful building. This is another nice building with a wonderful garden. Then we went to the Castle of Good Hope. They had a wonderful balcony. You can see it behind me. In front of the balcony we saw the changing of the guards. This man fired a small cannon. Look - I saw the Table Mountain behind the Castle. Then we drove with a bus through Cape Town. We stopped at the station for the Table Mountain Cable Car and had great views! Look – there is the Signal Hill, where we stood yesterday. I had lovely views from the mountains around Cape Town. We continued our trip and drove along the beautiful beaches. Christmas is coming! This was the clock tower near the Port. Another part of the Port. Back home in the hotel Kleine Fee and I spent a nice time on our balcony. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 8, 2012, 3:54 pm	Hello from the Cape of the Good Hope, It was time to visit the Cape of Good Hope. On our way we stopped at this nice point. Then we arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. First we went to a place called Cape Point. I had lovely views there. There was a beautiful small lighthouse. Behind me you see the Cape of Good Hope. This was the view to the Cape Point. We saw some baboons. Everyone took a photo at this point! It was a nice place! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 9, 2012, 11:29 am	Hi friends, On our way back to Cape Town we stopped at a colony of penguins. We visited another colony at the beginning of our trip – and it was nice to see penguins again. There were less penguins in this colony – but they had a beautiful beach. Our next stop was the botanical garden of Kirstenbosch. I saw nice flowers again. These ones were so funny. This is a typical tree for South Africa. They have only plants from South Africa in this garden. Behind the garden there were mountains! I am sure that you know this man – he is very famous in South Africa. The next day we had to say good-bye to South Africa – we had a great time here – and saw so many interesting things! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 11, 2012, 7:02 pm	Hi, It was sunny outside so JUMP and I walked through Sülfeld. It is autumn here now. I liked the colorful tree behind the little lake. This is the old school of Sülfeld, a nice building. Sülfeld is an old village; it is more than 800 years old. We have a wonderful church here – we wanted to go into it, but it was a church service at this time.
RikeH Posted Dec 13, 2012, 8:45 pm	Hello friends, I went to Hamburg today – and wanted to see some Christmas Decoration there. Look – what I found in the main station. There were big balls with trains and houses from different cities. I especially loved the one from Hamburg – it was the biggest with the emblem of the city on it. This was one of the biggest Christmas Trees in the city. Look – what a wonderful Christmas Pyramid in such a lovely light. I saw these wonderful lights on our way home.
RikeH Posted Dec 15, 2012, 8:00 pm	Hello again, We went to a town called Bad Segeberg. First we saw these strong guys. There was a nice building – but Kleine Fee and I loved the carousel and the Christmas tree more. Behind me you see the church of Bad Segeberg. There was another big Christmas tree on this place. Back home we met some funny guys – first one in the garden. This guy had a warmer place in the living-room of my grandma. I called my girl-friend Kleine Fee to join me.
RikeH Posted Dec 23, 2012, 8:18 pm	Hello friends, We went to Hamburg and wanted to visit the Christmas Market. I loved this beautiful pyramid. We saw a nice Christmas Crib. Behind me you see the town hall. Unfortunately the weather was not so good, so we decided to drive home. I am so excited – we will decorate the Christmas tree next weekend – and I am allowed to help!
RikeH Posted Dec 23, 2012, 10:06 pm	Hello friends, Christmas is coming – and today my girI-friend Kleine Fee and I helped decorating the Christmas tree. We started with the Christmas baubles. These two baubles were so funny! This is a very special bird for my Mum RikeH, because it belonged to her Grandma – my great-grandmother. We had more decorations for the tree. We loved these stars most!
RikeH Posted Dec 30, 2012, 3:00 pm	Hello friends, It was Christmas and Murph and his guests went to home Sülfeld to celebrate it with my Mum RikeH and us. First we all met – and we shared our gifts! Great, everyone got chocolate! I received a funny penguin! And my girl-friend Kleine Fee got a nice bear. Murph is my best friend and we had nice gifts for each other. First Murph gave us our gift. We unwrapped it. And found this wonderful mushroom for our Christmas tree. We love it! Then it was time for Murph’s gift. A delicious tart of Marzipan. It is great to have a friend like Murph. Look – we put the mushroom into the Christmas tree. Then it was time to talk to Snowy the snowman and Rudi the reindeer. Santa was very busy this Christmas – so he sent his two best friends to us. I called Kleine Fee – and we started and sung a song. Then we performed a poem. We must have been great – and we received something nice from Snowy and Rudi. It was wonderful. And Kleine Fee is wonderful, too! Later I had to say goodbye to Murph and Stoker. They will spend some time together now. I hope that you all had a great Christmas Time, too. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 17, 2013, 8:25 pm	Happy New Year to all of you!
RikeH Posted Jan 17, 2013, 8:50 pm	Hi friends, The weather was better today – and we took a walk around Sülfeld. You can see my most famous tree behind me. I loved the view here – I saw a lot of green although we are in the wintertime We found a sunny place for a rest. On this sign I read that they gave this river his old course back. Nice! Look – what a beautiful house. We went through a forest - not much green here. But I found some green trees.
RikeH Posted Jan 20, 2013, 10:33 pm	Hello friends, It is winter in Sülfeld now. Look, we had snow. I sat on a big stone and played in the snow. Another stone in front of the old school of Sülfeld. You can see snowflakes on the photo. The mayor lives here. This is the pharmacy of the village. On the other side of the street there is the beautiful church.
RikeH Posted Jan 22, 2013, 6:44 pm	Hello friends, We went to Bad Oldesloe today – it is a small city near to Sülfeld. Our first stop was next to this water wheel. Then I went to the church. Because it was very cold I went inside. Nice! There was a small river in the city. And a bridge over it. I loved the old houses in Bad Oldesloe. Behind me you see the city hall. Next to it was another beautiful building – called Stadthaus.
RikeH Posted Jan 26, 2013, 5:11 pm	Hello friends, I went to Hamburg today – and watched ice-hockey. First a car drove over the ice and prepared it for the game. Then the game started. It was really interesting. During the break I had something delicious to eat. Well – we (the Freezers) won. Great!
RikeH Posted Feb 8, 2013, 8:35 pm	Hello friends, It was time to see one of the best sportsmen of the World again. I took my new guest Nayeli with me. We went to the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg to see the World cup of Darts! Many people were celebrating it with me. Behind me you can see one of the cameramen. During one of the breaks we had something delicious to eat. Then he came – Phil – the power – Taylor! You can see my ear on the photo! I am famous – a photo of Phil and me, Dicker Kumpel! Of course we saw many 180s! It was great – and in the end England won the tournament. <h3></h3>
RikeH Posted Feb 10, 2013, 11:08 am	Hello friends, The weather was awful outside and my Mum had a bad cold, so we decided to play billiards. I explained my guests the rules. Then I showed them, how to play. We started to play and I won against Claire Tamias with 6:5. Later I played in the room. Look – a big barrel. Then I called my wonderful girl-friend Kleine Fee. We have such a crazy lamp in our basement. The worm and I had a lot of fun together.
RikeH Posted Feb 18, 2013, 7:35 pm	Hi friends, Today we decided to travel to the Port of Hamburg. I had nice views, although the sky wasn’t that blue. Look – a wonderful old sailing ship. This is a monument. People from Vietnam from the Cap Anamur gave it to Hamburg. Another old ship - called Cap San Diego. Then we went into the Speicherstadt – with many old storage houses. Really near to the old houses they built new modern houses. It was interesting, but very cold.
RikeH Posted Feb 24, 2013, 11:55 am	Hi friends, Today I found the first flowers in the garden. They were small and yellow. Near to it I found white flowers This funny guy has his own plant. He sits outside all year round. For me it was too cold outside, I wanted a last photo with a flower – but inside the house.
RikeH Posted Mar 8, 2013, 3:06 pm	Hello from Miami, My friends and I are on the cruise ship now. This is our bed. Here you see a little more of our cabin. For the start we got some delicious sweets and a bottle of champagne. Later we relaxed on our balcony. I had a nice view of Miami from the balcony. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 8, 2013, 3:06 pm	Hi friends, Kleine Fee and I had a lazy day hanging around on the ship. I will show you more photos of it later – but today we had something delicious to eat. First we had a basket of assorted tortilla des maiz strips. For dessert we had strawberries dipped in chocolate. They looked wonderful. And they were delicious – we ate them all. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 8, 2013, 3:07 pm	Hello from Aruba, This photo was so funny – but let’s start earlier this day. We arrived in Oranjestad this morning. What a nice view! Before I started my exciting trip on the island, I had delicious breakfast. Look – really big cactus-plants. And a wonderful beach. It was a little windy, as you can see. Later we stopped at another nice place. It was a funny trip – and now you can see, why. We drove on a segway. Our last stop was next to a lighthouse. I decided to taste a coconut. A last view from our balcony – then we had to leave. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 14, 2013, 3:37 pm	Hello from Curacao, Today we visited Willemstad – a nice city on the Curacao Island. They have nice bridge there, called Queen Emma Bridge. It is a Pantoon Bridge and called The Swinging Lady. We went over it – and when we reached the other side – it started swinging. Behind the bridge you can see my cruise ship – the M/S Riviera.     In the city is a floating market – here you see a part of it. There were many beautiful and colorful houses here. This was a synagogue. More colorful houses. And a yellow church. After some walking we saw the bridge again. This time people walked over it. I loved the nice houses.     Behind me you see the Governors Palace. Houses in the Breedestraat. Well – did I already tell you that I love this bridge? I had a great view from the bridge. Back on the ship I relaxed and then I walked on the upper deck and had these views over the city. Look – there was another cruise ship. This is our ship – I went into the pool after this photo, because it was so hot – we had about 31 degrees Celsius! After the bath I relaxed with my girl-friend Kleine Fee on our balcony. I am so happy that she is here with me. I showed her some views of the city. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 14, 2013, 3:38 pm	Hello from Grenada, Another sunny day on our trip. Behind me you see our ship. Our first short stop gave us a nice view over the small harbor. Grenada is the Island of the nutmegs. You see one next to me, on the other side there is a fruit of cocoa. Maybe these two were nicer? I walked to the Concorde Waterfalls. Although we have winter in Germany – they have nice weather here – and I saw some flowers. Then we went to a factory for the nutmegs. I look a little strange on this photo, but I wanted to show you these signs, they were used to paint the destination onto the sacks for the shipping. Here were some nutmegs. They were packed here. At this place they dry the nutmegs. There were lots! This is the machine to open the nutmegs. I really loved this sign. I learnt a lot in this factory. It was so interesting. Other beautiful flowers – and a palm tree. Our last stop was at a volcano lake.  At home it was time for a party with Kleine Fee. Cheers. We had a lot of fun! Cruises are fun! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 14, 2013, 4:01 pm	Hello from St. Vincent,    We visited Kingstown today. To tell the truth, we didn’t like it too much. There weren’t many touristic places to visit, and it was very crowded on narrow streets. But we found one nice place – a church called St. George’s Cathedral. Next to the church was another church – St. Mary’s Catholic Church – but it looked very dark! In the park of St. George’s I found beautiful flowers. Because we didn’t feel so great in the town, we returned onto our ship – and looked over Kingstown. Maybe you can see the kind of houses they have here. I loved the color of the water – in reality it looked nicer than on the photo. The clouds looked dark, but we had no rain – only high temperatures and a very high humidity. These are the stairs in the foyer of our ship. Maybe I should have such a lamp at home, too. A really strange color, isn’t it? But it was a nice chair in the Grand Bar. Here you see me in the elevator - they always show where we are, what day it is and which deck we are at the moment. Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 19, 2013, 7:26 pm	Hello again, Our next Port of Call was Bridgetown. I loved this nice old sailing ship. There were some small yachts near to it. There was a small arch – but I don’t know, where it was for. I took a rest under this big tree. This is the St Michael’s Cathedral. Behind me you can see the Parliament. Do you know this man? He is Lord Nelson. This was another beautiful building in the city. And a last church. Back on the ship I was hungry and I ate 3 sandwiches. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 20, 2013, 9:06 pm	Hello again,     Today we made a nice trip over the St. Lucia Island. Our first stop was near to a village called Anse La Raye. I tasted the delicious cassava bread. We stopped at another point of view – and saw the fishing village Canaries. Look – banana Plants. It was amazing – we saw the majestic Pitons. Then we drove into a vulcano and saw the Sulphur Springs. The springs were interesting – but had a bad smell – so we decided to leave and visited a nice Botanical Garden. There was a beautiful waterfall. I tried a coconut cookie. It was yummy. This place is called Marigot Bay – the site where the original Dr. Doolittle movie was filmed. We spent our afternoon at the beach. I loved this view. And I had fun at the beach. When we went back to our car we saw these palms. This view was so beautiful – typical for the Caribbean, I think. What a wonderful day! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 22, 2013, 9:05 pm	Hello fans, I am famous and I am beautiful – so I had to visit this Island. It is called Saint Barthélemy or St. Barts.  From my balcony I saw this big yacht.  This was the port of Gustavia. I stopped at the Stone Anglican Church. On the other side of the street there was this big anchor. Behind me you see one of the oldest houses here – the Dinzey House, built circa 1820. This is the Wall House. This is the new town hall – called Hotel de la Collectivité. We stopped at the Shell Beach. After relaxing at the beach we walked up this little hill and had a nice view over the harbor. St Bart was Swedish in the Past – and this is the Swedish Bell Tower. St Bart was a beautiful Island. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 30, 2013, 3:49 pm	Hello friends,  We were alone in our cabin and decided to have a look at the minibar. We found some nice drinks and put all onto our table. Kleine Fee and I decided to take these beautiful bottles. One was not enough – We found a more bottles. Well – we had a great party! Good night! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 30, 2013, 4:34 pm	Hello again,  The evening was wonderful – but we didn't feel great this morning. My Mum RikeH brought some ice for our aching heads. Afterwards we got some medicine. Later that day we felt better – and had a great breakfast in the suite. Be sure that we didn't drink the champagne. In the afternoon I came back into the cabin and found this. I am sure that it was for Kleine Fee and me. We were the Couple of the week! Unfortunately it was our last day on the cruise ship. We really loved it here. Yours Dicker Kumpel & Kleine Fee
RikeH Posted Mar 31, 2013, 6:00 pm	Hello from the USA again, This morning we arrived in Miami. I loved this view! We took a trip by bus and saw some nice places. It was a great journey! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 1, 2013, 3:15 pm	Hello friends of the wintertime, We were back in Germany – and look – it was still winter! These icicles were very long! There was a lot of snow in the garden. You don’t believe it? Look at this snowy mountain!
RikeH Posted Apr 1, 2013, 6:20 pm	Hello, The snow was still here – and we took a long walk. What a long way! I loved the blue sky and the white snow. This view was great, too. There was so much snow next to a small river.
RikeH Posted Apr 1, 2013, 7:26 pm	Happy Easter! We bunnies were really excited today, because it was Easter. Time to search some Easter eggs and other chocolate. Kleine Fee and I found something! Well – there was something in the basket of the bunny. But it was so high above the ground. We asked Long Hippo to help us. It was much easier this way. We got chocolate bunnies and some chocolate eggs. Then we found the last chocolate egg under the big basket. Later we all sat together and were happy, because we all find a lot of delicious sweets.
RikeH Posted Apr 2, 2013, 4:32 pm	Happy Easter again! Today we visited my grandma. I met the Easter bunny there and introduced my wonderful girl-friend Kleine Fee to him. We bunnies had a lot to talk about! It was so great to meet the Easter bunny. Then it was time for coffee and cake. It was delicious! I had fun with other bunnies! And a chicken was there, too. Later in the afternoon we went into the garden and sat in the sunshine. We met another bunny there – he gave us this wonderful Easter egg.
RikeH Posted Apr 5, 2013, 9:21 pm	Hello friends, Today my Mum told us that she had a surprise for us. We were so curious. What is this? A bath tub? Oh no – we hate to bath! But Mum told us that we were dirty after our cruise. So we had a look – it was really water in the bath tub. We got some bath foam. We were brave and jumped into the bath tub. It was not as bad as we thought. I was very wet. Finally we were allowed to come out of the bath. We had to dry, but we are clean ToyVoyagers now.
RikeH Posted Apr 9, 2013, 9:50 pm	Hello friends, We went to a small city called Bad Oldesloe today. Behind me you see the church. Normally the water wheel moves, but it was frozen today. We went to an Asian restaurant and had something delicious to eat. This is the town hall. This is another house called Stadthaus. On our way back we stopped at this beautiful castle.
RikeH Posted Apr 15, 2013, 9:11 pm	Hello friends, We went to Hamburg today. Behind me you see the Alster Lake. Look – far behind me you see the town hall. What a wonderful view. I went nearer to the town hall – a beautiful building. There will be a big garden exhibition in Hamburg soon – this is the mascot for it, I think. Later we went into the theatre – it was a funny play – I loved it.
RikeH Posted Apr 17, 2013, 7:55 pm	Hello, We went to the town Bad Segeberg. It is the town of the Apaches here. There is one of their stakes. I drove with this wonderful loco. There was a beautiful old house. And another stake. This big Eagle belongs to the third stake. Look – the church of Bad Segeberg – and a nice blue sky. We went up a hill and had a view over the theatre, where the Apaches will play Winnetou – Blutsbruder this year. I had a great view over Bad Segeberg and its big lakes. Later we went downhill and visited the small lake of Segeberg. I met some ducks there. What a wonderful sunny day.
RikeH Posted Apr 22, 2013, 9:48 pm	Hello, We had nice weather here and took a walk around Sülfeld. Behind me you can see the my famous tree. I found some nice flowers. I loved this view. We took a rest and sat in the sunshine. Later we crossed a nice small river. Back home I found this wonderful stone in the garden.
RikeH Posted Apr 30, 2013, 9:25 pm	Hello friends, Bad news – my Mum RikeH had the flu and was not able to make nice trips with us. So we decided to explore Sülfeld in the springtime. The first stop was next to this sign – Kleine Fee and I learnt a lot about an old channel. There it was – smaller than in the Past I think. We stopped at a nice place and talked a lot. No snow anymore! We went along this small lake – it was frozen in the wintertime. Look – what a wonderful tree! This is the old school of Sülfeld. And behind us you can see the emblem of the village. Some years ago they celebrated 800 years for Sülfeld – an old village, isn't it? This is the church – a really nice building. We spent some time on a playground – and loved it.
RikeH Posted May 4, 2013, 7:13 pm	Hello friends, My Mum RikeH is still ill. But the spring arrived in Germany. So I decided to explore the garden. I found many nice flowers – tulips in different colors. Two more colors. I took a rest next to these blue flowers in the sunshine. I loved these beautiful flowers – but I don't know the English name for it. The last wonderful thing I found was this blossom of the magnolia.
RikeH Posted May 12, 2013, 6:50 pm	Hello Charlotte, Helmut, Lille and strunki, thanks for the wonderful postcard you sent me! And my Mum RikeH was so happy about your card and the sweets - and of course the turtle, but we forgot it on the photo, because it was outside in the garden, when we took the photo.
RikeH Posted May 14, 2013, 8:55 pm	Hello Murph and HoBi, You helped me with the English names of two flowers – but I lost the email. So Kleine Fee and I decided to create a quiz for you. If you are able to send us all the English names for the flowers – Murph will get a wonderful gift, when you all visit us this month. Let’s start with two easy flowers. and Do you know yellow plants? These flowers fits great to Kleine Flee’s clothes. Red – the color of LOVE. This should be easy. Yellow seems to be a good color for flowers. Well – we will see, how many of the flowers you will know. We sit on our nice new chair and wait for your answer.
RikeH Posted May 15, 2013, 9:19 pm	Hello again, We visited a small city near to Sülfeld today – it is called Bargteheide. I started next to a nice lake. This was funny – a big old water pump. This sign was really interesting. The rainwater take two directions here – the rain from one side of the street flows in two rivers to the Baltic Sea. And the rain on the other side flows to the North Sea in two other rivers. My last stop was next to another nice lake. We planned to visit the church, but it started to rain – so we drove home.
RikeH Posted May 16, 2013, 8:43 pm	Hello friends, We bought nice flowers in Bargteheide. Today I spent some time in the garden and had a look at the new flowers there. I loved these! But these flowers were beautiful, too. I liked the color of these plants. I thought about picking some of the flowers for Kleine Fee, but decided not to do it. This is the place where I grow his vegetables. I talked a lot with this funny guy – he got a new plant, too.
RikeH Posted May 18, 2013, 7:56 pm	Hello, Today we went to the church St. Michaelis. We went there by bus. The church is called Michel and it is one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main churches and the most famous church in the city. St. Michaelis is a landmark of the city. We decided to go inside. It was beautiful. Look – the big organ. I love the interior. What a nice white church. Outside I saw this big bell. Behind me you can see the town hall of Hamburg. We went back home by train.
RikeH Posted May 24, 2013, 10:54 pm	Hello friends, It was an awful weekend. We had so many plans – and then we had rain all the time. Maybe it is a bad idea to live in the North of Germany. The only nice thing of the weekend was the meal on Monday. I got some delicious self-made Sushi. Maybe I will try to learn how to create it? But it is much nicer to sit here with my friends and have a nice meal together. PS : The green thing called Wasabi was so hot!!!
RikeH Posted May 25, 2013, 10:47 am	Hello, I decided to look what my Mum is doing, when she is not at home. So I went to a place called work. It seems to be important to know the correct date here. I talked to some friendly guys. The view out of the window was not amazing – I think I will stay on my blue armchair instead of going to work.
RikeH Posted May 28, 2013, 5:30 pm	Hello friends, It was a great weekend. My best friend Murph came and visited me. I was so happy to see him again. Kleine Fee and I created a quiz for Murph some days ago. He solved it and now he received a surprise. Look – a bathtub full of mushrooms! He always wanted to take a bath in mushrooms. We had another surprise for him. Delicious Sushi! Fortunately Murph had some gifts for Kleine Fee and me. We looked into it. We received some sweets – I got some balls from the soccer team HSV. Thanks Murph!
RikeH Posted Jun 1, 2013, 8:18 pm	Hi friends, Later we arrived in the living room BineHH, PieksiHH and TobiHH sat on the table and told us that they had a surprise for all of us. Of course we went into the room – we love surprises. They had drinks, muffins and more delicious things to eat for all of us. A party – this is great! I found a great place between Murph and Kleine Fee. Cheers! Then it was time to eat. We took all we found on the table. Later this evening we all had fun and sang wonderful ToyVoyager-songs. It was a wonderful evening! Hi friends, Later we arrived in the living room BineHH, PieksiHH and TobiHH sat on the table and told us that they had a surprise for all of us. Of course we went into the room – we love surprises. They had drinks, muffins and more delicious things to eat for all of us. A party – this is great! I found a great place between Murph and Kleine Fee. Cheers! Then it was time to eat. We took all we found on the table. Later this evening we all had fun and sang wonderful ToyVoyager-songs. It was a wonderful evening!
RikeH Posted Jun 2, 2013, 8:20 pm	Hello hello, We were on our way into the South. We took the ICE- a very fast German train. Look – our speed was 199 km/h at this moment. Later we drove 250 km/h. This was great. I looked out of the window – the weather was not so nice in most parts of Germany. And there were many tunnels on our way. We will spend some days in Bavaria. I will write more soon. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 3, 2013, 7:44 pm	Hello from Amberg,  We visited the town Amberg today. It was raining – but it was raining for a long time in this part of Germany. There are heavy floods at the moment. This was a nice place – I think the market place. I loved this funny guy on the fountain. Look – can you see the high water – normally there is only a small river. This is a famous building in the city. I went nearer and it was really beautiful. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 5, 2013, 3:43 pm	Hello hello, Today we drove around Neumarkt. The first stop was a nice church with an interesting cemetery in Pilsach-Dietkirchen. All graves have wrought-iron crosses and roses. Unfortunately we were too early for the roses, but I liked the beautiful crosses. The interior of the church was nice, too. Later we went to the ruin called Wolfstein. It was so big and high on a hill. I saw Neumarkt fom there. We played on the pillory. But of course I know that it was a serious place in the Past. I loved this ruin! Tomorrow we will drive to Switzerland. Keep your fingers crossed that we will have a safe trip. Some trains were already cancelled because of the heavy floods here in Southern Germany. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 5, 2013, 9:03 pm	Hello from ???, Good luck for all of us. The trains to Austria were cancelled, but we were able to drive to Chur in Switzerland. We were happy and decided to enjoy the trip without photos. But then we passed this Lake. Surely you don't know the name up to now. We all sat together, because we wanted to see the sign together. Maybe you can see it – on the sign is the name Lindau. We passed the Lake Constance. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 7, 2013, 7:33 pm	Hello friends, Switzerland welcomed us with sunny weather.  We took a train called Bernina-Express today. We learnt a lot about it in this little brochure. It is a Unesco World Heritage running along 122 kms of track, passing through 55 tunnels and over 196 bridges and viaducts. We had a look at the map. We found a great and sunny place then we started. I met a friendly Capricorn in the train. There were nice mountains with snow outside. My Mum RikeH tried to take single photos of all of us, but the train was too fast – and it was impossible to get nice photos for all of us – so we decided to sit together and have most of the photos together. RikeH apologizes for it. Can you see the viaduct behind us? Look – wonderful green meadows. We came into the mountains. Later we found out that it would be better to look out of the window, and not laughing into the camera all time, so we moved and looked out of the window. We drove about his viaduct, too. Next to the street – and our train - was a big river. We saw the head of the train before us. I love Switzerland. Look – I was in one of the tunnels – it was the longest on our trip – called Albulatunnel. It is almost 6000 m long – on a height of more than 1800 m above sea level. Sometimes the street was next to us. Then we came to the highest part of the trip.  Ospizio Bernina is more than 2253 m high. This lake was so beautiful. Another view of the front part of the train. We went lower - and saw more green again. Later we went near to the border to Italy. But this was still in Switzerland. And here you see the circular viaduct of Brusio. It describes a 360-degree curve. Soon I will tell you about a visit in Italy. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 7, 2013, 8:44 pm	Hello from Italy, As you know we took the Bernina Express. It stopped in Tirano in Italy. We had only 1,5 hours, but saw a lot of nice buildings. I started next to the fountain on a nice place. Kleine Fee and I loved these flowers. Some days ago we were in Germany – and there weren't blooming roses. I liked the house with the beautiful balcony. And there was a nice church. Tirano has nice buildings. And some parts with older houses. I like most this old tower. There was a river in the city. Then it was time to drive back to Chur, where we started. Behind me you see our train. It was time for our meal. Then it was time for looking out of the window. A viaduct again. And we saw snow. It was a great day – in the hotel we were tired, Good night! Dicker Kumpel PS: Thanks strunki for the nice words in ' I really like'.
RikeH Posted Jun 8, 2013, 3:23 pm	Hello again, Today I explored the town Chur. Chur is the oldest city of Switzerland. It was nice and sunny weather. I started in front of the town hall. This beautiful church is called church of St. Martin. This is the gate to the episcopal Castle. The cathedral of Chur. I had great views over the city. There was a nice place called Arcas. Another gate – it is called Obertor. Look – what a wonderful painting on this wall. Kleine Fee and I relaxed in a nice garden. At home it was time for a cake. I shared mine with Gozer and Kleine Fee. The others had a tart with rapsberries. It was so yummy! Later that evening we heart some music and went out. Look – this was our very nice hotel. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 8, 2013, 6:25 pm	Hello friends,   Surely you remember our trip in the Bernina-Express. Today we took another train – called Glacier Express.  Like the last time we read our little brochure. It looked interesting, too. It was a nice train. I like the mountains with snow on the top. We drove high again and saw a lot of snow. The landscape changed during our trip. It was great – we had our headphones and learnt interesting facts about Switzerland. We passed many small villages. This was a deep gorge. We had to use a rack railway, because it was so steep. We arrived in Zermatt in the late afternoon and hopefully will have a great time here. Kleine Fee and I drank a bottle of Coke in the evening. And we thought of Murph, when we drank it. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 12, 2013, 7:43 pm	Hello Hello, We were in Zermatt – and had a room with a nice balcony. We sat in the sunshine and talked. What a wonderful view! First we thought about climbing up that hill – but it was time to relax. Later my Mum RikeH came and told us that we will drive with a nice train to a place called Gornergrat. Good luck for me – I found a place next to the driver of the train. We went higher – and there was snow again. Then we were at Gornergrat – and saw the Matterhorn – maybe the most famous mountain of Switzerland. We all wanted to have a group photo in the snow. I wanted to have one more with snow AND the Matterhorn. There were other beautiful mountains next to it. This was the view to another direction – amazing! There was a small chapel on the mountain. I sat next to it. Look – this was the train – called Gornergratbahn. On our way back to Zermatt we all sat in Mum's bag and had a lot of fun together. But at the end I had to jump out of the bag – because I LOVE this mountain… What a wonderful trip. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2013, 10:18 am	Hello friends,  When we came back from the Gornergrat, we took a walk through the village Zermatt. We started in the old part. There were many old houses. Behind me you can see how they were built. The funny construction with stones and wood should help against mice. I met a Capricorn – normally they live in the mountains, but this one prefers living in the village. And we had fun with this group of marmots. This is the church of Zermatt. What a nice day! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2013, 6:10 pm	Hello friends, It was time for another mountain. Today we took three cable cars and went onto the Kleine Matterhorn. The trip was really interesting. There was another gondola coming down from the hill. I had a great view back into the valley. Then we were on the Top of the mountain. Next to it was another nice mountain called Breithorn. I loved it here. Behind me you can see the Matterhorn again. We were happy to see it, because only one hour later it was behind the fog or the cloud. It was amazing to sit at this height. Look – I was about 3883 meters or 12739 feet above sea level. Before we went back to Zermatt we visited the glacier paradise. A place where I learnt a lot about glaciers – and saw nice ice sculptures. The ice crystals were amazing. I was a brave bunny and sat in a crevasse. And this was one of the best moments of the holiday – I climbed the Matterhorn. Can you see me on the photo? We went back to Zermatt – and I saw nice houses. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 18, 2013, 5:17 pm	Hello friends, After seeing so many mountains, it was time for a change. We drove to Luzern, a city next to the Vierwaldstättersee. We jumped onto one ship and took a trip over the Lake. There were many mountains around – but I didn’t want to climb on one of it. I loved the views and the beautiful hotel there – it must have been a castle in the Past. The lake is so big – it has a big Island. We stopped at a lot of small villages. Look – another ship – there were a lot of ships on the lake. This was our first ship. We stopped after 1,5 hours – and took another ship back to Luzern.  It was called Schwyz. On the way back I had great views. The Castle again… It was a nice afternoon on the Vierwaldstättersee. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 22, 2013, 8:06 pm	Hello friends, Today we explored Luzern. First I climbed up a hill and had a great view of the city. Behind me you can see the Vierwaldstättersee. I walked on the old wall and saw this wonderful tower. There were nice places with old houses in the city center. And this is the famous place of Luzern – the Kapellbrücke. Maybe this is a nicer view? There were old paintings on the bridge. Look – a wonderful church. We went into it. We went back in the hotel and had a rest. Later in the afternoon I went into the city again. The weather was better than before. This is one of the oldest houses in the city. And here I saw the famous sleeping lion. I wanted to show you this: there were so many tourist from Asia in Luzern in Zermatt. I felt like being in Asia sometimes. And because of the Asian feeling I played in front of an Asian restaurant on an elephant. Maybe this is the nicer view? This still looks like Asia…     But the last photo of my trip to Switzerland should be more European. The big gate in front of the main station. I had a wonderful time in Bavaria and Switzerland – but now it is time to go home – and celebrate my birthday there. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 23, 2013, 10:47 pm	Hello friends, It was my birthday today. I got a blindfold and heard some whispering. Then I was allowed to look. My friends sat in front of me. Kleine Fee had a wonderful card for me. Then my friends sang a birthday song for me. It was wonderful! Look – I got a lot of Swiss chocolate. I took a bath in it. Oh – another present for me. Wonderful – garden tools – now I can help my Mum in the garden! Then my Mum had a great surprise for me. I was sad because my best friend Murph was not able to visit me on my birthday. But he sent me a funny card and a present. I showed it to Kleine Fee – she is a friend of Murph, too. Before I opened the present I decided to blow out the candle. Then I opened the next gift. Great! It is all I need for a romantic Candlelight-Dinner with Kleine Fee. Thanks Murph. I loved my presents! Later we had a party with coke, fruits and burgers. It was a wonderful birthday!
RikeH Posted Jul 2, 2013, 12:07 am	Hello friends, I went to Hamburg – this is a nice lake in the city called Alster. There was a big fountain on it. The town hall was really beautiful. This place is called Alsterarkaden. Then I went into a big mall –the Europapassage. Have a look at the arches. It was funny – I saw the arch from above, because I went to my Mum’s working place. On our way back home we stopped at another mall – the Levantehaus. I told the others that there were nice sculptures of wild animals. And I was right. It was amazing. There was a bear like Gozer! Back home I went into the garden – and found this wonderful blossom. Do you know what plant it is? Then I met a colorful snail. And I have to show you the wonderful icecake my Mum created some days ago! It was really yummy.
RikeH Posted Jul 2, 2013, 9:42 am	Hello friends, Today we went to the Port of Hamburg. You can see so many ships there. This sailing ship is old and called Rickmer Rickmers. This is a monument from people from Vietnam. This is another old ship – there is a museum on it. Do you know this monument – it is called Elbphilharmonie. It is really often in the news, because the building costs a lot more than planned. I loved the red ship – it is called Feuerschiff – and it is a restaurant now.
RikeH Posted Jul 4, 2013, 5:46 pm	Hello Murph, Surely you remember your gift for my birthday. Today it was time for the Candlelight-Dinner. We had something delicious to drink – called Secco. Cheers! Then we decided to turn down the light. So maybe no one saw that we kissed each other. Time for the first course – a baguette – vive la France. It was yummy! RikeH played a love song – and we danced. The second course was chips – we loved it. Kleine Fee fed me. I won’t tell you more about this. We were a little tired after the second course and rested some minutes. Look – it was only me who was tired. Kleine Fee danced for me. But maybe she was a little drunken? Three courses – Murph – we are bunnies and not aliens with big stomaches. So we darkened the room… … and ate… ...well – maybe my Mum RikeH found out that we were playing instead of eating. But we looked great. It was a wonderful evening – thanks a lot!
RikeH Posted Jul 7, 2013, 2:20 pm	Hello friends, I live in the North of Germany – and love the music here – it is called Shanty. Today there was a Shanty-Choir-Meeting in Travemünde. So we went to Travemünde. There was a beautiful beach. This Buddha was so funny. Then it was time for the music. I knew many of the songs – and sang with the choirs. Look – I saw a big ferry. And a wooden sailing ship. But this is the famous ship here in Travemünde – it is called Passat. There was a big ferry wheel – but it started to rain, so we didn’t took a ride on it. When I turned – I saw another big ferry! Although it was raining we all loved these beautiful flowers. I told the others that I saw this big hotel really early, when I arrived in Travemünde by ferry from Helsinki last year. It was time to go home, so we went to the old train station. We had fun on our way home and sang nice songs like ‘Rolling home’.
RikeH Posted Jul 16, 2013, 9:36 pm	Hello, I went to a small town called Bad Oldesloe. Behind me you can see the town hall. This is another beautiful house on the market place. Look - a water wheel. This was a nicer view. There are many nice old houses here. And I liked the church. I went inside. What a beautiful organ! A small river flows through the city. Oups – well maybe it is more important to zoom on me than on the house. I found wonderful flowers next to it. On our way back to the city we crossed the river again.
RikeH Posted Jul 20, 2013, 4:13 pm	Hello, We took a trip by bike to this nice place today. It was a group of big boulders. This was a very big granite. We all relaxed on one of the boulders in the sunshine. Many years ago trains used this way – I saw photos from the Past.
RikeH Posted Jul 21, 2013, 8:09 pm	Hello, Today I played in the garden. There were many beautiful flowers. And I talked to my friend Nessie, the funny monster with her fountain. Look – a beautiful red dahlia. More nice flowers. And these yellow flowers were so beautiful, too. We sat together and relaxed on my swing. It is such a beautiful place!
RikeH Posted Jul 23, 2013, 2:06 pm	Hello friends, It was a wonderful day today! I love having guests – and so I invited HelmutBluepant and his family to visit us, whenever he is near to my home. Today he arrived with his lovely fiancé Charlotte and his guests Mefito and Oink. It was so nice to see him again! And of course we were happy to welcome the other three, too. Later we had some delicious cakes. Can you see how hot it was? The chocolate melted. We ate a lot – it was yummy! Helmut told me that he had a surprise for me. Great! I love surprises. It was a Killepitsch. I never heard of it before, but as most of you know, I love to taste alcohol. Thanks Helmut! Well – when I gave him a hug – I saw more bottles of Killepitsch. Wonderful! Then I showed it to all my friends here. We should have a party in the evening! Then Charlotte told us about a surprise for my girlfriend Kleine Fee. Kleine Fee loved it. Well – it was a girl-thing… I better hadn’t told this. Look! We spent the afternoon relaxing in the sunshine and of course we talked a lot! Then it was time to say goodbye to our friends. I was so sad that they didn’t spend a longer time here. But well - Cuddling is great – so we had a big cuddle. In the evening it was time for the drinks! We all got a bottle. We would have loved to have a party with our friends, who left today, so we decided to ‘invite’ them to our party. We chose HelmutBluepant and Charlotte! It was a wonderful evening! Cheers!
RikeH Posted Aug 2, 2013, 7:44 pm	Hello friends, It is summer in Germany at the moment – and a really hot summer. Kleine Fee and I had a look at the temperature – more than 30 degrees Celsius. We asked RikeH what to do – and she had a great idea. We played with water bombs. We threw our pink one on Pepita, and she threw here green one onto us. We waited… Then it came. Wow – we got wet. Pepita got wet, too. It was so much fun – and we wanted more. So we asked our humans to throw the water bombs. There were two. Look – the next one was great – RikeH took the right moment for the photo. It was so much water – Sean felt backwards. More fun! It was a great afternoon!
RikeH Posted Aug 10, 2013, 3:04 pm	Hello friends, Today I went to a town near to Sülfeld – it is called Bad Segeberg. It has a wonderful church. This is the market place. During the summer time they play Winnetou in the open air theatre. All over the city you find different stakes. On this one was a big bird. And this stake was very colorful. Later I went to the Lake of Segeberg – can you see the Apache on the photo? The lake was really beautiful! We thought about going around it, but then we had to go home and wait for the Telekom-man who wanted to repair our internet. Well, the man from the Telekom didn't come. And we still have a lot of problems with the internet, that's why we update really late.
RikeH Posted Aug 12, 2013, 7:58 pm	Hello friends, Many greetings from Bremerhaven. We decided to go there, because I promised Sean a big surprise here. But it will be tomorrow, today we explored the city. There were two really beautiful buildings. On the other side I saw the water from the river Weser. You can see that we are close to the Sea. There were some beautiful ships. Many emigrants started their travels here – this monument is a memory for these people. We had to stop at this watergate, because a ship wanted to go through it. Behind me you can see the little harbor in the middle of the city. And these are the views out of our room.
RikeH Posted Aug 17, 2013, 4:31 pm	Hello friends, Today we went to the Zoo of Bremerhaven. I started with the ice bears. This one was a little tired at the beginning. Hello, hello! The night is over. But he didn't get up. His friend was not as tired. I met a polar fox. Hello big bird – he is a Kea. Then we came to the important part of the Zoo for Sean. I met two friendly penguins. This is a relative of mine – a snow hare. In winter he is white, but in summer he is as brown as I am . Look – I saw funny feet. Who will this be? The feet of these birds. I think that the left bird was a young one. Later I met another tired animal. I saw a seal in the water. Maybe he is the one I met when I was here last time. This was my last view over the Zoo – and I saw the two ice bears together. It was a nice day in the Zoo.
RikeH Posted Aug 19, 2013, 12:51 pm	Hello friends, today I visited a cruise ship called Artania. Maybe I will travel on it next year - and today we explored it. First I looked in different kinds of cabins. Well - this one is nice. It has a nice balcony - enough place for Kleine Fee and me. This one is too small for us. This cabin was nice - a Suite for me and my friends. Enough place for parties... This would be a good choice. But THEN we went to the Owner Suite. It has two rooms - this is my favourite. Strangely RikeH told something about winning a lottery before travelling in this Suite, can you understand it? I am a little afraid that she won't choose this Suite for us. We went away from the cabins and explored the rest of the ship. A great place for me! Well - sports on a cruise??? Hanging around the pool is better. In front of us was another nice ship - the Amadea. We explored the interieur of the ship - some bars and restaurants. The theatre. And the lobby. The last stop was a delicious lunch in one of the restaurants. I especially loved the dessert. I would love to travel on this ship next year - maybe someone out there could book the Owner Suite for me and Kleine Fee???
RikeH Posted Aug 19, 2013, 8:27 pm	Hello, We went to Hamburg. This was the old part of the port, but now they built many new houses here. This is the Elbphilharmonie. It is a new building, too – and it gets more and more expensive. We decided to take a short trip on a boat. It is great to see the ships and the port from the Elbe River. This is a really old sailing ship. Well – maybe I will sail the seven seas in the future? (Hm, anyone out there, who is really rich? I would love to travel in an Owner Suite next year…) This building is the "alter Elbtunnel" - a building where you can reach a tunnel under the Elbe River. We decided not to walk under the Elbe, because it was a hot day. Here I learnt a lot about the Elbtunnel.
RikeH Posted Aug 20, 2013, 2:35 pm	Hello friends, It was a wonderful day today. We visited the Beatles Place in Hamburg – one of Rocky Raccoon’s life missions. Here you can see the Beatles. The Beatles Place is in a – well let me call it – not so nice part of Hamburg– my Mum RikeH told us not to have a closer look in this street. But back to the Beatles – maybe I am a member of the Beatles now? Here you can see the place – it is round like a record. It was nice to see the Beatles Platz. Then we continued our walk and visited a park called Planten un Blomen (plants and flowers). I liked this funny fountain. And they had wonderful flowers. We went into the tropical house and saw other beautiful plants. I learnt that this plant is called Mother-in-Law’s chair. Can you imagine why? It was a wonderful day in Hamburg, again.
RikeH Posted Sep 1, 2013, 7:25 pm	Hello friends,  I am on the Amrum Island again. It is nice to be here – and some of you know, why we are here…  Well, we took a walk today - I had to look, how the Island looks like in September, normally I am  here in February or March.  I think that it looks greener. And there are more flowers. We walked along this wooden path. And I saw this beautiful lake in the middle of the Dunes. The last time I was here, it was frozen. Then we climbed up a Dune and saw the lighthouse far away.  This is the view to the other side. Here you see the smaller Dunes – maybe they will be high when I come back in 10 years? It is a very big beach. And it was very windy! I have the strange feeling that the weather looks bad on the photos, but we didn’t have the feeling of bad weather. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 3, 2013, 5:07 pm	Hello friends,  Today was an important day…but not for us ToyVoyagers. My Mum RikeH married her fiancé on the lighthouse of Amrum today. We TVs were not with them, but we waited at home. There were only some gifts, because they decided to celebrate their wedding alone as a couple. But someone wrote a huge card! Who was it? Well – how amazing! The ones of you who love Darts will definitely know this man! Then we looked into a small nice book with lovely poems about love and marriage. Kleine Fee and I loved this one. It is about the beginning of the love! We all wanted to get a piece of the wedding cake! This was a nice gift for a new fan of Bayern München. I liked the flowers! Well – I have to think about something. This is the little box, where the rings were before the ceremony. Kleine Fee is such a lovely girl, maybe I should ask her to marry me soon? I will meet my friend Murph in a few days, and asked him, what he means about this. But now I want to say : Congratulations Mum! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 4, 2013, 4:18 pm	Hello friends, Today another gift arrived. Kleine Fee and I were so curious. We helped my Mum to open it and found these friendly koala bears, two pigs, a wonderful candle and a nice card. Kleine Fee wanted to sit in front of the pair… ...this was strange, so I called all our friends here – this was a better feeling. Murph – we have to talk! Many greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 5, 2013, 8:54 am	Hello again, We took a walk to this nice small harbor today. We had delicious lunch in this colorful restaurant. These colorful signs were used on the North Sea to show some danger zones. Can you understand these sentences, if not, just ask me or RikeH. Then we stopped at a great playground. It was fun playing here. Later we continued our walk and went through the Dunes. Look, a beautiful house! And the Kniepsand – a very big beach! Some people took a bath in the North Sea. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 6, 2013, 1:07 pm	Hi friends, In the morning I went onto our balcony and saw the ferry. Fortunately we still have some days here, so we enjoyed the sunshine. Later that day the weather went much better – and I took a walk to the small beach – and saw another ferry. Can you see the lighthouse far behind me? It was great sitting in the Dunes. And I found some nice shells. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 6, 2013, 8:32 pm	Hello friends, Later that day the humans wanted to walk alone to the Beach. Of course I wanted to go with them. After begging for half an hour I was allowed to come with them. Look, I found a nice ship. And a long beach - called Kniepsand. RikeH told me that I had to take a bath – a bad idea… Look – a kite-surfer. What a long way – we have to go to the small Dunes. Far behind me we started our walk. What would happen, if the flood arrives? Could I jump onto the Dunes? Fortunately we reached the Dunes before the flood came. This was the way through the Dunes. I had to stop and relax. Someone created this piece of art out of waste from the beach. It will be a long way home – will we have to swim? But I will thing about this later. First I enjoyed the view over the North Sea.   Should I really put my foot into the water? Better not, I think. I was a little tired after the long walk to the water, so RikeH carried me on the way back. In the Dunes I found some beautiful plants. Normally I am here in the spring time – and the plants are not so colorful! Imaging this – I was so afraid of the high tide – and then RikeH told me, that this part of the Kniepsand is not flooded in this time of the year. Back home I asked Kleine Fee to come to the beach with me. We saw a nice sundown. It is so nice to have a girl-friend like Kleine Fee! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 9, 2013, 2:48 pm	Hello friends, Today we walked to a small lighthouse called Quermarkenfeuer. We saw nice Erica plants between the Dunes. Then we saw the Quermarkenfeuer. Look- there was an aerial photo of it. I stood next to the small lighthouse and had great views over the Dunes – and to the North Sea. What a nice small lighthouse! We had to walk this way! With a little rest in the erica. Then we went to a place called Vogelkoje. I learnt a lot about it on this sign. Ducks were caught in these traps in the Past. This is a nicer place – insects can live in it. On our way back we stopped next to this wonderful mill. It looked so great! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 10, 2013, 9:56 am	Hello friends, Can you read the words on this sign? I think it is welcome to Nebel.  Nebel is a nice small village on the Amrum Island. There is a beautiful church. Out on the cemetery they have interesting gravestones. This is one of the oldest houses here. There are many thatched houses on the Island. This is another cemetery. It is used for unknown people found dead on the beaches of Amrum. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 15, 2013, 11:03 am	Hello friends,  Sunday was our last day on Amrum – and we relaxed on our beach chair. We thought that it was boring to sit next to each other, so we all searched our own place. Can you find me? Yes, here I am! We decided not to move, and let the others go to other places. Later that day we drove home to Sülfeld. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 24, 2013, 10:53 am	Hello friends, It was a great day today. My best friend Murph came and visited us! We were so happy! I told him that I had a bis surprise for him! But first he and Nathalie had to say hello to my guests and friends here. Kleine Fee was happy to meet Murph, too. Then we got a gift from Murph and Nathalie. Later it was time for my big surprise. I built a Time Machine for us. The others were very surprised. I had to tell them more about the technology inside and hoped that they would try it with me. It went darker and darker. I opened the door. Would they trust me and try it out? Yes, they did! We all went into the machine. Bye – it will start soon! Love you Mum! There was a big silence inside the Time Machine and we only heard the noise of the Machine. Then the noise stopped and the door opened. Wow, what a trip! We all felt fine – but where were we – and WHEN were we? Murph and I jumped onto the Time Machine – it worked. We travelled through the time – it is Murph’s Birthday!
RikeH Posted Sep 26, 2013, 8:10 pm	Hello friends, We had the 27th of september. It was Murph’s birthday and we created a wall out of mushrooms for him. It looked great! Then we sang a wonderful birthday song for Murph. And he got some gifts! I think he loved his card. And he got wonderful gifts! Then it was time for dinner. We had a marshmallows barbecue. It was great sitting around the fire with friends. Our marshmallows were ready. It was delicious! In the evening RikeH and HoBi had a great surprise for us! A firework! It went darker! It started! What a wonderful evening!
RikeH Posted Sep 27, 2013, 7:23 pm	Hello friends, We woke up in the Time Machine. What date would it be? We were lucky, because we were back in the middle of September – it was the 15th of September – and again one of us had his birthday – it was TobiHH! We sang a song for him and wished him luck and happiness. Murph had a nice surprise for TobiHH. He invited him to come to Lower-Saxony with him. So we had to say goodbye to Murph, TobiHH and Nathalie. Goodbye friends!
RikeH Posted Sep 30, 2013, 8:42 pm	Hello friends, We went to the Zoo of Hamburg – called Hagenbecks Tierpark. We started with really big animals – the elephants. Then we met a family of baboons. Can you see the big animals behind me – bears! Behind me there is the old entrance – it is so beautiful. The Zoo grew, and now it is inside the Zoo. There were nice gardens with lakes in the Zoo. I liked it here, because there were not only foreign animals, but also cows and other domestic animals. I met some relatives – this one had a lazy day in the sunshine. I talked to this nice guy. It can be nice to live here, but I prefer to be a TovVoyager. The newest part of the Zoo is called Arctic Sea. We started with the penguins. I saw some last year in South Africa. But these were nice, too. Do you know this animal? It is a walrus. There were 5 living in this basin. They were so big! This was great – we could see them in the water. There were funny little animals, I don’t know the English name, but we found the Latin one: Dolichotis patagonum. We came to very tall animals, the giraffes. It was a great day here!
RikeH Posted Oct 9, 2013, 8:26 pm	Hello friends, Today we explored Sülfeld. On this sign I learnt something about an old canal here. Normally you can see water here. I liked this tree with the red berries. I met other animals. They seemed to have a nice life here. There is a small kind of park in Sülfeld. There was a beautiful lake in the park. Later we found this beautiful flower. Behind me you can see the old school. Maybe I will be mayor when I am older? And you can see the emblem of Sülfeld on this sign. This stone was created when the church had its 800th birthday. This is the church. And this is the old pharmacy. At home we played in the garden and found another plant with red berries – well maybe it is the same kind of plant – I am not a gardener. But I know that these are different flowers. Look we found a lot of chestnuts during our walk. It seems to me that it is autumn now.
RikeH Posted Oct 13, 2013, 7:04 pm	Hello friends, We went to a nice outdoor museum today. It is called Freilichtmuseum Molfsee. You can see many old buildings here – we started with this nice mill. This was inside one of the buildings – it was so dark – and I look like a ghost... This was the living room. Look – what a big barn. Some animals were living here – I loved the big pig. But of course my relatives were much nicer! Another beautiful house. We went inside. This is a very famous building of the museum because of the entrance. Next to this houses were beautiful flowers. And inside the yard of one big house was a big tree. The old pharmacy was one of the most interesting places here. This was a part of an old dairy farm. What a wonderful museum – and just more to see. This small house... ...belongs to this big house. What a wonderful place next to a lake. Behind me you see one of the smallest houses. And I liked this mill with the water wheel. It was a long day in the museum – fortunately we found this great place at the end!
RikeH Posted Oct 21, 2013, 6:17 pm	Hello friends, Many greetings from sunny Madeira. Yes, I am on this lovely Island again. Last year I have been here with my friend ScillyHH. This time I live in another part of Funchal. This is our holiday house. In front of it there is this nice small palm tree. And there are more wonderful flowers and plants in the garden. And this is the best place of the house. Can you see the Cruise Ship behind me? This is the Atlantic Ocean – what a nice view! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 22, 2013, 6:05 pm	Hello friends, Today we walked through a part of Funchal called Lido. There seems to be a lot of wind over the years. Look at this palm tree. And I liked this big rock in the ocean. Then we went into a nice garden with beautiful and big flowers. This is a dragon tree - this is funny, because our holiday house is called Villa Dragoeiro – that’s the Portuguese name for it. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 23, 2013, 7:04 pm	Hello friends, As you can see on the photo, we visited the botanical garden of Funchal today. What a wonderful view! Of course I found beautiful flowers here. This was a lake – with a waterfall! Do you know these flowers? Well – I already told you that I liked this view! Maybe we should plant something like this in our garden? Then I found a delicious fruit… … and a big cabbage. Maybe we should buy a bigger garden and create something like this? I had a great time in this garden! And I have a lot of plans for our garden next year! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 24, 2013, 11:00 am	Hello friends, Kleine Fee and I spent a great time on our balcony and enjoyed the colorful sky. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 25, 2013, 5:42 pm	Hello friends, It was time to see more from the Island – and we decided to drive to the Eastern Part of Madeira. On our way we stopped at a nice lookout and had this view. We wanted to hike later – but just before our arrival a big rain started. These paths didn’t look great so we decided to hang around and maybe come back next week.  But we were happy – many other hikers started earlier and really got soaked! I loved the small men out of stone here. The view from the other side of the parking lot was nice, too. Well – we started our trip back home and stopped at another great viewpoint. It was only 10 minutes after the other photo – and look at the sky! What a wonderful place! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 28, 2013, 9:35 am	Hi friends,    We drove to the Western Part of the Island and passed a high plateau. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t that good and we drove through the clouds… Then we reached the town called Porto Moniz. The weather looked much nicer here. This was funny – a natural swimming pool in the rocks. The ocean looked wild here. We went nearer to the big rock in the ocean. It was amazing. Later we drove to the most Western Point of Madeira. There is a beautiful small lighthouse. We had a great view over the high cliffs there. Madeira is a wonderful place. Look – there was the lighthouse we visited 10 minutes ago. Our last stop was next to a small harbor. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 29, 2013, 4:37 pm	Hello, It was time for some sports today. I started on this ergometer. Then I tried this machine, but it was not easy alone, so Laika helped me, Then I trained my abdominals. Well – I tried some weightlifting, but it was too heavy for me. So we only posed for a group photo. Later I trained my balance. Soeren helped me. Then we all balanced on the big ball. It was fun! And now there are some photos for my good friend HelmutBluepant. This is his famous flower! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 30, 2013, 6:48 pm	Hello friends, I went to a nice place called Pico dos Barcelos. From there I had great views over Funchal. What a beautiful big flower! Somewhere there behind me is our holiday house. Then we drove into the mountains and stopped at a point called Eira do Serrado. What a wonderful place! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 1, 2013, 12:33 pm	Hello, We went to a place called Santana today. Look – what a wonderful big hydrangea. Behind us you can see the typical houses of Santana. What a nice place. Back home I went through the garden and found new beautiful flowers. This yellow bloom was so nice. It is great to see so many blooming plants in October. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 3, 2013, 7:26 pm	Hello Hello!    Can you see me? Here I am – I belong to this piece of art. I went to the Monte Palace Tropical Garden today. We saw a lot of plants, flowers and more there. Here you can see me inside a hollow trunk of a palm tree. It was like a garden in Asia here. This was funny – a friendly man fed the koi carps. This is the palace of the garden. I loved this place – a big lake with waterfalls and more. At the end of our walk I met this friendly dragon. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 5, 2013, 8:29 pm	Hello friends, Let’s start with the view from our balcony – great! We stayed in Coimbra and spent the morning in a nice park called Jardim do Portugal dos Pequenitos. Here we saw buildings from Portugal and countries related to Portugal in a smaller size. Unfortunately not in TV-size.  I liked the church. But this castle was great, too. I relaxed in the sunshine… Something nice for our new garden! Later we crossed the bridge and walked to the old city of Coimbra. We stopped at a nice place. Then we reached the top of the hill and saw the beautiful university. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 6, 2013, 8:18 pm	Hello friends, Today we visited a town called Aveiro, it looked a little like Venice, I think. They had really beautiful houses there. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t that nice this day, so we went to our hotel early in the afternoon and this is only a very short update. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 8, 2013, 9:44 pm	Hello friends, We went through Porto today and started with a wonderful church Sao Francisco. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photos inside, but it was so beautiful. Then we went to the port – there were nice small streets. And the view from the riverside was beautiful, too. This bridge is famous! We took an elevator to a higher point. Look, I had a nice view. This is the cathedral. And I loved this big place. I saw this cafe on a postcard, so it should be famous, too. And this was the last monument we visited - a high tower. It was a nice day in Porto. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 9, 2013, 5:32 pm	Happy Birthday, dear Mum! We started our day with a wonderful Birthday Song for my Mum RikeH. Then we drove to a nice small town called Guimaraes. There we started our tour with this beautiful castle. It was like an old fortress! What a beautiful building! Then we went into another nice Castle –unfortunately Mum forgot to take a photo with me outside of it – so here you can see it with me inside of it… There were wonderful big rooms. Some arms for knights! I would have loved to have dinner here! This was the church or maybe only a chapel. At least I had a photo of the courtyard. We left the Castle and walked through the old city. A really nice place! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 12, 2013, 10:34 am	Hello friends, After leaving Guimaraes we went to a town called Brawa. It seemed to be the town of churches… The last stop there was a place called Bom Jesus. There was a wonderful garden with a lake… And this is the big church there on the mountain… …with some stairs down. But should we go down there? Maybe this view is nice enough? No, we walked down all the stairs – and had this great view! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 13, 2013, 8:56 pm	Hello friends, We visited Sintra today – and there we started with the beautiful Pena Palace. I had a great view from the hill there. Did I tell you that I LOVE this Castle? There was another nice Castle on the other hill. What a wonderful place! Then we went to the center of Sintra, but we didn’t find many interesting things. So we continued our trip and went to the Quinta Regaleira. It had a great garden. I started in a grotto. Here you see the grotto from the outside. This was interesting – a very deep well. From this place I had a nice view over the Castle and the small Chapel. Then we went to the most western Point of continental Europe. What a wonderful place! Our last stop was this Point in Cascais – called Hell’s mouth. This was a really great day in Portugal! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 16, 2013, 9:11 pm	Hello friends, It was a wonderful day. We went to the Zoo today – and started with the cable car. I had a great view over the zoo – and one of the big buildings behind me was our hotel. We met some turtles. And tall giraffes. Then I saw small hippos. We were really near to the flamingos. Then I visited big hippos. It was a great time in the Zoo. But now I want to show you my nice room in the hotel. This was the place I really liked – on the big couch together with my friends. But then we found this place – with a great view out of the window. I showed my friends the Zoo where I spent the morning. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 17, 2013, 5:10 pm	Hello friends, Today we explored the city of Lisbon. I started with the Jerónimos Monastery – a beautiful building. Behind me you can see the Monument to the Discoveries. Next to it there was a small harbor. I really liked the Belém Tower. We took a trip with yellow hop-on-hop-of-buses and I had a great view from it. This small tower with an elevator inside was really funny! Later we spent some time on a nice place with wonderful buildings around and a nice fountain on it. Soon we will fly back to Germany. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 21, 2013, 8:12 pm	Hello friends, I went to Hamburg today and went to the Binnenalster. This is another nice place called Alsterarkade From this place I saw the City Hall. I went to the City Hall. It is nice inside. This is the beautiful courtyard of the City Hall. Soon the Christmas Market will start here.
RikeH Posted Nov 28, 2013, 8:22 pm	Hello friends, The Christmas Time starts now - it is the time of the Christmas Markets. We went to Hamburg by train – and arrived in the main station. There is always a beautiful big ball in it – from Hamburg. This is one of the Christmas Markets – a white one – but I didn’t like it so much. This was funny – a small Michel – it is one of the town’s landmark. Then we went to the big Christmas Market in front of the town hall. I wanted to buy toys here, but unfortunately I had forgotten my pocket money. Look –what a funny guy. Believe it or not – I saw Santa’s reindeers and his sleigh. It was nice on the Christmas Market, but I told the others that it would be nicer in the evening, so we went to another Christmas Market later that day. What a wonderful big Christmas tree. And I loved this Christmas Pyramid. I started my trip in Hamburg in the main station – and now I finished it here with these wonderful lights.
RikeH Posted Dec 6, 2013, 3:51 pm	Hello friends, It is St Nicholas' Day today. And because we were so nice and well-behaved, we got some sweets. Then my Mum had a nice surprise for me. I love Christmas so much! So I got my own nativity scene. I was so happy! We searched for the three wise men, but they were far away on a hill. It was too early for them to reach the Christmas Crib. Later I went outside into the garden – look, we have snow here.
RikeH Posted Dec 15, 2013, 8:47 pm	Hello friends, The weather was awful outside so I decided to show you my Christmas Decoration. I started with some lighted wooden decorations. First I met Santa Claus. This one is typical for a region called Erz Mountains. And I loved this snowman. I visited another Christmas Crib. There were three funny guys hanging around on the lamp. The first one was a reindeer. The second one was Santa Claus. The third guy was a polar bear. The rest of the evening I spent in front of this Christmas pyramid. It is so lovely!
RikeH Posted Dec 19, 2013, 7:46 pm	Hello friends, We went to a town called Bad Segeberg. During the summer time they show Winnetou in the open air theatre - and you see stakes in the town. And they had some nice decorated small houses everywhere. I loved the big Christmas tree… … and of course the carousel next to it. This stake was really beautiful, too. There was another Christmas tree on this big place – unfortunately it was not lighted up to now. Our last stop was in front of the nice church here. Back home a surprise waited for us. Kleine Fee and I know this foot! Yes – it is the foot of our friend HelmutBluepant! What a wonderful surprise! The others came to say hello, too. I showed Helmut my wonderful Christmas Crib. Helmut brought Christmas Gifts for all of us – great! We just thought about starting to unpack our gifts when my Mum RikeH arrived. She told us: It is not Christmas now – and took all our gifts with her. It seems to us that we have to wait until Christmas.
RikeH Posted Dec 23, 2013, 8:34 pm	Hello friends, In Germany we celebrate Christmas on the 24th of December. Today it was time to decorate the Christmas tree. Look – we had sunny weather – my Mum RikeH loves sunshine – but told me that we will have problems with some photos because of the light. Look – there is our tree. Here you can see our decoration. I loved these balls. These are the wooden things. Here are the small ones for the upper part of the tree. And some of these she brought from her journeys, most of it is from Denmark. These are some ornaments RikeH likes very much. Witching hour! No – it is not a ghost – it is me with Kleine Fee. There is still the problem with the sunshine in the living-room. But I wanted to show you a photo of our Christmas tree. This is the decoration I love most! Or maybe this? And this is an important part of the Christmas tree – the bird was always in the Christmas tree of RikeH's grandma. And now it has a place of honor in RikeH's tree. I am so excited – tomorrow it is Christmas!
RikeH Posted Dec 26, 2013, 1:10 pm	Hello friends, It is Christmas! And look! A child is born! First I read the Nativity Story for all of us. We all sang Christmas Songs – the last one was Silent Night. Eventually the two most important guests arrived. Santa Claus was busy, but he sent his two friends Rudi the reindeer and Snowy the snowman. I started with a Christmas Poem and sang a song. I am sure they loved it – because I got some chocolate. Kleine Fee was happy, too. We all wanted a group photo with Snowy and Rudi. Then Helmutbluepant’s big moment came. He had a lot of gifts for us. First he had something for Kleine Fee from Charlotte. Spices for my beloved girl-friend. Then it was my time! What will it be? A trolley! My guests could bring me to interesting places in it. And I can store chocolate in it – or go shopping! Thanks Helmut and strunki! Then it was time for Helmutbluepant’s gift. We all had a great time! Merry Christmas to all of you!
RikeH Posted Dec 28, 2013, 4:20 pm	Hi friends, Today we took a walk through Sülfeld. First I learnt something about an old canal here. There is a small park in Sülfeld… … with a little lake. Maybe I will see it frozen in the wintertime. Behind me you can see the old school with a beautiful big Christmas tree. This is the emblem of Sülfeld. Then I met Santa Claus and said thank you for the presents. I went to the church. On the other side of the street there is the old pharmacy. In front of my house there were funny Christmas guys. We talked a lot.
RikeH Posted Dec 29, 2013, 7:57 pm	Hi friends,    In the afternoon we visited my grandma. We loved the candlelight. Look – there are wonderful wooden things out of the Erzgebirge. And a really small Christmas crib. Beautiful! My grandma had a very nice Christmas tree. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 2, 2014, 8:53 pm	Hello friends, Great news – my best friend Murph came and visited me. He brought his guests Soeren and Sean, they are good friends of me, too. And my brother TobiHH came home! Murph had Christmas gifts for us. Kleine Fee had yummy chocolate! And I got delicious chocolate, too. Of course we had gifts for the others, too. I am sure that Murph loved his gift. Thanks to strunki for helping us with it! The others liked their gifts, too. Then it was time to say goodbye. Murph, Soeren and Sean will go on a holiday with HoBi. We had a big TV-hug!
RikeH Posted Jan 7, 2014, 4:12 pm	Hello friends, Look – the Christmas tree has colored lights today – time for a party! I decorated our chair. Then I brought the important things – drinks and food. After our dinner we played Helmut’s new game. It was great! After the game I came with the prices! I lost the game but got this funny chocolate pig. Kleine Fee didn’t play with us – but got this funny chimney sweeper. At midnight we went out to welcome the New Year. Happy New Year to all of you!
RikeH Posted Jan 9, 2014, 12:54 pm	Hello friends, Today we went to a nice nature park near to Sülfeld. First I saw this black alder. They have interesting roots, because they live in wetlands. The park is great – here I had to solve a puzzle. What kind of tree will this be? Then I saw this raised stand. What will I see from there? I saw many different animals from there – can you see the biggest one – a boar? And there – a badger! I went closer to the badger. And I met a relative. There were many storms here in the last weeks – this tree felt down. Then we went to this lovely lake. I learnt a lot about the animals living here. What a wonderful place. On our way back to the car I talked with this funny woodpecker. Then we found a place for long jump! I was good – and jumped 1 meter! We stopped at a slide. This was fun! Back home we found the pizza Murph sent to us! It looked so yummy!
RikeH Posted Jan 15, 2014, 4:38 pm	Hello, Today I had a surprise for my friend Helmutbluepant. A jigsaw with his famous flowers. Hopefully it won’t be too difficult for us. We started with one and it had 8 pieces. He found the first piece for the right upper corner. I found the piece for the buttom. We were really proud! After some time we nearly finished the jigsaw puzzle. Done! Can you recognize the plant? We searched another jigsaw! This one looks great! How many pieces should we choose? My Mum RikeH promised to take 16. So many pieces!!! We worked the whole afternoon… …and we were so happy when we finished it! Then Helmut found another beautiful puzzle – with another Plumeria! Unfortunately he chose the wrong number of pieces – 144! We were so sad, because it would be too difficult for us. But RikeH was so nice to solve it for us! What a wonderful afternoon!
RikeH Posted Jan 16, 2014, 10:43 am	Hello friends, The weather is awful most of the time at the moment – so we had to find something nice inside the house. We went to play billiards. First I explained the rules. Then it was my time! And I won 4:2! Then I explored the room. I think that a horse lived here in the past. I called my friend Murph – Stoker did it before, so Murph had a great afternoon, I think! And this was a great place, too.
RikeH Posted Feb 1, 2014, 11:13 pm	Hello friends, The winter came to Sülfeld, so we had to take photos with some snow. Let’s start with this archaeological monument. Some children wanted to use their sleighs behind me, but I think there was not enough snow. Well – no sunshine on my stone, but I loved the light on the old school. And the emblem of Sülfeld is beautiful, too. My last stop was next to the church. A wonderful photo with a little snow and the sunshine. I love the wintertime!
RikeH Posted Feb 4, 2014, 11:46 am	Hello friends, Today we had great weather, so we explored the surroundings of Sülfeld. What a wonderful sky with beautiful clouds! But to tell the truth – it was really cold! What a long way – maybe I should have stayed at home? Fortunately we found a sunny place for a rest. I loved this place – with a far view. Well, of course there are not really big hills here in Northern Germany. And the small river here was nice, too. The last photo shows my famous tree. Nice!
RikeH Posted Feb 7, 2014, 8:29 pm	Hello friends, The weather was fine today – time for another walk. I looked at the map, where we should go. Let’s start with this lane. The forest looked not too interesting now in the winter time. But I found a little lake – or maybe only a snow field? It was time for a rest. Then I found a freshly cut tree What a nice view - this time it was a real lake. Can you see the ice on the small river? It is still cold in Germany.
RikeH Posted Feb 10, 2014, 9:52 am	Hello friends, Today I went to Hamburg – this lake is called Alster. Behind me you can see the town hall. And this is another nice view over the Alsterarkaden. Look – what a beautiful postbox. Here you can see the town hall again – a beautiful building. There were funny trees next to it.
RikeH Posted Feb 17, 2014, 8:36 pm	Hello friends, We went to the port of Hamburg today. I had a nice view from a place called Landungsbrücken. What a nice tower. On the other side of the Elbe River there are two musical halls – the left one is really new. On the other side of the Elbe River there are two musical halls – the left one is really new. Then we had a great idea – we jumped onto a small ferry to the building Elbphilharmonie. I had a nice view over the Elbe River. Hamburg’s port is really beautiful. We came near to the both musical halls. Me in front of the skyline of the port. This is the Elbphilharmonie – a very expensive building. I looked to another part of the port – the cruise terminal – but there is no cruise ship today. Another boat – it pushed another one. And here is the part where they load and unload big ships. It was a nice trip for us TVs, my Mum RikeH had a hard time, because it was really cold – and her fingers got so cold!
RikeH Posted Feb 20, 2014, 8:29 pm	Hello friends, UrselHH and Charlotte arrived in Sülfeld. I introduced them to my other guests. I got delicious banana liqueur. And Kleine Fee got some sweets from their holiday. Today we took a trip to Hamburg. We went to the part of the Port called Speicherstadt. Many nice buildings are there. Can you see us? Here we are – Charlotte and Helmut – and Kleine Fee and me. We saw two different anchors. Behind us you can see the maritime museum. We continued our walk - other beautiful old buildings. This place is called Nikolai-Fleet. What a wonderful day in Hamburg.
RikeH Posted Feb 25, 2014, 3:10 pm	Hello friends, Many greetings from the Cruise Ship AIDA Sol. We celebrated the start of our trip with delicious Champagne. The first morning I met a friendly seagull sitting on the lamp next to our balcony. Our first stop was Barcelona. Here you see the column of Columbus. We stopped in the Gothic Part of the city – and saw the beautiful cathedral. There was a little garden next to the cathedral and I loved the beautiful palm tree. This is the placa del Rei. We continued our trip on a bus. It was sunny – but we had a cold wind on the upper deck. Our next stop was the big church Sagrada Familia. They still build it – it is a great building – we didn’t go into it, because there was a long waiting time to enter. Here you see me in the wonderful Park Güell. It was constructed by the artist Gaudi, who planned the Sagrada Familia, too. There were nice monuments with animals. The most famous one is this dragon. There is a long bench – we sat on it and enjoyed the sunshine. No idea, why Gaudi constructed this funny way, but we liked it. This is a nice building next to the entrance. It was a great day in Barcelona.
RikeH Posted Feb 26, 2014, 9:27 am	Hello friends, Today we went to a city called Valencia. We had wonderful sunshine. This is the Basilica on the Plaza de la Virgen. Next to it was the Cathedral. Behind me you see the Cathedral from the other side. Then we started our trip on a Segway. We went to a place with great buildings – this is the opera house. It looks like a shark from this place. Another nice building. Later we stopped in the beautiful market hall. Valencia has a lot of interesting buildings – these are the older ones.
RikeH Posted Feb 28, 2014, 10:40 am	Hello friends, We started our day on our balcony. It was enough place for all of us and we talked a lot. This is the view to the front of the ship – yes we are living in the front of the ship – just over the bridge. There you can see the front of the ship. On a cruise ship you spend a lot of time with eating – so it was time for some sports. We have a Power Plate in our cabin. First RikeH explained us how it works. Then it started to shake… …and we had to train our arms. After that it was time to relax in the living-room. This is the place where I write my updates. And here I am sleeping – in the morning I can see the sea out of my bed – this is great!
RikeH Posted Feb 28, 2014, 7:58 pm	Hello friends, We are in Africa now – in Tanger. I saw a ferry going to Spain, I think. Can you remember the seagull I met in Barcelona, well – there was another friendly bird here in Tanger visiting me. We went to a small city called Asilah. Behind me you see a religious building. This was another tower… … next to a nice place. Next to the city there is a long beach – many children played soccer there. This is the door to a palace, but we were not allowed to visit it. Later we had this nice view over the city – but it was very windy. My last photo shows a big wall – there were many of them here in Asilah.
RikeH Posted Mar 1, 2014, 10:47 am	Hello friends, Back in Spain we were in Cadiz. This is the Plaza de Espana with a wonderful monument. We walked around the city and had nice views over the sea and the promenade. There was a very tall tree in one of the parks. Cadiz has so many beautiful churches, this is one of it. Another nice part of the promenade. We went through the beautiful Parque Genoves. Look, the gran teatro. There were funny faces on the container for old bottles. Another nice church. And this is the new Cathedral of Cadiz. Next to it there was a beautiful place with nice buildings. My last stop was on the Plaza de San Juan de Dios. I had a very relaxing day in Cadiz.
RikeH Posted Mar 3, 2014, 9:03 am	Hello friends, We went to Lissabon today. It was noon when we saw the city. I saw the tower of Belem and the famous monument. There was a big bridge over the Rio Tejo. Later we walked through Lissabon. I loved this big arch. The big place in front of it was nice, too. On the place there was a big monument. We walked to another place with a beautiful fountain… … and a big monument. I loved the waves on the ground here. There was a nice old elevator. We couldn’t use the elevator, because we wanted to go to another part of the city. Next to a small church we found a lookout and saw our ship. There was a big monastery far away.
RikeH Posted Mar 3, 2014, 8:03 pm	Hello friends, Today was an exciting day – we had a TV-meeting. It was great to sit together and talk! Poschti came on the Cruise with us so we had a welcome party this evening. We had chocolate and fruits. And Kleine Fee and I had our own bottles of Coke. Then we all took one piece of fruit and one piece of chocolate. It was a nice party, but then we were tired and went into our TV-bed. Well – the others slept – I want to show you my gift from Eophippus. Thanks a lot! Then we left Lissabon – and I went onto our balcony to see the city in the night.
RikeH Posted Mar 4, 2014, 11:00 am	Hello friends, After a bumpy trip from Lissabon we arrived in La Coruna. I went onto my balcony and saw the lighthouse of La Coruna. It is the oldest lighthouse of the world, that is still in use. Because of the stormy weather we will stay here for two days. Today we took a walk. Behind me you can see the harbor. There were many small fisherboats. From this point we had a good view of our Cruise Ship – it is really tall, isn’t it? There was a fortress – nowadays it is a museum. We saw big waves – maybe it is a good idea to stay a little longer in this town? Believe it or not – only some steps from the water I found this sunny place with the beautiful flowers. I found a nice church – but it is a museum now, too. These houses with the balconies with glass in front of it are typical for La Coruna. This is the town hall – really nice. Back on the ship I stood on the balcony – can you see the fortress behind me – there we went. And I want to show you this – every evening we got these chocolates – a Cruise is wonderful.
RikeH Posted Mar 16, 2014, 12:29 pm	Hello friends, I told you about the bumpy trip to la Coruna. We took some photos of it, but I forgot to update it. So here can you see me and my friends looking out of the window. Here you can see nothing from the rough sea… But now you can see more – the waves! I went onto the balcony and saw the waves on the side of the ship. Today the weather was much nicer! Later I went onto the pool-deck. There was a big screen on the deck! Here you can see the name of the cruise line.
RikeH Posted Mar 17, 2014, 9:02 pm	Bonjour, It was time for a new country – this time we were in France. We arrived in Le Havre. The architect here loved concrete - you see it everywhere. We wanted to see a nicer town and went to Honfleur. There was a beautiful harbor! We visited a big wooden church. Here you can see the tower of it. There were many old buildings in the town. Later we continued our trip and went to Deauville. This is the promenade next to the beach. The clothing rooms are named after famous movie stars. We walked along the beach – it was wonderful! I thought about Amrum here! There were funny houses in the city. This is a hotel – I would love to spend a night there! Au revoir Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 21, 2014, 9:28 pm	Hello friends, Today was our last day on the AIDA Sol. I walked over the sun deck again – very sunny! This is the theatre inside the ship. This is one of many bars on the ship. Yesterday I forgot to show you these romantic photos - I had a great time with Kleine Fee. Hopefully the weather will be nice tomorrow, because we want to have nice views when we arrive in Hamburg. Love
RikeH Posted Mar 22, 2014, 2:18 pm	Hello friends, Great news, we had lovely weather when we arrived in Hamburg. It was so great to arrive in the port on the Elbe river. Will I see a nice sunrise? Yes, there it was! Far behind me you see a big bridge. Hamburg is a really beautiful city! There were two theaters for musicals – the left one is not open yet. We spent our last hours on the ship relaxing on our balcony. It was a really wonderful cruise. I just decided to go on another Cruise this year! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 31, 2014, 10:42 am	Hello Mum, Back in Germany we had lovely weather, so today it was time for a walk. The nature starts now – because it is springtime. It was nice to sit in the sunshine with my friends. Soon there will be some swans on the lake. We came along another beautiful small lake. This is my famous tree. We all have to take photos with it every time we see it. Back home we saw the German flag. This stone stands in front of my house! Look, the first flowers arrived!
RikeH Posted Apr 2, 2014, 8:28 pm	Hi friends, We went to a small town called Bad Oldesloe. This is the biggest church here. I went into it – there were colorful windows. I met two wooden men. There was a big organ. Sadly nobody was there to play it. Then I came to a nice water wheel. I learnt a lot about it on this sign.
RikeH Posted Apr 5, 2014, 3:57 pm	Hello friends, The weather was great today, so we played in the garden. I am a great gardener and I want to show my girl-friend Kleine Fee some of my flowers. We loved this forest of yellow flowers! These flowers were so nice, too. Blue flowers are great, too. Springtime is one of the best time of the year!
RikeH Posted Apr 15, 2014, 6:51 pm	Hello friends, It was time for some sports – and we decided to play billiards. I explained the rules. And I showed the others how to play. Poschti and I played 6:6. Then I explored the room. A horse lived here in the Past, I guess. Then had a long call with my best friend Murph and told him, that DottyCroc will come and visit him!
RikeH Posted Apr 16, 2014, 7:40 pm	Hello friends, Kleine Fee and I sat on the table under these beautiful flowers today. Then my Mum brought us a gift and an Easter card. It was from Murph, my best friend. Although it was not Easter, we were allowed to read the card… … and open the gift. Wow a game, it is a memory game with chocolate. Who find the pairs is allowed to eat the chocolate. We will play it soon with my guests. Thanks Murph!
RikeH Posted Apr 21, 2014, 4:19 pm	Hello friends, As you know I received a game from my friend Murph – and today we wanted to play it. There were some chocolate bars with photos of wild animals on it. Well – a nice game – looking at photos. But it was not that easy. They were turned on the wrong side and you can turn two. If they were the same photos you won the chocolate, if not you turn it again – and search new pairs, when it’s your turn. First I found two different animals. It really was not an easy game. I had to find another giraffe. Where could it be? I was hopeless – I am not good in games like this. But then my girl-friend Kleine Fee came and helped me. Together we found the two giraffes. When we finished the game I was really good with four pairs – well – maybe Kleine Fee was good with four pairs, she is such an intelligent bunny! Because we won the most pairs we shared two pieces of chocolate with the others. It was yummy, Murph!
RikeH Posted Apr 22, 2014, 4:43 pm	Hello friends, Happy Easter! Today it is the Day of the Bunnies! We all sat in the sunshine and waited for my mum RikeH. She arrived and told us that the Easter Bunny has been here – and we could start searching for some sweets! I found some chocolate! Then we went to another part of the garden – here we should have a race for eggs. We all were ready to run! Look – I won the second place! Later we found this great plant – chocolate lollipops are growing in it! A great place – and we wanted to send Birthday wishes to a very special friend! Happy Birthday my good friend Helmutbluepant! This was the first part of Easter – tomorrow we will meet the Eater Bunny!
RikeH Posted Apr 28, 2014, 6:45 pm	Hello friends, Today was an exciting day, too. We went to visit my grandma. Many bunnies were living there. We loved these beautiful flowers! And we met these hens – I think they worked hard for Easter. Maybe these were the children of the hens? Then we met the Easter Bunny. This was so great – it was very nice and friendly. When we came back to my home we went into the garden and saw two beautiful trees. And I really like this yellow plant!
RikeH Posted May 17, 2014, 2:50 pm	Hello friends, We went to another village today – called Grabau. There we saw a lot of big stones and learnt a lot about their history. Behind me you can see one of the big stones. We rested on another stone. Then we went into the forest – time for a kind of safari. We will go into this house and look for wild animals. There was a deer. And a bunny! Far away! And I found a small animal. You remember that I saw a bunny – I went closer – and it was a friendly bunny! I even met a boar – he was huge! We continued our walk and went to a nice lake – the Hohendammer Mühlenteich. I learnt a lot about the animals here, too. Many bird live here – maybe we will see some. We were really quiet and saw some nice birds. What a great place!
RikeH Posted May 26, 2014, 7:24 pm	Hello friends, Today was a great day – Murph and his guests will come and visit us. We waited. Then they arrived. It was great to see them all. Murph brought gifts for all of us! Kleine Fee and I got the biggest gifts! We opened it! Wonderful and yummy! I planned a game for us - how exciting! I explained the rules. We played with the dice. Everyone who has a six put the cap and the scarf on like this. Then he or she was allowed to ‘fight’ with the wrapped chocolate. This seems to be funny. Let’s start. I threw the dice – unfortunately no 6… The next time there was a 6 – I took the cap and the scarf – and here I go. Look, Murph looked really funny with the hat and scarf! After the game we all ate sweets – yummy! Later Murph showed me this great card that Soeren sent to him, maybe I will get a postcard of one of my guests in the future too?
RikeH Posted May 27, 2014, 10:12 am	Hello friends, Today I went to the forest in Grabau. I’ve been there just two weeks ago, but Murph wanted to visit it – and of course I went with him, his guests and Buderus. First we sat on this great stone. There was a lake near to it, so the trees live in the water. We all loved this view. I learnt a lot about trees and nature here. Maybe I will become a nature musician in the future! Then it was time to look out for animals. I went into this house. There was a deer in the forest. I went near to it and it was a friendly deer – I was allowed to sit on its head! And I saw a wolf! Then we went to the lake – we saw a lot of birds there. It was so great to spend some time with Murph, my best friend. Our last stop was this wooden wigwam. On our way back home we stopped next to a maypole. It was Mother’s day today, so I bought a nice flower for RikeH. Later it was time to say goodbye to Murph and the others. Fortunately Kleine Fee and I will meet Murph soon again.
RikeH Posted Jun 2, 2014, 11:20 am	Hello friends, I went to Hamburg today. Here you see me next to the lake Alster in the middle of Hamburg Next to it I saw the town hall – a nice building. Maybe you see the cars of the firefighters? There was a big meeting of young firefighters in the town. Many swans are living here. Here you see the town hall again – well, maybe you see me better than the building…
RikeH Posted Jan 6, 2015, 6:38 pm	Hello friends, I am on a Cruise-Ship again. This time it is the MS Artania – and here you see my cabin. Today was an important day – Poseidon came onto the ship, because we crossed the Arctic Circle. He was the man in green on the balcony. Some of his friends came too – strange people. Many of the humans went there to get a ‚Polartaufe‘– polar christening – we didn’t want it. But I received this certificate that I crossed the Arctic Circle!
RikeH Posted Jan 10, 2015, 3:23 pm	Hello friends, After two days on the ship I saw the coast of the Lofoten in Norway. Great, wasn’t it? We had wonderful weather. We stopped at two look-outs and saw our ship far away. Then we went to a place, where Vikings lived in the past – but first I saw a modern church. This is the house of the Vikings. Well – I prefer my bed on the ship. Behind me you can see the dried fish they used to eat. I was brave on this strange animal. We sat in the sunshine and relaxed. What a great country!
RikeH Posted Jan 10, 2015, 4:23 pm	Hello friends, We arrived in the morning in Tromsö, the sky was grey, but I was sure that it would be better later this day. There was an icebreaker, but fortunately we didn’t need it. Later that morning we went to the botanical garden of Tromsö. There were many beautiful flowers from different mountain regions of the world. This one was really big. And this one was really blue. I found a small waterfall. And a lovely lake. Do you know this cottongrass? In the afternoon we went onto a hill and had great views over the city and the surroundings. This was funny! Another view to other mountains. Our last stop was at this wonderful church, called Eismeerkathedrale – Arctic Cathedral. What a wonderful day!
RikeH Posted Jan 12, 2015, 5:03 pm	Hello friends, We spent a day on the sea and today we arrived in Spitzbergen – and visited the Magdalenenfjord – a great place. I called my girl-friend Kleine Fee, because it was so beautiful here. There was a big glacier behind me. A few minutes later the sun came out – and it even looked better here. The sky, the mountains, the glacier – everything looked great! We couldn’t stop taking photos. After two hours we left the fjord. I went onto our balcony and had great views there, too. Goodbye Magdalenenfjord.
RikeH Posted Jan 13, 2015, 12:59 pm	Hello friends, We stopped at another nice place called Ny Alesund. The surrounding was beautiful. Ny Alesund is a research town and has an all-year permanent population of 30 to 35, with the summer population reaching 120. I don’t think that I would love to live here. But it could be nice to live in colourful houses next to glaciers. Look, you can see our ship behind me. We went back to the ship and had a drink at this nice place.
RikeH Posted Jan 19, 2015, 4:52 pm	Hello friends, Our next stop was Longyearbyen - the largest settlement and the administrative center of Svalbard, Norway. As of 2008, the town had a population of 2,040. Longyearbyen is located in the valley of Longyeardalen and on the shore of Adventfjorden, a bay of Isfjorden located on the west coast of Spitsbergen. Some relicts from the time of coal mining here. We saw the church. And we were allowed to go into it. Wow – what is this – I would love to ride a scooter. I found one! I met some animals from the region. And an ice bear! They have their own sign here. A wonderful view of our ship! We continued our trip and passed Barentsburg - it is the second largest settlement on Svalbard, with about 500 inhabitants (2007), almost entirely Russians and Ukrainians. The Russian-owned Arktikugol has been mining coal here since 1932. We had a great time here in the Spitsbergen.
RikeH Posted Jan 21, 2015, 3:32 pm	Hello friends, It was time to go back into the South, so we went to the North Cape. We should have seen it from the seaside, but look at this. Fog around the ship. Behind me there was the North Cape. Later we arrived in Honningsvag, there was sunshine and fog. This was the view to the other direction. But we left the ship and went to the North Cape. On our way we stopped and saw Niels and his reindeer. It was really funny – we drove more than 30 minutes through the fog, and when we reached the North Cape the sun was there. Do you know this globe behind me? There was still fog on the Sea. There were other monuments in this area. This monument shows the direction to the North Pole. My last view to the North Cape, believe it or now, it was 11 p.m. in the night and the sun was still that bright. Back on the ship I got this certificate that I reached the North Cape!
RikeH Posted Jan 21, 2015, 3:34 pm	Hello friends, We started our day, relaxing on our balcony. We arrived in a small place called Rörvik. There were nice colourful houses. And a small harbour. I found two nice statues. There was a bigger one – with a bird on her head. A nice view of our ship – It was so hot here today – more than 32 degrees Celsius. This was the view to the other direction. Look, this was the welcome of our ship! Later we left Rörvik. Behind me you can see a farm for salmons.
RikeH Posted Jan 22, 2015, 2:23 pm	Hello friends, It was a great day today – we will visit the really famous Geiranger-Fjord. In the morning we had a short stop in Alesund and I saw a ship from the Hurtigruten. It was really foggy at this time. Later that day we saw some people of the ship – they were good in ice-carving. What a beautiful swan. We continued our trip and saw many nice fjords! And the sun, of course. Look, another Hurtigruten-Ship. Then we saw the entrance to the Geiranger Fjord with some waterfalls. This one is called Seven Sisters. What a wonderful place! We loved the views in the Geiranger Fjord. There were some other ships in it. We left the ship and jumped into a bus – and drove to the top of the mountain Dalsnibba (1495m). We had great views to the fjord and in the wonderful nature. This was another viewpoint – closer to the Fjord – and you can see our ship in it. Time to drive a street called Eagle-Street. It had 11 serpentines. Now we saw the fjord with our ship from the other side. We left and drove along the waterfall again. Well, you can see it good on this photo. But of course this is the better photo, don’t you think so? Bye Bye Geiranger Fjord!
RikeH Posted Jan 24, 2015, 12:14 pm	Hello friends, We arrived in Bergen – a nice sunny city in Norway. I cannot understand why the cruise-director told us something about a city with the most rainy days in Europe… In the morning we walked through the old city with nice colored houses. These houses were bigger, but beautiful, too. There was a castle in the middle of the city. It was really nice. In the afternoon we drove to a place, where the musician Edvard Grieg lived. He had a great nature around his house. This was his house. And in this small cottage he wrote his songs. And this was the place where he relaxed. Look, another typical house for Norway. Then we went to a church called stave church. We went inside – I love the wooden things here. We walked around the church – it was really interesting! Back on the way to our ship we stopped in Bergen and had a last photo with these wonderful houses.
HoBi Posted Jan 26, 2015, 5:18 pm	Hello mum, Here we are! We arrived! And imagine this – we will stay for four weeks and travel to Rügen with Murph! We all are so happy.  Of course we will celebrate it, but first we will go on a nice excursion. There is a big castle in Derneburg. In the forest was a small teahouse. So many stairs…  Unbelievable – there exists a pyramid in the forest inside of Germany. It is the grave of the former owner of the castle. I liked this house. There were small houses of fishermen next to many small ponds. It didn’t look like one – but this was one of the fish ponds. This region is really beautiful.  Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Jan 30, 2015, 2:47 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited the Castle Marienburg. It looked beautiful! Just like a fairytale…  The courtyard of the castle… We were not allowed to take photos inside of the castle  . But we found this funny guy at the exit and wanted to have a photo with it. In the evening we celebrated the arrival of me and Kleine Fee. Murph prepared a small party  We drank, ate and talked a lot. ... even drank, ate and talked more... Maybe a little too much?  It was a wonderful evening! Yours Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Feb 9, 2015, 5:42 pm	Hello mum, Today HolgiHH said goodbye to DottyCroc and Kleine Fee. Then I went into the forest with HolgiHH and Murph. At the beginning we found these beautiful flowers. It wasn’t funny in the forest. Because nearly all mushrooms were eaten by snails.  But I found a star in the forest.  Often there were butterflies sitting on these flowers. Unfortunately there weren’s butterflies today. This mushroom has a great colour, hasn’t it? People often think that it is the king bolete. But it is not – and it is really bitter…  A really wonderful forest. The black trumpets are really yummy, but not easy to find. Then it was time to say goodbye. Hopefully he will find the way, but he is a very intelligent donkey and he will make it!  Yours Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Feb 21, 2015, 4:24 pm	Hello mum, A new guest arrived. Who will it be? It was Mefito. He showed us his postcard and sweets. The holiday can start now – everybody arrived – it will be fun!  Yours Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Feb 22, 2015, 1:52 pm	Hello mum, We arrived in our holiday flat. It was really nice.  Look what we found on our terrace…  Very cosy! We saw the harbor from our terrace. We will give this a closer look. Maybe we will visit this small island. A beautiful small harbor. This is a famous ship called Berta. You can buy yummy rolls with fish there. Mum, I would love to live here, when we will travel to Rügen together in the future… or would it be too expensive?  Until soon Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Feb 24, 2015, 4:14 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited a very famous place of Rügen. There were 3 lighthouses.  We absolutely wanted to have a photo with this ship. Two lighthouses close to me and Kleine Fee. Isn’t this beautiful? Who can build something like this?  This was our way to the village Vitt. A great view, isn’t it? A beautiful garden in Vitt… … and a small chapel. It was a great trip! [/URL] Greetings Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Feb 27, 2015, 5:59 pm	Hello mum, what an exciting day. First we will travel on a ship to Baabe and then we will return in a train. This is our ship: Really wonderful weather!  In Baabe we saw this beautiful house. Then we took a very long walk to the beach. Finally we arrived. We had to wait some minutes for the train. There it come. It is called  „Rasender Roland“… What a beautiful loco!  Until soon Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Feb 28, 2015, 5:21 pm	Hello mum, Today we want to walk to a very famous place of Rügen. Where is the way?  We saw many interesting things. A big stone tomb. … and this beautiful lake: the „Herthasee“ Who is able to leave footprints on a stone? We TVs cannot do it.  This is the way to our goal. 421 steps down the high bank – fortunately Bine carried us. But strangely she was not in the mood for taking pictures of us…    Finally we arrived… I think that everyone knows this rock. This looks very dangerous. And a photo of the most famous rocks of Rügen.  Before Bine carried us upwards, we played on the beach. Yours Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Mar 2, 2015, 2:15 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited 3 famous places on Rügen. The first stop was Göhren. A long pier into the water. We had a nice view of the coast. Our second stop was Sellin – it is more famous. This house is well-known, isn’t it? But I really loved these houses there! There are holiday-flats in it… Mum, maybe a little too expensive? The last place was Binz. Again a long pier into the Sea. This is another famous house. Boah, there were so many people. Let’s go back to Lauterbach – it is a nice quiet place! Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Mar 3, 2015, 4:16 pm	Mum, look, the world is upside down. What a funny view. Hopefully nothing will fall onto my head. We got really dizzy! And really confused! Ahhh, that’s much better!  This was a funny experience!  Yours Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Mar 5, 2015, 4:38 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited Putbus. The town has a round market-place – it is called circus. Unfortunately you only cannot see it good if you are high above it. We wanted to see this park. There were wonderful old trees.  This is the man who constructed this park. Everywhere were small lakes. This was the church – although it didn’t look like one. And there were some animals. What a beautiful park.  Until soon Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Mar 7, 2015, 3:08 pm	Hello mum, Today we took a long walk through great scenery. This house is famous - it is called „Pfarrwitwen-Haus“. Here you see the beginning of the nice scenery, but it will become even more beautiful! We crossed this nature reserve. There were meadows with colorful flowers everywhere. I never saw this flower before. I love it! It was really great here! At home we tried a specialty of Rügen. In Murph’s new beach chair the liqueur tasted better. [/URL] Yours Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Mar 9, 2015, 5:28 pm	Hello mum, another nature reserve that we wanted to see. But where is it? We already found heather. Maybe the reserve will be there? Great - we found it! Look at this, mum! Everywhere you can see these shrubs. Do you know it? It looked great! So many stones in this wonderful countryside. I love it here.  Greetings Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Mar 12, 2015, 8:07 am	Hello mum, We started our day with a long hike again. Holidays can be very exhausting. 4,7 km – puh… - always around the lake… Hopefully we will be ready with the hike soon. Then we drove to another park. Hopefully it will be more interesting for us TVs. Well, it started great. A ruin… ….and a funny guy, who sat next to a lake. This park was beautiful. Finally we found mushrooms. We would like to have this table and the chairs at home. This is a great place for a TV-meeting. What do you think, Mum? Do we have enough room in the garden?  I really loved this tree. And then this – an UFO…will it be for Murph Will he enter it? Will he leave us?  Until soon Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 17, 2015, 6:37 pm	Hello friends, Time to celebrate –Kleine Fee and I came home from our holiday with Murph. The others waited. Then we arrived – it was great to see them again. It was nice to be together with so many TVs. Murph and I brought delicious sweets. Then we played in Murph’s new beach chair. A photo with all of us! Then it was time to say good-bye to Murph – we had a great time together.
RikeH Posted Mar 17, 2015, 6:42 pm	Hello friends, We went to a small town called Bad Oldesloe. I saw a nice Water Wheel. Next to it there was a sign where I learnt a lot about it. Then I went to his church. This river is beautiful – and on the sign you can see how high the water is. They have nice old houses in the city centre. And beautiful flowers. Behind me you can see the town hall. And another important house next to it.
RikeH Posted Mar 19, 2015, 4:41 pm	Hello friends, Today is a wonderful day. It’s Murph's birthday and he visited us. Then he showed the others what he brought for the party. This looked very yummy! And everyone got a cocktail! Cheers! Let us enjoy it… What a pity – already finished. ...After finishing our meal, Murph got his gift. What will be in there? Wow, this is beautiful! I promised a big surprise! What will it be? What is it? An UFO! Who will be in it? Two beautiful Alien-Girls! Murph was blown away! It was a great party!
RikeH Posted Mar 24, 2015, 6:28 pm	Hello, you will find photos of my holiday in Australia here – the updates with the text are on my website www.DickerKumpel.de We started in Melbourne. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 24, 2015, 6:30 pm	Hello, Today we spend a wonderful day in Hobart. Dicker Kumpel Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 29, 2015, 2:38 pm	We visited the beautiful MT Field Nationalpark with the great waterfall. And you can see our mobil home behind me!
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RikeH Posted Apr 8, 2015, 6:38 pm	Wonderful photos from the Cradle-Mountain Nationalpark and the Dove Lake.
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RikeH Posted May 14, 2015, 5:59 pm	Hello friends, It was time to visit Amrum again. Look, there was my ferry coming. Today we went to a place called Seezeichenhafen. It was very windy. When I looked to Wittdün – I saw a ferry. The Seefohrerhus is full of colours – and there were some sea marks in front of it. In the small port are some ships. We had low tide at this moment. I learnt a lot about the tides here. It was a nice day on Amrum. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 16, 2015, 2:48 pm	Hallo from Amrum, We started our day on the Aussichtsdüne (dune with a view) and had a great view. So it was the right name for the dune. I love this landscape. Can you find me? Here I am! Between the Dunes you can see many lakes. This one is a small one. On our way home we saw many beautiful thatches houses - I will show you two of it. Then I relaxed with my friends in our beach chair. Love
RikeH Posted May 25, 2015, 10:00 pm	Moin Moin,  We went to a big lake in the Dunes of Amrum today. Behind me you can see the lighthouse of Amrum. I love dunes! We wanted to walk to the beach, but the path was flooded. So we took the wooden path back to Wittdün and looked at the promenade there. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 25, 2015, 10:03 pm	Hello from Nebel, This is the funny name of a village here – it is fog in English. First I went to the church. TobiHH and I loved this crocus. This is a famous house here - the Öömrang-Hüs. I had a great view to the neighbored island called Föhr.   This mill was so beautiful! Next to it there is a Cemetery for unknown seamen. Nebel has a lot of beautiful thatched houses. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 25, 2015, 10:27 pm	Hello friends, The weather was nice – so it was time to visit the beach of Norddorf. On a sign I read the distances to some interesting places. Some people enjoyed some time in beach chairs. I preferred playing on this perch. But there were more places for me to sit on. The beach was very long – but it was a nice walk in the sunshine. Finally UrselHH and I went on the swings. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 25, 2015, 10:28 pm	Hello from Norddorf, Today we walked on the dike. I saw the Northern end of Amrum. And enjoyed the sunshine. Then we went to the side with the dunes. This one was really steep. It was a wonderful walk. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 25, 2015, 10:30 pm	Hello friends, Today we went to a place called Quermarkenfeuer.  On our way to it we saw this tired deer. You can see it better on NiliHH’s photo. There was a beautiful house in the Dunes. Houses were built like this many years ago. Then we saw the little lighthouse. On the sign I learnt a lot about it. We had a great view from this place. Look, this was our way! Later we saw more water and dunes – and far away Sylt. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 26, 2015, 11:27 am	Hello friends, We visited a place called Vogelkoje. People used to catch birds here in the past. Today the birds don’t have this problem and enjoy their lifes. I still wonder that trees are living in the water here. Behind me you can see a hotel for insects. Hopefully it will be well booked this year! At the end of our holiday, Kleine Fee and I had fun in the candelabrum. We felt like queen and king!
RikeH Posted May 30, 2015, 11:09 am	Hello friends, We explored Sülfeld today. Our first stop was next to the Alster-Trave-Kanal. I learnt a lot about it on this sign. There is a big nature reserve with many birds. I stopped next to a big meadow with many colourful flowers. And I really liked this small lake. Here you see me with my new friends in front of the old school of Sülfeld. Look, this is the emblem of Sülfeld. We wanted to see these two storks – and we were happy, because they were at home. My last stop for today was in front of the beautiful church. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 30, 2015, 11:17 am	Happy Easter to you! We met the Easter Bunny! It was so cute and friendly. Then it was time for the search. We found something! Look, there was something in the basket – but it was high in the air. We asked Long Hippo and he wanted to help us. It was steep. But we did it! We had a great Easter Party! This Easter was very special, because my best friend Murph came and visited us. He brought great gifts for us. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 30, 2015, 11:40 am	Hello friends, We took a trip to Timmendorfer Strand. First we went to a concert and heart songs of sailsmen. Look – wonderful flowers! I had fun with this funny fish. Then we saw the Baltic Sea. This old man and his granddaughter seem to have a good time. We went onto the pier, it was a nice sunny day. What a wonderful place. Do you know Udo Lindenberg? He is a famous German singer – and this is a monument for him. What a funny bird! We had a great day here. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 31, 2015, 10:08 pm	Hello friends, It was time for some sport, but only for my Mum, she took her bike and we all went to this nice building in Borstel, a place near to Sülfeld. Can you see the beautiful tree in front of it? We continued our trip and found this lovely lake. Spring is one of the best time in the year. Lucky Hü, Krystal and I had fun on this big piece of a tree. Maybe Kleine Fee and I should live in a house like this… On our way back we stopped at this sign. They changed the way of a river here – back to its natural way. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 31, 2015, 10:12 pm	Hello friends, We went to Boltenhagen, a nice place and we saw a nice concert in the first evening. It was a group that played Rockmusic from the former East Germany. It was a long concert – and it was dark outside, we had a great view from our holiday appartement. They finished the show with a great laser show – it was amazing! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 31, 2015, 10:13 pm	Hello, Today it was time to visit some butterflies. I loved this blue one. But this one on the flower was beautiful, too. I went close to this butterfly. What a great caterpillar! Wow, bananas. And this is one of the biggest butterflies in the world. Believe it or not – it was a living one, but it slept when we took this photo. On our way home we stopped at his harbour of Boltenhagen. The weather wasn’t too nice, but wait for the photos of the afternoon. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 31, 2015, 10:33 pm	Hello friends, In the afternoon we had wonderful weather and decided to take a trip in this nice small train called Carolinchen. We drove along the sea – and will go to this high bank there. The sky was blue, I loved it. Then we reached this high bank and had a nice view. What a wonderful yellow colour! Then we drove back to Boltenhagen. It was time for another concert. We went to the beach. And went onto the pier. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 1, 2015, 7:39 pm	Hello friends, It was time to see more of Boltenhagen. This is the Kurhaus. Look, funny wooden people. We went to the small church. It was nice inside. This building was funny, too. This was the spa garden – and behind me you can see our house. I loved this building. Then it was time to relax. Adventure!!! On our way home we saw his nice fountain. We lived in the left house on the photo. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 1, 2015, 7:42 pm	Hello, I went back into the Past – into the Stone Age. Here you see a house of this time. This was a small storage house. Maybe they took their water of this little river. These houses were older. Then I met these funny pigs. This house was big! And the garden next to it. Here you can see the shoes… … and some tools. A special photo for Murph and HoBi. We were impressed by this stone tomb. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 6, 2015, 9:05 pm	Hello friends, We visited the Castle Bothmer, well not really the Castle, because it was not open. But we were allowed to go into the park. There were nice plants. This was the moat. Another nice view of the Castle – can you see the swan behind me? What a beautiful mill! Later that day we took a ride in this wonderful train. This was the railway building. It was great! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 6, 2015, 9:34 pm	Hello friends, I am on a Cruise Ship again. It is the Mein Schiff 4. First I show you the pool. We started in Hamburg and had nice views over the new part of the Port. Look, the ship had an indoor pool. There was a smile on the chimney of the ship. Well – I know it, because I was on the Mein Schiff 1 years ago. No problem, if I would jump into the sea. A look into the other direction. These guys were so funny. On the way to our cabin. This was our cabin, not that big, but enough for a short cruise. To tell the truth – I am used to bigger cabins. I told it my Mum, and she called me a snob. We liked this place. Then we started our cruise – with music. Look, a funny boat with water fountains was in front of us. This is a very expensive building in Hamburg. The church is called Michel – it is famous in Hamburg. Two old ships… The port of Hamburg is beautiful. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 8, 2015, 7:57 pm	Hello friends, Today it was a day on the Sea – more time to spend on the ship. First we had a cup of coffee. The machine did the work. Well – water around us – but this is typical for a Cruise. Nothing to see in front of us, too. Then it was time for artist – these men did great things with fruit and vegetables. The best animal of all! Look, a funny bird. These guys were great. Some people relaxed next to the Pool. Should I run around the ship? Better not… I decided to explore the Ship. These people with the umbrellas were funny. I loved this couple. We relaxed in the sunshine. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 13, 2015, 6:27 pm	Hello friends, We were in Copenhagen and left the Ship for some hours. It looked great! This was the little Mermaid – full of tourists… but I was the only bunny here at the moment. We continued our walk and stopped next to this beautiful fountain. Not far away there was this little church. I think this is the place where the royals live. Oh – a wonderful church. I went into it. Then we went back to the big place and saw the Guards. This is one of the most famous places in Copenhagen, called Nyhavn. Look, the town hall… … a funny fountain…. … and a big hotel. On our way back to the Ship I wanted to have this photo! This was a great size of the Ship! Time to relax in the sun! Then we left – it was a nice day in Denmark. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2015, 1:33 pm	Hello friends, It is the start of summer – so I went into the garden and had a look at all the flowers here. Do you know which vegetable grows here? White flowers were beautiful, too. And this curious frog told me a lot about the neighbourhood. I loved the colour of this flower. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 17, 2015, 9:57 pm	Hello friends, I wanted to go to our church and show it my guests, because the church was open. We went inside. It is beautiful! I went to the front part and had a closer look. Here you can spend money. It was a very old church. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 20, 2015, 9:04 pm	Hello friends, It was my birthday! The other sang a wonderful birthday song for me. I got a gift. Yummy sweets. I received a parcel by my best friend Murph! What will be in it? Wow – great things for a party. And a funny card. Thanks Murph! This one is for Kleine Fee and me. Then it was time for the party. We love muffins! Of course no parties without drinks. Murph sent me wonderful lights. We loved it! Can you see, who this was? Yes, Kleine Fee and me! Great! The party was over! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 26, 2015, 11:15 pm	Hello friends, I am on the way to Canada now. In the plane Kleine Fee and I watched a nice movie. Then we looked out of the window. It wasn’t very interesting – only some clouds. So we decided to sleep. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 28, 2015, 2:24 am	Hello friends, Today I visited the fortress Louisbourg. It was built in1719-1745. Surely it was destroyed in the Past, but fortunately the Canadian Government decided to rebuild it in 1961. You can see the fortress behind me. Here I was inside the fortress. This was an old storage house. It was fun, walking over the old streets. This was the biggest and the most beautiful building. I went into the kitchen… ...and into a nice bedroom. I  had a great view from this point. Surely there was a church in the fortress. It was an exciting day! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 29, 2015, 10:56 pm	Hello friends, We were close to the Atlantic Ocean and drove to the coast. The Ocean was rough there. I love the Sea! And surely lighthouses belong to the Coastline. This was a beautiful one. Later we went back to Sydney. Yes – there is a Sydney in Canada, too. Today there was a big Cruise Ship in the Port. Can you see the big fiddle? Then we walked through Downtown Sydney with some old houses. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 29, 2015, 11:15 pm	Hello again, Today I met an interesting man – his name was Alexander Graham Bell. He was an eminent Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Of course I couldn’t met him, because he lived some years ago, but I visited his museum. He worked in a room like this. I met an Eagle here – first I thought it was Landroval, but I know that Landroval stays with my best friend Murph at the moment. I really loved this aircraft, called Silver Dart, There were more amazing things in the museum – this was a ship, which is very fast. To tell the truth, I didn’t get all about these technical things… Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 1, 2015, 1:10 am	Hello friends, We arrived in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. I really loved these views. Here I saw the beach with many small rocks – and big waves. We continued our trip and stopped at this lookoff. Then it was time for a forest. This was a replica of a Scottish crofter’s hut. We crossed this beautiful little river. Later I saw one of the many fishermen boats cruising here. I really like this region. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 1, 2015, 10:14 pm	Hello friends, Our second day in the National Park started with this view. On a high plateau we walked through a landscape that looked like moorland. The plant behind me was an insect-eating plant. I am not an insect, but tried to stay in a safe distance. This was the famous view of the Park. We saw a bear with her two children there, but Rike only watched and didn’t take photos of it. Our last stop was at this beach. The sand wasn’t that beautiful, but I liked the rocks behind me. We slept that night in Cheticamp. It has a big church. We stayed in the blue house, unfortunately it wasn’t as great as we expected. But we had a nice small lighthouse next to it – and other colorful houses. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 1, 2015, 10:31 pm	Ahoi, Many greetings from a ferry. We are on our way to the Prince-Edward-Island. We go there by ferry. And it is funny – we will drive back to the mainland over a bridge in some days. I could see the Island there. But the view into the other direction was great, too. We saw the other ferry – it had a strange shape. Of course it was time for a lighthouse – so we visited the lighthouse of Point Prim. We saw some fish traps in front of it. I love lighthouses! And I could imagine to go there by boat! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 4, 2015, 1:31 am	Hello friends, Today we visited Charlottetown. Behind me you can see the Province House. 1864 delegates from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Canadas met here to for the new Canada. These two guys were so funny! This was the  St Dunstan’s Basilica. I went inside – it was beautiful. Here was a view from another direction – you can see, how big it is! Charottetown has a beautiful harbour. I love the colorful houses here in Canada. This street is famous for the stores and the restaurants. A friendly rat is the guard of it. And I saw this great old car from the fire service. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 4, 2015, 1:48 am	Hello again, It was time to go to the beach – and we visited two National Parks in the North. Here you see me at the Brackley Beach. Because I love lighthouses, we visited another one. It’s the Covehead Lighthouse. We see these flowers anywhere. This photo is for my friend Murph. Surely it is an orchid - and he loves orchids. Then we went to the Prince-Edward-Island-National Park.  It is well-known for its high banks. This was the most famous point – the Oceanview Lookoff. There was a beach, too. But I preferred the one  I saw in the morning. In the evening we had yummy Sushi in the hotel. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 5, 2015, 1:28 am	Hello friends, Today we drove over the Island to the lighthouse, where we will spend some nights. On our way we visited this church – Mont Carmel. The interior was beautiful and big! Then we drove to a funny place. Bottle Houses – what will this be? First we saw a beautiful little lake – behind it I saw a strange house. It was the Chapel and it is made of approximately 10000 bottles. Then I went to the next house – it is the first house that was built by Edouard Asenault. He had the idea for these funny houses. Look, I sat on one of the bottles. This is the house from the other side. It was built in 1980 (12000 bottles). This was the Cavern- unfortunately they didn’t offer something to drink for me. We had to stop next to this big potato. Eventually we arrived at the West Point Lighthouse. We took this photo from our balcony. This was the beautiful view into the other direction. We enjoyed the sunshine! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 7, 2015, 9:14 pm	Happy Canada Day! We saw another lighthouse today… There was a beautiful view of the beach with the big rocks and the red sand. We saw fisher boats returning from the Sea at the pier and decided to walk there and have a look. Three boats were unloaded there. We saw it better in this boat – they caught lobsters. Then we went to the North Cape – the most northern part of the island – and surprise – just another lighthouse. There were a wind park – this is a Canadian research institute for this kind of energy. On our way back we stopped at this picturesque port. And now I want to show you more of our lighthouse. This was our room. We had a view to the beach. This was the other direction. I went into the lighthouse museum – and started with a nice living room. Of course I went to the top – I had another good view from here. This light bulb was so huge! I really love this lighthouse. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 8, 2015, 10:46 pm	What an exciting day – we will drive over this bridge. The 12.9 kilometre long Confederation Bridge is the longest bridge in the world crossing ice-covered water. In the evening I went to a meeting of bikers in Moncton. I saw great bikes. This one looked comfortable. This was a Boss Hoss. It is a 450 horsepower bike with 8 cylinders.  The weight is about 500 kg. This one could be the bike of  Darth Vader. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 8, 2015, 11:33 pm	Hello, We went to the Petitcodiac River to see the Tidal Bore. At the moment the river looks normal. The wave is coming! A natural phenomenon caused by the surging Bay of Fundy tides (the highest in the world), the Tidal Bore activity occurs twice daily. The higher waters in the bay cause the water in the placid Petitcodiac River to roll back upstream in one wave Look, the wave is so high that Surfers can use it! This was interesting! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 8, 2015, 11:47 pm	Hello again, After seeing the Tidal Bore, we went to the Hopewell Rocks. You should see the Tidal Change there, too.  Today we will see it at high tide. Tomorrow we will come back for the low tide. Hm, what is great here? A lot of water – they must show better things tomorrow to wow an experienced traveler like me. This looked a little better. It was very windy at this point. This was the famous point – Flower Pot Rocks. Well, let’s see it tomorrow. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 9, 2015, 12:19 am	Hello, We are here again – today it is low tide. I went to the first point – yesterday there was only water. Amazing – today we have less water - and a big moat in the ground. Here you see the difference to yesterday. Surely I wanted to see it at the other places. Yesterday I didn’t see that it was an arch. Look, yesterday and today. It was exciting to see the ground of the sea. Then I went to the famous point. What a difference! Today we walked down the stairs – yesterday we would not be able to stay here. Now I believe that there is a big difference between the high and the low tide here. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 10, 2015, 1:49 am	Hello friends, In the evening I walked through Truro. There is a Truro Tree Sculpture Project. The Truro Tree Committee has endeavored to make the most of an unfortunate situation, the loss of many of the Town's stately elm trees to Dutch elm disease. They decided to make nice sculptures from the poor dead trees. I loved the first stature – a lumberjack. This was the town hall. Here you can see the first mayor of the town. A woman with a girl. And the last one was this funny man next to the beautiful carriage. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2015, 11:01 pm	Hello friends, We visited Grand-Pré. Grand-Pré National Historic Site is a park set aside to commemorate the Grand-Pré area of Nova Scotia as a centre of Acadian settlement from 1682 to 1755, and the British deportation of the Acadians that happened during the French and Indian War This ist he Statue of Evangeline and the Memorial Church. They showed what happened in the Past. But I loved this beautiful window more. There were nice flowers in front of the church. Then we went to Black Smith Shop. I think Rike should become better in taking photos – I look like a ghost. They used this for transport in that time, now we had a nice place to sit on. This was the old well. I liked this Site. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2015, 11:15 pm	The same day we travelled back in time and went to Port-Royal. The Habitation at Port-Royal was established by France in 1605 and was that nation's first successful settlement in North America. Port-Royal served as the capital of Acadia until its destruction by British military forces in 1613   There was a well and many wooden houses. I went into the kitchen. And they ate in the Common Room. The beds didn’t look very comfortable. But I had a great view from this room. This storeroom was called  Sail Loft, because ship supplies were stored here. At the end we had fun playing on the Palisade. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2015, 11:22 pm	Hi again, It was time for an adventure – I went Whale Watching. First I saw a lighthouse.   Somewhere must be the Whales. We searched for a very long time… Finally we found some – two fin whales. One of it showed us its tail fin. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2015, 11:45 pm	Happy Birthday, dear HoBi! I explored Digby. They have high and low tides here, too. Now it was low tide.   You can see that we are near the Sea here. There was a festival with music. I saw a strange mermaid in a park. But I liked this clock more – it showed the time of high tide. This is the town hall. Can you remember the first photo? Not it was high tide – and the ships were much higher at the pier. Then I played in the garden of our hotel. This frog took a drive with me. Then I drove on my own – it was great! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 18, 2015, 1:41 pm	Hello friends, After so many day at the sea we drove to the Keminkujik National Park. It was really beautiful – just like a rain forest. The Mersey River was really nice. Then we reached the goal of our walk – the Mills Falls. It wasn’t high, but I liked it. Murph, look, a beautiful mushroom. This place is known for turtles and other animals. I found a frog. Then we found this great place on a tree for all of us! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 18, 2015, 2:30 pm	Hello again, Today we went to a small town called Lunenburg. There were colourful houses in the streets. And I saw ships in the harbour. This was a nice monument for the fishermen who died. I liked this view. A big sailing ship! Here you can see how big the head of a whale is! Then we drove to small place called Blue Rocks. It was so nice and quiet here. What a funny house with a lighthouse next to it! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 22, 2015, 11:19 pm	Hello friends, Behind me you see a famous lighthouse from Canada. Peggy’s Cove. I had a nice view here. There were many people on these rocks. The lighthouse is really beautiful. Later I saw this funny rock, created by an artist. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 23, 2015, 10:30 pm	...later that day we arrived in Halifax. First we went by boat. This wall had beautiful paintings. Later we went into a nice garden. I liked the fountain – but I didn’t like the gun of the man on the top. I loved these beautiful plants. The group in the small pavillon played jazz. The girl on the fountain was much better than the man on the first fountain! Then I went through the city. This boat was so funny! There were many boats in the harbour. Look, an interesting island, but I was not able to go there. Colorful houses are typical for Canada. This monument was great. In the evening I saw a big cruise ship from my hotel room. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 23, 2015, 11:32 pm	Hello friends, It was our last day in Canada – and we visited the Fortress of Halifax. On our way we passed the clock tower. There was a guard in front of the Gate. It was an interesting museum. The fort was sooo big. There was a lot of place between the walls. This will be my famous place – but what is it? Not wine, but powder… This was the bedroom of the soldiers. It was a great time in Canada. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 5, 2015, 6:35 pm	Hello friends, We will go on a River-Cruise, but first we went to Cologne – and you see the Cathedral of Cologne behind me. Next to it I saw this nice fountain. We went inside – it was great. I loved the colourful windows. This Altar was beautiful. I wanted to have a photo with this golden thing, but it was not so easy to take. Back home in the hotel we had delicious cakes. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 6, 2015, 12:12 pm	Hello again, Before we started our Cruise, we took a walk through Cologne. This was the place of one of the dancers in the carnival time. This fountains shows a fairy tale – the Heinzelmännchen. Look, a funny tower – and next to it you see something! Yes, it was our boat! I am so excited! I went onto the sun deck – and looked around. Then we were on our way – first we passed some modern building. Then I saw the skyline with the Cathedral. It was great! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 7, 2015, 5:49 pm	Hello from Amsterdam, there is a lot of water here – and many big buildings. AND a lot of bicycles, but you cannot see it on my photos. We arrived at a big place – I think that the building behind me had a relation to the Royal Family, but I am not sure about it. Next to it I saw a nice church. This building looked like a castle, but it was a shopping centre. Then we crossed on of the famous town canals. The Netherlands are well-known for their cheese. Many people live on boats in this city. And white bridges like this one are typical for the Netherlands. Back in our cabin, we met this funny guy. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 8, 2015, 8:15 pm	Hello friends, In the afternoon we went to Zaanse Schans – a place with many wind mills. We went into one of it and learnt a lot. This mill was so beautiful! This one, too. I cannot decide which one was better. Then I saw other typical houses for this region. These wooden shoes belong to the Netherlands, too. A last view to the mills… …then I crossed this bridge and went to the bus. Our next city was Edam – well-known for its cheese.. There were many beautiful houses – not as big as in Amsterdam. An alley full of nice houses. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 12, 2015, 4:12 pm	Hello friends, We drove all night long and then we reached a new town – Volendam. Many ships were here. Of course we left the ship – but you can see it behind the small boats. I liked the quiet part of the old city. There were many bridges. We walked around. This house was beautiful! Later we took the ferry to Marken. On the way we saw our ship from the water – and it was very windy outside! Then we arrived in Marken. In the Past it was on an island, but now they have a connection to the mainland. We explored Marken and saw many beautiful small houses. Surely they had a church! This is the main shopping-street here. I really loved this place. Back in Volendam I wanted to have photos with these funny people! On the ship I found yummy chocolate! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 14, 2015, 3:06 pm	In the afternoon we reached Hoorn. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t that nice, but we started our walk when the rain stopped. I loved this tower with the funny shape. It seems to be an old tower – look at the numbers at the top. We saw many beautiful houses at the market-place. And a statue. Then we walked along the shopping-street and saw this church. But it wasn’t that exciting, so we decided to go back to our ship. You see a lot of water in Hoorn, too. There is the port tower again – so we will be home soon. On the wall I saw 3 funny people. It was a nice day! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 14, 2015, 4:41 pm	Funny white people are living on our ship – and some of them come and visit us- maybe they are ghosts? This time it was an elephant. Today we spent some day on the water – this was interesting! We saw some big ships! But we could see nature… …and small towns. This one had a beautiful gate – and a yellow ferry. It was windy on the ship! Then I saw a lot of mills – but on this photo you can see me. Well – this was a better photo of the mills. The weather wasn’t as bad as it looked like on the photos. We arrived in Rotterdam and took a sightseeing-tour on our ship. There were high buildings and tall bridges. It was a nice day! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 15, 2015, 3:37 pm	This afternoon we visited two big cities.  We saw a lot from Den Haag – but out of the bus. Fortunately we stopped next to the Peace Palace. Near to it I saw this flame. We had fun on these funny benches. Then we continued our trip to Delft. Delft is well-known for its ceramic. We went into a factory. In this cupboard we saw nice dishes. I liked this picture. But the best was the funny car! Then we went into the old city. Look, it was so sunny! The church was very tall. And I liked the city hall. The place was great! Surely there were water and bridges! Sadly you cannot see on this photo, how inclined this tower was. But it was! We saw many emblems on this house. And behind me you can see something typical for this trip – a fast cyclist! Delft and Den Haag were two beautiful cities! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 19, 2015, 4:00 pm	Hurrah – a new country – I am in Belgium. When I looked out of the cabin I saw some friendly fishes. Then we drove to Gent – I really liked this church. There were beautiful building on a big place. We went to the river – the look backwards war nice. Then we were on the bridge – what a great view! We went to the river and saw the houses even better. Look – we found a wonderful fortress – in the middle of the city! There were town canals in Belgium, too. We found this monument on another place. And this building was funny – two roofs, but no walls. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 22, 2015, 7:20 pm	Many greetings from Antwerpen. I found a nice fortress here, near to our ship. I didn’t understand this monument, but it doesn’t matter. This big building behind me was the newest museum in the city. But I don’t like museums too much – so I looked at the beautiful boats. We liked this funny guy! In the afternoon we took another walk – and went into a museum for a short time. Then we went to the Liebfrauen-Church. We saw it from far away. But before we went into it, I wanted to have a photo with this nice hotel. Then I went into the church – and I loved it! The pictures of Rubens are famous! We went outside – the city was very crowded. Surely we went to the big place with the city hall. But the other buildings were beautiful, too. Look – the fortress from the morning – it looked nice from far away, too. Guess, what kind of building was behind me? Right, the railway station of Antwerpen. It should be one of the most beautiful stations in the world. We will see. Well – it was impressive. What a beautiful ceiling. Oh – it was late – time to go back to the ship. It is important to eat a lot on a cruise! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 14, 2015, 11:00 am	Hello friends, This morning we arrived on the last stop of our trip. Nijmegen is a small place in the Netherlands – near to Germany. I watched our arrival. Of course they had beautiful houses here, too. What a nice view over the river. THere was a small chapel on the mountain. Surely we went into it. It belonged to a big fortress in the past, but there is not much of it today. There was only the chapel and this ruin left. I saw a modern house - the Stadhuis. But then we found nice old buildings. The big place was nice – and the church had a funny tower. And I liked this house. This girl is famous in the town – but I forgot her story. We went into the church – with a nice organ. Then we went back to the ship.  In the cabin we spent a great afternoon with this funny guy. He read something for us – and we talked about our adventures. It was a nice cruise and I saw a lot of great places. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 14, 2015, 4:22 pm	Hello friends, We went into the Zoo of Hamburg today – and look, there was a small elephant. Well, the maras were much smaller. There was a part in the Zoo that looked a little Asian. The dragon was funny – water came out of its nose. These guys had delicious food – and wonderful buildings. I never went so close to a big bear! Many years ago this was the Main Gate of the Zoo, but then the Zoo grew and now it is inside of it. This was the founder of the Zoo – and look, he had a lion! The polar bear was very tired. Then we went to a nice place – I love seeing these animals swimming in the water. I talked with the friendly guys and thought about swimming with them. Look, funny Pinguins. These building very nice – maybe they were from Iceland? We met some of my relatives. The lions were lazy. Time for Zebras. Back in the quiet part of the Zoo. It was a nice day! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 15, 2015, 8:33 pm	Hello friends, The weather was nice, so I went into the city of Hamburg. Behind me you can see the Alster. I liked this view - the big white building is an expensive hotel. These are the Alsterarkaden… And when I turned right I saw the town hall. The swans are famous for the Alster. I had a closer look at the town hall. Hamburg is a beautiful town! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 24, 2015, 10:48 pm	Hello friends, Stoker came and visited us – of course he brought a gift and a card. We loved the fridge magnet and the sweets. Time for party!!!! It was Kleine Fee’s birthday! Stoker brought the gifts from Murph and him. Kleine Fee loved it! This one was from Murph – he is such a sweet-talker. Bine, Kleine Fee loved all! Then it was time for the dinner. We had Coke… …and spaghetti – I chose the blue ones, Kleine Fee the red ones. My gift for Kleine Fee was this wonderful egg. It was hard work, but we did it. It was a wonderful birthday for my beloved girl-friend! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 25, 2015, 10:50 am	Hello friends, It was time for a nice garden – or park. We went to the Jersbeker Park. This house belonged to the garden – but it was outside of it – strange. This was the rondel in front of the park. What a nice and beautiful entrance! These trees are called the 12 Apostles. It was nice to stand between the trees and look into the sky! It seems to me that autumn is coming. This alley was beautiful! And I liked this view, too. In the Past there was a big vase in the middle of the pond - but it was lost – and now there is this nice obelisk. This place was not so funny – two people have their graves here. This house is beautiful – they used it for cooling many years ago. On our way home we found something interesting. Look, what a wonderful painting! And this is the emblem of Sülfeld! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 28, 2015, 7:29 pm	Hello friends, We took a trip and visited Wolfsburg.  The famous car company Volkswagen is situated here. Behind me you can see a part of the factory. We will visit the Autostadt tomorrow. I was so brave – and played with the wolves. This big giraffe was very friendly! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 9, 2015, 4:43 pm	Hello friends,  I went into the Autostadt Wolfsburg – and first I watched 4 short movies! This big ball was inside the entrance hall. Under it in the floor there were nice lampions. And funny white cars – with a good size for TVs. Then I went outside and had a look at Thomas, he drove on an exciting course with a 4-wheel-drive-car. Dou you remember, who it looked like yesterday – well the weather was less sunny today, to give a nice comment. Then it was time for cars – maybe we should buy a Porsche? This was funny – so many Porsche cars! These two towers look great – what will be inside? Cars – many cars! It was a great view to see the cars on the lift. We took a kind of elevator – and went to the top of the tower. From there we saw the big areal of the Autostadt and the factory! This was the best place – in front of and over all the new cars! We left the tower and went to the Audi pavilion. Well – a big motor – really interesting! Our last stop was a house with many different cars – old and new. These two were old. This one was a typical VW. What a wonderful color! More funny and nice cars! I am not sure, if this was a car. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 9, 2015, 5:10 pm	Hello friends,  Where am I, or when am I? It looked like a living-room in the Past. We were in a museum and they had a special exhibition with a house in the 50s. This was funny – maybe someone remember this time? Then we went into the city if Lüneburg – it has wonderful houses. We went onto the water tower and had a beautiful view. There were nice places next to the river. And a beautiful old crane. This is the town hall. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 21, 2015, 9:48 pm	Hello friends,  We decided to take a walk – and met this friendly cow. Next to it there lived a lot of chicken! Autumn is coming – behind me you see my famous tree. Look, nice red berries! Time to relax on a sunny bench. This was a beautiful river. On our way home we found this big mushroom! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 22, 2015, 9:49 am	Hello friends, We sat together and talked. Suddenly my Mum RikeH arrived and brought something for us. What should we do? It was Halloween – and we had to wear scary dresses. Kleine Fee and me. Really scary! We got some chocolate! And money – we are rich. It was a funny evening. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 25, 2015, 8:01 pm	Hello friends, It was Stoker’s 101st birthday today. RikeH had a surprise for him. Can you imagine where we sit? Right – it is a music stand. Stoker LOVEs shanty-music!!! So RikeH brought her songbook… …and he was allowed to choose one of his favourite songs. He was allowed to sit next to the accordion. Then he received his gift. A wonderful mushroom. We spend the rest of the evening sitting around the fire – talking of course. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 26, 2015, 7:55 pm	Hello friends, We had wonderful weather – time for a walk. Our first stop was in the park of Sülfeld. There was a nice little lake behind me. This was the old school – look, the Christmas Tree is already there. The mayor works here – maybe I will become mayor of Sülfeld in the Future. This is the home of the pastor. The pharmacy is inside of an old beautiful building. But the church is the nicest building in the village, I think. And it is old – more than 800 years. A great church! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 29, 2015, 3:55 pm	Hello friends, Many greetings from Dubai. We arrived yesterday – and today we drove to the Marina – there were great skyscrapers.       We jumped into a big yellow rubber boat and started a trip.         All these houses were built in the last few years.       We drove with the speedboat around the palm of Dubai and stopped at the big hotel Atlantis. Great, wasn’t it? On the second photo you can see more of our boat and the man who drove it. He told us a lot about Dubai.       Our next stop was the famous hotel Burj Al Arab.     It looked beautiful.     On the way back we saw the high houses of the Marina again.     After the boat trip we went home with the Metro. We saw the highest building of the world - the Burj Khalifa.   Then we were back in our hotel – we had a wonderful Suite! We loved the living room.        For the first time in my life I had a dining-area in my hotel-room.     Good luck for us – we had something delicious to eat – strawberries with chocolate.     There was nice decoration in the room – a vase…     … and a treasure chest.     Then it was time to go to sleep. This bed was too normal.     We preferred this one.     Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 2, 2015, 4:38 pm	Hello friends, Today I arrived in a new country – Kleine Fee and I saw the coast of Oman. We all relaxed on the balcony and enjoyed the sunshine.     In the afternoon I went onto a small traditional boat and we went to a beautiful fjord.      Ok, it wasn’t so small – there were many other people onboard.   This was the entrance to the fjord. It is called Khor Sham and with 16 km it is the longest fjord here.     I really liked it.       What will be behind this rock?     Beautiful!   We sat on comfortable pillows and had delicious drinks.       Our boat looked like this one – there were some of them in the fjord.     We arrived at the end of the fjord, the mountain behind me was more than 750 meters high.      Then we went back – on our way we saw dolphins.     This rock was beautiful.     It was a nice trip!   Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 7, 2015, 12:16 pm	Hello, I was in a new emirate – Abu Dhabi. This is the big Mosque. Then we went to the Oasis-Town Al Ain. We visited an old fortress. Inside it was beautiful, too. I really liked this palm tree. Then we drove to the place, where a  sheik lived in the Past. This was the family tree. I liked the buildings – and we were surprised, that the grass was so green. Later we visited a museum – you could see beduins in the desert there. What a wonderful golden ship! This was the museum from the outside -  it looked like the fortress. Next to the museum was an Oasis with date palms. A man climbed up the palm. I love palms. This was the system for watering the plants. I would have loved to see more of the Oasis, but we had to drive back to the ship. On the way back we drove through the desert. They grew plants next to the street, so the sand cannot go over the streets. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 10, 2015, 12:26 pm	Hi friends, Another new country for me – it is Bahrain. Bahrain is a small country. First I visited the museum of Bahrain. You saw big drawings here – they showed how it looked in the Past. So much water – I was surprised. Today it is a dry country and has a desert. In the museum they built a typical building for Bahrain. Men dress like this today. Pearl diving is important for the country. Look – a beautiful old car – but you see not many of it in the streets today. We walked around the museum and saw nice sculptures. I liked this building. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 12, 2015, 3:26 pm	Hi friends, After visiting the museum we went to the Fort of Bahrain. It is really important – and it is a World Heritage Side. I will enter it soon. This is a beautiful way. We had a great view over the archaeological excavation and the modern city in the background. I wanted to see more of the Fort. You can see the difference between the old and the new time here. On the way back I saw the Sea. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 12, 2015, 4:05 pm	Hello again. I visited some camels, it was funny! I went close to the Camels and we talked a lot. Look, a Mum and a Child. It was a nice place! Then we went to the Formula-1-Track of Bahrain. Behind me you can see the plan of it. This was the grandstand. Here you can see it from the other side. This is the way to the Pit-Stop. You can see the skid marks. This is the Pit-Stop number 31. Some days ago there was another race here – and today it was the finish of an Iron Man Race. Behind me you see the place for the award ceremony. Instead of Champagne they get rose-water to celebrate. Then we went onto the race track. It was really interesting. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 22, 2015, 8:23 pm	Hello friends, It was a day on the sea – I had a look from the balcony. To the other side I saw the chimney… I went inside and talked with my friends – what should we do? We knew, where the good drinks were! There! But they were high above us, what shall we do? Good news – Stoker can fly, so he flew to the drinks… …threw it to the others and jumped back. We brought it back to our place and everybody chose his or her famous drink. Look, what I chose. And I took some delicious chocolate! Surely Kleine Fee celebrated with us! Well – it was fun – I shouldn’t say more. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 2, 2016, 7:59 pm	Hello again,  An exciting day – I will see the Hatta Dessert! We had a short stop next to these camels – and the drivers took air out of the wheels. Behind me you can see the cars. Unfortunately it was younger than this old car. Then we started – it was amazing – and the car drove in a funny way. Our first stop in the desert was next to this rock – called Camel Rock. We had great views into the red desert. This driver wanted to be the best – but he drove so bad, that his car couldn’t drive anymore. It was so beautiful here! Look, I sit on our car with Stoker and HelgaHH. The second stop was at the Fossil Rock. The view was so nice! It was such an exciting trip! On the way back we drove through the mountains and I looked out of the window. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 11, 2016, 3:01 pm	Hello friends, , You see me on a bus – exploring Muscat, a nice town in Oman. There were some fortresses on the hill. We stopped at the beach and had a nice view. The clouds looked darker than they were. This was the famous and beautiful opera house. We drove back into the city and saw the clock tower. We drove through some hills and saw the sea again – this time with a small port. Our last stop was next to the palace of Muscat. I loved the way to it. Behind me you can see the Al Alam Palace. When I turned I saw small towers in the hill. Near to the Palace there were other nice buildings – can you see me in the flowers? Look, I had my own tourist entry permit. Back to our ship we saw a beautiful city gate and this funny building on the top of a hill. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 12, 2016, 7:47 pm	Hi Mum, Have a guess, where I was? We drove along the promenade. Then we arrived at a museum village. People lived in huts like this in the Past. It didn’t look better from outside. This was an old mosque. I had a nice view of the city from the beach. I took this photo for my friend Helmut. This is the sheik. Look, a mall, we should go into it. We went into an restaurant with a great view and ate something delicious. Then we met a mammoth. The mall looked beautiful. Then we went to the new big mosque, on our way we saw some skyscraper. This was the beautiful mosque. What a nice day. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 16, 2016, 6:45 pm	Hello friends, My last trip of the Cruise. We explored Dubai – and started with a boat trip on the Creek. Another mosque, but a small one this time. There were many skyscraper in Dubai. And they were very high. We went into the Dubai Mall – and visited the beautiful aquarium. We walked through a tunnel – over and next to us we was fishes. It was amazing. …and some scuba-divers. We were in a glass bottom-boat in the aquarium. Then we saw many different fishes in their basins. These one looked like convicts… Can you see the frog next to me? I really loved these fishes. I was such a brave Toyvoyager! A last view over the big water fall in the mall – and it was time to return to the ship. Now I show you some photos of our Suite on the shop. We had to change our room, because we had some problems with our first cabin. In my opinion the ship is too old. Well – this was our bedroom. A big balcony, but very shady. Here you see our living- room with enough place to sit and relay – and hear the noise from the pool-deck. You shouldn’t book a suite on this ship, if you want to have a quiet journey. This was the last update for the trip – now I am waiting for Christmas. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 2, 2016, 7:08 pm	Hi friends, It’s the 24th of December – time to celebrate Christmas here in Germany. I helped decorating the tree. I loved the nice things from my Mum RikeH, especially the small wooden things. And these were my favorite balls for the tree. But the normal ones were nice, too. Look, people can create wonderful things out of wood. Then we went to Stoker’s and my Grandma. This looked yummy! Nice candles next to a friendly camel. A beautiful Christmas tree. The cake was so yummy. Later I played in the tree, this was fun. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 11, 2016, 8:48 pm	Hi friends,  Back home we found a parcel from Murph[tv], my best friend. Look, a wonderful Christmas Card. What will be in it? Chocolate!!!! Thanks Murph! Later we met Snowy and Rudolph. Kleine Fee and I recited a poem. And got some gifts. It was a wonderful Christmas! Dicker Kumpel and Kleine Fee
RikeH Posted Feb 14, 2016, 10:58 pm	Hello friends,  Today I visited a town called Ahrensburg. Behind me you can see the ugly town hall. Let’s go to the nicer buildings here – this was the Castle. This stone is a memorial for the end of the serfdom. This church belongs to the Castle. I went into it. I loved this angel. And the beautiful altar. What a beautiful little church. Next to it there were small houses – in the Past poor people lived in it. This was a strange monument – the people here don’t like it. I think it is funny! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 16, 2016, 8:06 pm	Hello friends,  I went to the Baltic Sea. The weather was much better than it looked like on the photo. What a beautiful beach. This was the long pier. I liked the small dunes. It was a nice walk! And this was funny – this transformer unit looked like a Beach Chair. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 24, 2016, 8:09 pm	Hello friends,  We visited a place called Bad Oldesloe. Normally the wheel moves with water, no idea, why it stopped today. There are some nice houses next to the river. The house behind me is an old-people-home. This is the nice church. This is a marketing thing – people should buy in the shops here – and not in the web. Wow, the river has a lot of water at the moment. Normally you can stand there, where the foam is now. Well, no problem, I found more beautiful houses.     This is the market-place with the town-hall and other nice buildings. Bad Oldesloe is a nice small town. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 5, 2016, 10:31 pm	Hello friends,  I went to Hamburg – this is the town hall. What a beautiful door! And a nice old letterbox. Then I was inside the town hall. I went into a kind of patio o fit – with a big fountain. Unfortunately without water, because it was too cold. We found a great place inside of the town hall. Then I went outside and had this great view. On the left side you see the Alsterarkaden. A view back to the townhall. This is a lake inside the town called Alster. There was still ice on the water. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 7, 2016, 6:15 pm	Hello friends, I am back in Norway – behind me you can see my holiday house. These were the views from the deck – they look better in reality - not that dark. The house from the other side. We had a lot of fun in the snow. Here you can see how much snow we have – Stoker is on the top of the snow – and I am on the bottom. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 11, 2016, 6:58 pm	Hello friends, Today we explored the region and drove to Sommaroya. Our first stop was next to a frozen waterfall. Next to it there was something amazing – a rock painting – I didn’t expect to see it here in Norway. Look -  a big icicle. I crossed the street and had this great view. Normally I don’t like photos of driving in the car. But the streets in Norway are different. The people here – and we of course – just drive on the ice. I love snowy mountains… …and the colorful houses. The people there have great views out of their windows. Then we arrived in Sommaroya. The village wasn’t very exciting, but they had a nice parking lot. You see the wonderful nature from it. It was a nice trip. In the night we had wonderful polar lights, but Rike had to learn to make nicer photos of me and the lights. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 13, 2016, 1:20 pm	Hello friends The weather changed – it is better now – and the view from our deck is much nicer now. There were beautiful trees here. We took a trip to Ersfjordbotn. It was beautiful. They dry fish next to the house. This was funny. Back at home Rike went to the lake with us – the snow was high and it was a hard walk. You can see the house behind me. It was nice next to the lake – and we saw some ice there. Another view of the house. The sticker on the car was funny. I like it here. This was our living-room. And this is the place where we play games and enjoy the view. In the evening we sat next to the fireplace and told us stories. Rike tried again to take a good photo of me and the polar lights… Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 31, 2016, 7:48 pm	Hello friends, In the morning I saw nice colors during the sunset. Wonderful! Later we drove to Tromsö. I were here during my cruise two years ago. I went onto a hill that time and visited a wonderful church. This time I went into the town-center with beautiful wooden houses. I loved the view of the water and the mountains. I was on that hill the last time. There were many expeditions to the North Pole that started here in Tromsö. This was a monument for it. More nice houses in the town. And the wonderful church. Look a wonderful view to the colorful houses… …and the big bridge. Can you see this ship? It is a ship of the Hurtigruten – on Monday we will go onboard of one of it. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 4, 2016, 6:59 pm	Hello friends, We went to another Fjord today – the way to it was beautiful. Look, the mountains look great with the lights and shadows. Behind the curve was the Grotfjord. Then we were there – and the view was amazing – you can even see my Mum RikeH as a shadow. Back home in the evening we tried to get nice photos with the polar lights.  Maybe I look like a ghost on one of it – but I love the lights! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 6, 2016, 7:46 pm	Hello friends, My short cruise started – and I had a nice view of Tromsö. We will be under this bridge soon. They had funny lights on the ship. But then we had the Polar light over us – and no more time for photos. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 10, 2016, 7:55 pm	Hello friends, We were on the water – and it was stormy. But we saw the sun between the clouds. It really looked like winter. Somewhere there behind the hills should be Harvoysund. But first I had another look forwards. There was the village. With many colorful houses… Then we continued to the North Cape! This was our famous place in the cabin. Sadly the motion of the sea and the wind was too bad – we had wind force 11 and the shipping company decided to change the route. Our next stop was Hammerfest. I liked this monument. And these arches with the Polar bears nice. It was very windy. On the sign behind me I read, that it was the northernmost city of the world. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 13, 2016, 8:38 pm	Hello friends, Yesterday evening we reached Alta. It looks wintry like everywhere in northern Norway. Today we took the bus into the city – and here you see the only interesting building in the city. It is called polar light cathedral. I can imagine that it looks wonderful during nights with polar lights reflecting in the walls.    And I liked it inside. Then we walked through Alta – there was an Igloo here, but it was not many left of it. This guy produced shingles. Maybe you can get water here during the summer time – but not at this time of the year. I loved these funny elks! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 20, 2016, 8:19 pm	Hello friends, Our ship went back to Tromsö. Look, there were icicles on the ship. On the sign we read what to do when there will be a man over board. Luckily everybody stayed on board. This is the route of the post ships. We only tried to use a small part – and didn’t do it, because of the weather. We were back in Hammerfest – I watched the charging of the ship. There was a big tugboat in the harbor. I built a snowman. This was the flag of the ship. Some hours later we arrived in Öksfjord. The surrounding looked beautiful. But again it was stormy and we had dark clouds. The weather changed every few minutes here. This was Öksfjord. There was a hotel here – maybe we should spend a holiday here, Mum?   It was a nice holiday here in Norway – unfortunately the ship wasn’t as good as we hoped. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 25, 2016, 2:43 pm	Happy Easter, It was Easter – the party for Bunnies and Chicken – so Kleine Fee and I visited some. Look, a wonderful pyramid with Easter bunnies on it. Then I met some birds in front of a nice plant. It was amazing – we met the real Easter Bunny – and got chocolate. We all had a great day! But that wasn’t all. We came back into our room and found a parcel on the table. It came from Murph, my best friend! What will be in it? Gifts for us – that’s great! It looked yummy – an Egg and a bunny filled with sweets! And we had to show this – it was gift for RikeH – she is like the hippo in the morning hours! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 30, 2016, 12:46 pm	Hello friends,  Today we went to Bad Segeberg. There was a big lake. We had lunch in this small house. There were many fallen trees on our way – this one felt into the lake. And this one was cut, because it felt over the way around the lake. On our way back we saw this nice monument. Well, you see it better on Stoker’s photo. And a helicopter – there is a hospital close to this place. This was the church… … and a place with y nice fountain. Look, this tree was wonderful! Another big old building. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 6, 2016, 10:31 pm	Hello friends,  I have two new guests: LilMsBun*USA and SnakyLick*Pink  arrived in Germany. We were sure that they needed fresh air and sunshine after the long trip – so we invited them on a nice sunny bench. Then we took a walk and saw a big bird. Can you see it? Yes – it was a stork. Surely I had to take a photo with my famous tree. We crossed a river – I love it here. Back home I saw a beautiful tree in the garden. And I liked this yellow blossoms. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 12, 2016, 8:48 pm	Hello friends, I am on the way to a nice small village, but first I stopped at this beautiful lighthouse. Surely I climbed onto it and had nice views! This way looked nice – I have to go there. But first I relaxed on this big stone – can you see the sailing-ships behind me? Then I went along the promenade. We continued our trip and reached the village Sieseby. Well – first I saw the Schlei. They have so beautiful houses here! And this is the church. I went into it. What a nice path! I saw a last beautiful house. What a nice day! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 18, 2016, 7:59 pm	Hello friends, I was so excited – we will drive in an old train – this loco is called Julchen. We were in a nice wagon. I saw the smoke of Julchen. It was a beautiful old train. Look – an old sign. I like the color of the rape. We talked a lot and had fun together. We arrived in Kappeln and went onto a ship. I saw some houses of Kappeln. This bridge looked great – and the cars and people had to stop, because we went through the bridge. This is the famous Herring fence of Kappeln. We were on the Schlei and had nice views. I saw Sieseby from the water. Back in Süderbrarup, where we started our trip – I saw this wonderful stone circle. Our last stop was really funny. Can you imagine, what it was? A huge giant – can you find me on his foot. He was 5 meter high! What a wonderful day!     Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 28, 2016, 8:52 pm	Hello friends, We visited the town Eckernförde. First we went to the harbor. Look, a small lighthouse with funny colors. This was the market-place… …with the town hall. This was a nice small church. I went inside. Back to the harbor again – I liked the red houses. We continued our walk. These guys were so funny. We arrived in the spa garden. I loved this statues. And this beautiful flower. Other nice flowers with an anchor. I went onto a long pier. Nice views in both directions. The beach is next to the town – that was nice. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 13, 2016, 11:36 am	Hello friends, I went into a small zoo with funny animals. Here you see the first one. These birds have a wonderful color! Look, great paintings on the wall. Beautiful flowers. A friendly zebra… …and some cows. We both talked a lot. Do you know these animals? Then we arrived at this funny house. We must go into it. Strange! It looked funny this way! On our way back to the entrance we met other animals. My Mum RikeH and others were allowed to feed the Tapirs. This was exciting. We TVs were too shy to feed them. But it was a great day! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 15, 2016, 7:18 pm	Hello friends, We started our holiday in Kolding and visited Miniby. It is a wonderful town in just the right size for me and my friends. On this sign I read a lot about it. They rebuilt the town of Kolding in scale 1:10, how it looked like in  1860/70. Stoker and I loved it here. I had a good view of the city. One of the constructors of the small town went around and told us about his work. The church was beautiful. Maybe I will be the mayor here – and work in this beautiful town hall. Look, the ruin of the fortress. Stoker and I strolled through the city – it was great! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 21, 2016, 5:04 pm	Hello, We had to explore the surrounding of our holiday house. There is our house. The Dunes started just behind the house – we went through it to the Sea. I found beautiful flowers – a good reason for a short break. I climbed up a high Dune and saw the water! But of course the Dunes were beautiful, too. A last steep part of the way! The beach was wide and wonderful! I was happy to be back home after the long walk. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 2, 2016, 6:50 pm	Hello friends, We went to the 14th international Sand Sculpture Festival. On our way we stopped at a lighthouse – I love lighthouses. We arrived at the festival – and the sculptures were amazing. We found a beautiful hippo. There were more hippos – and funny meerkats. This was the wall of monkeys. I was fascinated by the wonderful sculptures. This was a simple artwork – but the bear was so cute! And I really loved this woman with the giraffes. It was a nice experience! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 23, 2016, 10:49 pm	Hello friends, Our next stop was at a water mill. This was the entrance – an old store. First we stopped at an old smithy. The work would be too hard for me! This was the mill – it looked beautiful. We were in the mill and learnt a lot about the technic. Then we walked through the house. Back in the holiday house I went on our own dune. A beautiful view! In the evening Stoker and I admired the sunset. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 23, 2016, 11:22 pm	Hello friends, It is my birthday – and eventually I am allowed to open the parcel of my friend Murph. I had  a lot of fun! This looked great. A card from Murph. Money is important – and I am rich now! But now it was time for the big gift! A great couch for me! Thanks a lot Murph! Finally I can recover from my exhausting life! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 30, 2016, 7:35 pm	Hello friends, In the afternoon I celebrated my birthday with my friends and relatives! Kleine Fee decorated the table for me. And she gave me some hearts – she is such a wonderful girl-friend! Then my guests arrived, wished me a happy birthday and sang a song for me. We played soccer, because it was EM! It was fun. Then we went on the swings… …and into the sandbox. I had a great place.   Then we sat in the sunshine and talked a lot. Oups, nobody should see this – we took some drinks with us. Cheers! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 7, 2016, 11:34 am	Hello friends, We went to Esbjerg. There were great tall men at the Sea. Then we walked through Esbjerg with the beautiful old houses. Behind me you can see a beautiful church. I liked this interior, too. This building was the court and the Prison in the Past. The ways were short. Today it is the tourist information. I liked the big place in the middle of the town. There was a beautiful water tower. The museum had the same tiles as the Sydney Opera. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 7, 2016, 11:36 am	Hello again, Our next stop was the westernmost point of Denmark – maybe only of the mainland I guess. There was a lighthouse. There were still some bunker – I sat on one of it – and had a nice view of the Sea. You can see more bunkers and military buildings on this photo. We were not allowed to continue our walk here, because it is a training area for the military today. But I hope that it will be peaceful here. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 9, 2016, 8:32 pm	Hello friends, We are in the North of Europe. And who lives here? Correct – the Vikings! So we visited a museum of Vikings. The church looked beautiful. I was so brave – and we took a photo of this Viking and me. This was a scary sacrifice place. I liked the wonderful houses. We looked at the boats! This is the place where they are during the winter time. On our way back we stopped at a mountain. This looked steep. What will be there on the top? There was a nice big stone. The Danish flag is everywhere. There were strange signs on the other side of the stone. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 10, 2016, 7:32 pm	Hello again, It was our last day in Denmark and we went into a botanical garden with beautiful roses. Look – roses in different colors. And it smelt wonderful. The holiday in Denmark was really great – now I am waiting for the next holiday – it will be a Cruise! Love Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Aug 21, 2016, 2:32 pm	Hello, Today we will visit Murph and PieksiHH. We were so excited. Finally we arrived. What a greeting! We had gifts for each other. We got a yummy breakfast. Our big gift for Murph and PieksiHH! What will it be? They had a closer look! They loved it. Then we all went together to Friedrichstadt. Until soon Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 27, 2016, 6:47 pm	Hello friends,  I went to Friedrichstadt. First we went through the city and saw beautiful houses. And this funny bird. Another strange person. This was the most famous place in the city A beautiful water pump. The weather looked worse than it was. Photos of a brave TV and flowers. We took a trip on this boat. A scary photo. But I wanted to show the bridge. We were in a small harbor. Then we continued on the canals of the city. It was fun! Love Dicker Kumpel
HoBi Posted Aug 29, 2016, 5:01 pm	Hello, After our trip it was time for some cakes. This looked good for us! It was yummy! Then we explored the mill. We went into it through the window. This horse was amazing! We were able to sit together on it. And we had enough place on this chair, too. This stair was very steep, but the sleeping room was upstairs. I never saw a bed like this before. Very comfortable! There were so many great things to see in the mill. A mill as a holiday flat – this was exciting! Unfortunately we had to say goodbye. We would have loved to play together for a longer time here. What a wonderful day! Byebye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 5, 2016, 6:53 pm	Hello friends, I went to the Landesgartenschau in Eutin. There were many funny bees. Look, beautiful roses in front of a nice house. Another long house – more flowers were in it.     Well – the Castle of Eutin was great and beautiful! We wanted to hear many choirs here… … but unfortunately the weather was bad and we had to leave. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 11, 2016, 5:49 pm	Hello friends, I started a cruise again. This time I travel on the Mein Schiff 3 in this beautiful cabin. It looked darker on the photo than in was in reality. You can see the nice balcony through the window. These flowers were for my Grandma. I saw the cathedral of Palma from the balcony. This was the part of the balcony with the hammock. We found a nice place on this chair. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 13, 2016, 7:29 pm	Hello friends, We arrived in Ajaccio - the view from the balcony was beautiful. We started our excursion – and went by bus through narrow roads and serpentines. It was a nice mountain region. It was so exciting at some places. At noon we visited a small place called Porto – and had lunch there. It was a beautiful here. Small tourist boats start here – unfortunately we didn’t had time for it.     I had a nice view from the bridge. Then we went to the beach. It was so hot! Then we drove to the Calanches – beautiful rocks. Unfortunately the stupid bus driver didn’t stop there – and I didn’t get nice photos. At the next stop there were no more Calanches to see. Then we arrived in Cargèse – this was the town hall. There were two churches in this town – close to each other. This was the first one. And this the second one. We wanted to have a photo together. Rike was not able to take a good photo of us – but the background was nice. But back to the churches – the interior was beautiful. The harbor of Cargèse. In the evenings we saw a beautiful sundown. love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 20, 2016, 7:43 pm	Hello friends, Look at these beautiful colors. I am in the Giardino dei Tarocchi, what a wonderful name – the garden of tarot. Niki de Saint Phalle created nice sculptures here. It was great – a dangerous dragon. Can you see me? I was brave between all these skulls. Everything was so colorful. Oh – a couple in love. I loved this woman in the fountain! Then we were in the houses, where Niki lived at this time. This bench was so funny. It was very hot – but we continued our walk. We wanted to see the sculptures form different directions. This face was interesting. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 21, 2016, 7:30 pm	Hello friends, Later that day we visited a small Italian town called Tarquinia. This was the town wall. There were many beautiful houses in the town. This was the town hall, I think. Look, how they dry their clothes.  It is so funny! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 27, 2016, 8:09 pm	Hello friends, I am so excited – because I am in Pisa. I always wanted to see this place. Many other people had the same idea – but there was enough place for all of us. Behind me you see the wonderful buildings on the Place of Wonders. The left one is the baptistery – the biggest baptistery of the world. This is the Cathedral and the famous leaning tower of Pisa. First we went into the baptistery – for a demonstration of the acoustic. I liked the big baptistal font. Then we went into the big Cathedral, there were some renovations – but however it was beautiful. RikeH had a new camera – and she is able to take photos of me like a ghost… The leaning tower leans a lot! Then we walked through the old city of Pisa. We went to a big place with beautiful houses. We had a last look at the wonderful Place of Wonders, when we walked back to the bus. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 9, 2016, 6:53 pm	Bonjour, Today we were in France. We will take a boat trip, but first we went on a mountain near to Cassis and had a great view. We want to go there – can you see the small boats? We will take on of it! This looked great! You cannot see the adventurous part of the photo? I stood next to the abyss.     And we were really high – you can see it here. Then we were in Cassis. I liked the colorful houses. The fortress is a very expensive hotel now. Let’s start – we had the best place on the boat. We went to the Calanques – beautiful bays. There were many of it – we went to the first 3 of it. Many small boats were here. The landscape was so beautiful! There were many tourist boats here, but there was enough place for all of us. This was our last bay – really nice. Then we went back to the city. In the evening I walked over the ship and looked what people can carve out of vegetables and fruits. Two photos of the pool deck. Here you see the carver. I didn’t like this face. But the bird was really funny. We had a great day.
RikeH Posted Oct 12, 2016, 8:14 pm	Hi friends, When I went onto the balcony this morning – I saw a lot of buildings! This is Monaco. Many rich people are living here. Fortunately there were nice mountains behind all these houses. And I saw many yachts! Mein Schiff is not really good in tendering – it took us a very long time to reach the promenade of the harbor. I saw many skyscrapers from this point. We jumped into a little train – and were on a sightseeing-tour. We were on the street where Formula-1-drivers have their races. You can see our nice train on this photo. Then we drove along the Casino – a beautiful building. Next to it was a famous hotel. It’s time to go on this mountain! We continued our trip by foot – and visited the Cathedral. Behind me you see the Prince palace. A wonderful view – and I saw our ship! WE finished our trip in the famous aquarium. There were illuminated jellyfishes. I liked the colorful fishes. But we didn’t understand why this is a famous aquarium. It’s just a normal one. Then we went back to our Ship – there it was! Back on the ship I saw the fog coming over the mountains. This looked strange. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 16, 2016, 7:09 pm	Hello friends, We were in a big city – although it didn’t look like one here. You see the Olympic Port of Barcelona behind me. Next to it there was this famous sculpture – it should be a golden fish. Behind me you see one of the beaches of Barcelona. A last view over the boats – then we continued our trip. We sat in the bus and passed a typical Gaudi-house. Then we arrived at the sagrada familia. We walked around it – and looked at it from all sides – really beautiful. We went onto a mountain of Barcelona – and enjoyed the view over the city – and some water fountains. This was a beautiful museum. It was really exciting to drive through Barcelona in the night. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 19, 2016, 7:53 pm	Hi friends, Today it was our long day in Barcelona. It’s my Grandma’s birthday and she wanted to visit the Park Guell. I already know it and it was beautiful, so I went there again. The houses looked funny! Finally we were in the park – many other visitors were there, too.    This were the famous stairs… …with the beautiful saurian. There was a room with big columns at the upper end of the stairs. And this was the famous view of the park. Surely we sat on the famous bench.   You can see this big sandy place from the bench.   Then we continued our walk – it was very hot today. Can you see us? Here we were. More colorful houses. And beautiful flowers. Then we went into the public part of the park. Mainly we saw arches like these. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 26, 2016, 7:19 pm	Hello friends, We were in the last port of our trip. And a loud ferry was next to us. But I saw a beautiful balcony from our balcony. And the bay there looked nice, too. We took a trip over the Island in the bus – look some salines.   Then we saw this beach with many people on it. On our way back we passed the salines again – I saw flamingos, but the bus was too fast for nice photos. We went to the village Sant Josep with this small church. I really loved the beautiful white houses on Ibiza. What is this for a tree in front of the house? Lemons – exciting! Sant Josep was a nice place. Then we continued our trip – and went to Ibiza City - this part is called Oberstadt. You can see our ship from this point. We walked through the fortress to another viewpoint. We had great views from this place.     A small path brought us to the cathedral. A beautiful building! There was the Unterstadt – let’s go there. In the past flower people lived on Ibiza – this must have been a funny time.   No idea, who was this, but the place was beautiful. Hey – a sailor – maybe I will find a choir of sailors here? At least they had many palm trees. And many yachts. This was the famous view of Ibiza City. I had a nicer view from the bus. The next day we flew back home. I had a place at the window – and great views! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 28, 2016, 11:01 pm	Hello friends, My Murph friend is here and visits me. Time for a party- it was called a Halloween-Party. We celebrate it now, because we won’t be at home at Halloween. Wow – a basket full of sweets.     This was our place for this evening. Nice flowers, great confetti and sweets! Yummy and scary sweets! We all found something nice. We chose a funny mouth. Then Kleine Fee showed us a game. Well it looked like chocolate. Before Kleine Fee explained the rules, I played with the funny eyes. We had to play a memory game. There were 5 different pairs. This looked difficult – we cannot see the images on the front anymore. I tried it – no pair – bad luck. After 10 rounds I found one pair - and I didn’t won. Well – Kleine Fee told us, that it was an easy game, because we could have looked at the different colors.  I think that she is very intelligent, no one of us 4 players had that idea! Let’s change the Topic…..What was this? It was getting darker. Wow – a big pumpkin! There were other great shadow-creatures. A big ghost – but I was brave! It came near to me! This was funny! It was funny – a shadow of Stoker. It was a wonderful party! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 31, 2016, 12:15 pm	Hello friends, I am on my way to Australia. We fly with an A380 – I always wanted to try this plane. My best friend Murph came with me – and we explored the seat. Well – a wing – and clouds – not that interesting. Wow – an own minibar for me. I took some drinks out of it. The sandwich and the little cake were very yummy! There was enough place for both of us on the seat – and we got a mattress for the night. Perth in Sight – we will be there soon. But first we got another refreshment – we won’t start hungry in Australia. I preferred the chocolates. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 5, 2016, 10:50 am	G'Day from Australia, We arrived in our apartment and had a good first night. So we were well-rested and ready to explore Fremantle. We went to the beautiful old railway-station by bus. Then we walked along the docks. They care of the wild fishes here – you should put your fishing lines and tackles here. In the Past many immigrants came to Australia – I think, these two belonged to them. There exist Welcome Walls with the names of the immigrants - when they came and the ship’s name. This man designed the port. Then we walked through the city of Fremantle. The Round House is the oldest existing house in Western Australia. Under is you see the entrance to a short tunnel. The Round House. The view of the Indian Ocean was so beautiful. We both liked this funny ship. Do you imagine the tunnel? This was the other side of it. The beach was beautiful, but it was too windy for swimming. Another beautiful building – in the Past petroleum was stored there – today it is an arts house. A monument for Vasco da Gama. A beautiful hotel. Then the scary part of the day started. The prison of Fremantle. RikeH told us that nasty ToyVoyagers have to stay in it. Murph and I bought tickets for us – we were sure that you are allowed to leave, when you buy a ticket.    Well – it didn’t looked too bad – green lawn and a beautiful house. Oups, this side looked worse. And we didn’t like this building. Oh – what an awful cell. I was soooooo nice in the last time – no need to leave me here. Look, there were many floors. The net was fixed to prevent prisoners to murder themselves or the other prisoners. This looked peaceful – the church. In the older days the prisoners had hammocks instead of beds. There exists two cells, where artists lived in and where allowed to paint at the walls. Luckily I was allowed to leave the prison. I had to celebrate it with this yummy and healthy food. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 6, 2016, 1:06 pm	Hello friends, We went to an Island today - look, the ferry. When we arrived on the Island, we took a Hop-on-Hop-off-Bus to Parker Point. The water looked like the Caribbean. This part looked wonderful. I went down so many stairs to the beach. Can you see us? It was so beautiful here. Maybe I should do a holiday on the beach – but I don’t like water. We walked to Little Salmon Bay. Funnily they have a kind of path for snorkeler in the ocean. With number under the water. It was nice here, too. I wanted to meet Quokkas here – this was the first one. Surely they had a lighthouse on the highest point of the Island. Our last stop was West End. There were many New Zealand Fur Seals in the water. They were funny and sportive. A few hundred meters away is the Cape Vlamingh.  Really beautiful. The Fish Hook Bay was great, too. A rock with a hole – it will be a blow hole when it is stormy. We were ready with the bus tour – and started a Quokka Walk with a friendly old man. He told us something about the animals – and much more about trees, history and so on. Quokkas love the fruits of this tree. Look, there were some for a late lunch or an early dinner. These lakes on the Island were interesting. They have a 6-9times higher saltiness as the ocean around the Island. Hey – a very tall palm tree. And another funny palm tree. RikeH was a little awkward in taking this photo. Otherwise you could see, how it grew. Let’s show a photo of GustavHH. It was better. Then we met Quokkas again. We were ready to go back to Fremantle, but the ferry was not here. Time for some photos of Thomson Bay. The tour back to the mainland was funny – and very bumpy. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 9, 2016, 10:35 am	Hello friends, We stopped at this colorful lake on our way to Hyden. There were works of art. And there were many flies. We continued our trip to the biggest attraction in this region. On the path I saw a lizard. Behind me you see the famous Wave Rock. The colors and the forms are wonderful. All the humans wore funny hats with fly-nets. Then we started a walk along the rock. I really liked it. 32 Degrees were very hot. This rock is called Hippo’s Yawn. I was so brave and went into it. The view from here was beautiful. Some blooming flowers – it is springtime here. The trees look different, but I like it. A last stop at the Wave Rock. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 10, 2016, 1:32 pm	Hello friends, Today we drove all day. At least we TVs felt bored and got on RikeH’s nerves. So we stopped in Coolgardie and visited a nice small outdoor museum. Ben Prior found many old things in and around the town and showed it here. Funnily there was a camel. But there were many old machines. Look, there was a lot to see. We had no idea, what this machine was for – but this didn’t matter to us. Surely gold was washed in this machine. This must have been a great time! I really loved it here. There was a museum on the other side of the street, but we didn’t wanted to go into it. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 14, 2016, 9:10 am	Hello friends, It was time to see the red earth of Australia. We took a guided tour and were 4 human guests, the guide and we TVs, enough space for all of us in the car. Our first stop was Broad Arrow – you can see a water tower behind me. There was a pub – the Australian people leave the town to have a drink in the outback. Really strange. I looked at the map – where we will be today. Then we arrived in Menzies – a small village. But it had a nice tour with funny sculptures. Can you see us on the camel? This was the typical landscape here. Look, some nice old machines. The townhall of Menzies. This side looked great – with a photo of the people in the Past. This was the bakery. I liked the beautiful flowers. Wow – a cool motorbike – I had a great ride on it. This was our goal of the day – the Lake Ballard with 51 statues- we are so curious. I had a great seat in the car. This looked adventurous. Then we arrived at the Lake Ballard – a salt lake with a small hill in it. There were 51 of these art works all over the lake. They should show people out of the region – only smaller and a little different to their normal appearance. We shouldn’t have go here, when there would have been rain in the last days. It looked great! I had a nice view from here. This was exciting – and this was the landscape next to the lake. We stopped in this pub on our way back to Kalgoorlie. Maybe you have to do this on an Australian tour…we had lemon lemonade. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 16, 2016, 8:51 am	Hello friends, Kalgoorlie is a great town. Gold was first discovered in 1893 here. Today they still produces gold here – and today we will visit the Super Pit. There are 40 mining trucks on site – and they are very big and dangerous. This show that we should stay inside the bus… Look, they produce gold there. Very big machines – unfortunately one of it burnt. Let’s go to the gold. There is an open pit and an underground mine – we will only visit the open pit. Two full trucks! They are full of stone – not full of gold. This was the first lookout. Great – the pit is 600 m deep. 1,5 km across, 3,5 km long. The small point down there are big trucks. The view from the next stop was similar. I saw trucks driving up and down.     This was our tour bus. The humans had to wear these glasses when they leave the bus. We saw more trucks driving around. Then we went to the mill – the first station in taking the gold out of the rocks. They bring the rocks in here – and put it in smaller pieces. It was a great day in the Pit! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 19, 2016, 1:00 pm	Hello friends, Is it Christmas now? Not yet, but it was strange to see this Christmas tree and have 40 degrees… No idea, who this girl was, but sehr had a great place in the heat. This roof was gilded with gold from the Super pit. One of the hotels here. This was Paddy Hannan, one of the three men who found the first gold in this region. A view over the main street… …and the town hall. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 29, 2016, 8:06 pm	Hello friends, After 4 days in the heat, we were ready to leave Kalgoorlie. On the way to Esperance we stopped at a view point and saw the beautiful salt lake – Lake Lefroy. This was our car. The lake looked beautiful – and I liked the scrubs. We drank a delicious Ginger-Ale. We visited a museum village in Esperance – but there were only old houses with stores in it. We thought that this was a church. Water lilies are so beautiful. This should be art, I think. Look a beach in the town. I loved the whale fin! Surely palm trees belong to a holiday in the South. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 12, 2016, 6:50 pm	Hello friends, Today we will do the Great Ocean Drive. But first we stopped at the Rotary Lookout. Nice – we will go there soon. And we come from this direction. Yesterday we walked along this beach. I learnt the names of the islands. This was the first beach - the West Beach. The Path to Blue Haven was very steep. So we decided to drive to the Salmon beach. The way from the parking lot to the beach was shorter there. What is more important? My wonderful coat or the background. The camera knew the correct answer. This beach should be one of the most beautiful beaches of Australia. The Twilight Beach was  Australia’s best beach in 2006. In my opinion this was because of the rocks in front of it. On my way to the car I saw some nice flowers. Next stop: Observatory Point. I loved the rocks with the waves. Oups – we have to climb up there. This was the view to the Nine Mile Beach… …and into the other direction. The last stop was the Ten Mile Lagoon. Rocks create a lagoon here. Normally the water is quiet here. Back in Esperance we walked along the promenade. We learned about the hunting methods of the Aborigines. Next to the beach there was a Port with big ships. In the Past people drove with horses to the beach. This was Sammy the Seal. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 14, 2016, 7:08 pm	Hello friends, We are in the small town Albany, behind me you can see the university. There were some nice old Victorian buildings. The rose garden was beautiful. Look, the entertainment centre looked like a ship. And behind it you can see a cruise ship. This was the St John’s Church. And this was the town hall – it looked like a church. They had funny plants in the town. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 17, 2016, 6:32 pm	Hello friends, We drove to the Torndirrup Nationalpark. First we stopped for the view over Albany. This viewing point is called The Gap. Oh – they build an exciting platform there. I was so brave – it was high about the sea level. We were able to look through the platform. Beautiful! This was a Natural Bridge. We had a great view from here. And we learnt a lot about different kind of rocks. These rocks were nice – I had to think of the Bay of Fire, when I saw the red color. From the Jimmy Newhills Lookout I saw the ‚secret‘ haven. This plant was great! There was a round way on the Stony hill. This plant next to me was funny and very tall. The rocks on the hill looked beautiful! And we had a far view. Can you see the small people on the rock? We were on the left side during the last hours – now we will drive to the right side. I am on the beach yet. It was a great day in the National Park! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 2, 2017, 9:50 am	Hello friends, Today it was time for a test of courage. But first we saw this work of art. They had very old and tall trees here. A Tree Top Walk – what should this be? I learnt about it on this sign. Fortunately I am not afraid of height. This was our way -  let’s start. This couldn’t shock a brave bunny! Although it was very high! It became still higher… There was the highest point. Look – I was 40 meters high, but some of the tree were more than 70 meters tall. This was fun! Then we continued on the Ancient Empire boardwalk. You came close to the trees here. And they explain, that you have to walk carefull – and don’t step on the tree’s toes. This tree is called Grandma’s Grumble – you can see her face in the tree. The trees have holes in it. Some were really huge. I could stand in it. They survive fires and still live. Hey, something for BIne and Holgi. There were other plants here. Sadly some fallen trees, too. At the end we found some mushrooms… …and giant foresters. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 4, 2017, 9:50 am	Hello friends, Our holiday house war wonderful. The house is called Hansel. And you can see the house Gretel behind it. It really looked beautiful! This was our living-room… …and the bedroom with a large bath tub. We met this friendly Ringsittich on the balcony. And look – kangaroos walked next to our house. Murph stayed at home this day – and prepared everything for Stoker’s birthday party. Al least he told, that he did it… When we came back, there were two couches waiting for us – and we talked a lot. Then we went to the nicest views with our flying couches. When it was getting dark, we went to the fireplace. The evening ended with a yummy bottle Bundaberg, the famous Tim Tam cakes and surely chips. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 14, 2017, 7:17 pm	Hi friends, It was time for a Cruise – well – this boat looked small. It didn’t matter, we wanted to cruise on the Donnelly River. This boat looked good – and I saw the Captain. We drove from the  Karri-Forests to the Ocean. Surely I had the best place on the boat. Look there was some sand. The trip was relaxing! When we went near to the ocean, we saw some small hills. This looked exciting. What will be behind the curve? The rock looked great! There was the beach – and behind it the sea. This was the way we came. The beach looked so beautiful. Behind me you can see the river. The boat waited for us. The beach was great – and there were only 4 other pessengers from the boat here with us. Then we had to go back on the boat. We had tea and fantastic muffins. On the way back we saw this small cottages. We really enjoyed the trip! You can see where we went today. At ‘you are here’ was the start and end – and we went to the ocean. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 19, 2017, 7:58 pm	Hello friends, You need to visit a beautiful lighthouse in every holiday! This was the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. We saw so many tourist here as never before during this holiday. I wanted to show the flag, but it was more important to see my whisker. This is one of the houses, where the light keepers lived with their families. Wow – this lighthouse is the highest in Western Australia and the third highest in Australia. We were not allowed to leave the ways, because there were snakes in the grass. The lighthouse was so beautiful! And I loved the view here. This was a great point – two oceans meet here. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 29, 2017, 6:03 pm	Hello friends, Time to climb under the ground. We visited the beautiful Mammoth Cave. We were allowed to visit it on our own. We had an audio-guide. The first hall was very big! This cave was famous, because they found fossils there. Here we saw a bone. There were more bones. It was a great visit. But it became exhausting at the end – we had to climb up 200 steps. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 8:49 pm	Hello friends, We were in Margaret River in a nice house. There was a place called amaze’n near to it. What a funny name. Next to the mazes were a botanical garden. This was the entrance to a maze – will I find the exit? Murph and I found it together. We had to rest – it was very hot today. Oups, this was the entrance to a very big maze – this looked difficult! Which is the correct way? Which is the correct way? We were ready with the first half of the way – it looked difficult from here, too. Fortunately we were able to escape and watched beautiful flowers. This should be art – but for us - swings. More plants. Another difficult game. What was this? We were caught in the net of a giant bird. But we were able to escape on this bike. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 8:56 pm	Hello, I want to show you our holiday house. This was the nice view from our veranda over a small lake. The lake was really beautiful. You can see our cottage there. We had enough place to relax in the living-room. Then we drove to Busselton. They have a 1,8 km long jetty there. A small train drove on it, but we preferred walking. Look, see-gulls with their chicken. We were far away from the coast. But there was a longer way to walk. No idea, what this was – probably arts… Back on the safe land, we saw this old crane. It was nice here. Then we continued our trip to Mandurah. The weather wasn’t so nice here. However it was beautiful. We walked over this high bridge. There were many small boats. And surely arts again. The view from our next apartment was nice, too. There were many beautiful birds on the stone in the lake, but there were too far away for photos with me. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 8:58 pm	Time for another beach. However – this one should be cleared for the summer – it was a lot of seaweed on it. But the color of the sea was beautiful! Then we went to high Dunes. The Australians have their own sense of humor. This sign is for drivers, who stuck in the sand. This looked beautiful. The small points on the Dune are humans – they drive on sand boards there. I would have loved to drive in this sand buggy, but I wasn’t able to reach the accelerator. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 9:02 pm	Hello friends, These funny formations are called Pinnacles. You can find them in different sizes. I really like it here. These ones were very tall. And it was very windy here. It was a great trip through this scenery. We saw many Pinnacles from this viewpoint – and many tourists. In the evening we went to Cervantes’s beach. Soon we will be back in dear old and cold Germany - so we had to enjoy the blue sky and the high temperatures. There were fishing-boats on the ocean. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 9:04 pm	Hello, On our way to Perth we stopped in North Norcia. It is a town of monks. Behind me you can see the Gertrude's College. Next to it was another college – it looked similar to the first one. This was the Abbey Church. And here a look into the Abbey. We had a delicious meal in this hotel. In the town on our walk it was too hot – and there were many flies around us. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 9:10 pm	We were in Perth – the loneliest city in the world. The next city is very far away. We saw beautiful houses. The streets were ready for Christmas. Look – skyscraper behind the low old buildings. I really liked the theatre. But the high-rises were nice, too. A small church… …and another old house. These men were funny – they showed the evolution of businessman in the last centuries. London Court was a nice small mall. You can see the difference between old and new here again. This man was very sportive. The town hall. There were kangaroos in the middle of the city. We jumped with one of it. Really exciting! There were more beautiful buildings… …and small gnomes. This was the bell tower. What a wonderful view of the skyline of Perth! Yours DIcker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 9:12 pm	It was our last day in Australia. The plane will start late in the evening, so we had time to visit the zoo. It seemed to be too hot in the sun for the penguins. I learnt a lot about penguins from all over the world. There were beautiful birds. And I was impressed by these tall birds. Prickly companions slept here. Of course there had to be kangaroos. This was a strange tree. Do you know Numbats? We rode on one. This tree was funny – the fruits looked like sausages. A friendly turtle brought us to the airport. It was a wonderful holiday in Australia. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 9:20 pm	Hello friends, Back in Germany I took a trip to the wonderful town Quedlinburg. There were many timbered houses here - we lived in one of it. There was a funny monument – Stoker and I loved it. I liked the old houses here. This one was beautiful! There was a wall around the old city. Then we visited the Christmas Market. Look – the town hall. This church was funny – with two different towers. I walked through small streets… …and found more nice houses… A beautiful town! Back in our holiday home we found a nice Christmas tree. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 17, 2017, 9:25 pm	We knew that there was a nice Castle here. We wanted to see it. On our way we crossed a big place with many nice houses. Hey, we found the Castle. First we went into the church. The Castle looked really nice. What a great Castle. We went into the Castle Garden and had a wonderful view over the town. I liked it here! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 22, 2017, 8:17 pm	Merry Christmas! But first I have to show you our nice Nikolaus-Tag. We got a wonderful gift from Murph. Wow – what a lot of chocolate! Thanks Murph! Now it was time for Christmas. We met our old friends Snowy and Rudi. What will be in this great parcel? Time to open it! Wonderful! The left gift was for us! We had to open it. Wonderful postcards! Thanks a lot! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 23, 2017, 7:57 pm	Hello friends, Today we went to Bad Oldesloe - a small town near to Sülfeld. We walked through the spa gardens. This small lake looked beautiful. Look - a salt spring. It should have been here – but the view was nice. We had a break in the forest. This was the sign of the salt lake. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 24, 2017, 8:43 pm	Hello friends, I am on the way to Amrum Island. There was the ferry that will bring us to Amrum. Behind it you can see the other ferry that is on the way to Föhr now. But first we watched some Kite-Surfers. People are working here - fishermen. But I was here for holidays – there was the Schleswig-Holstein. We will start at 3:05. I was on the ferry. I saw Amrum – it was very windy. Behind me you can see a holm. But I want to visit Amrum! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 27, 2017, 10:28 am	I decided to continue my updates here without the other photos of Amrum. But you are welcome to visit my webside and see the updates of Amrum Island here : https://www.dickerkumpel.de/dicker-kumpel/meine-reisen/amrum-2017
RikeH Posted May 27, 2017, 10:33 am	Happy Easter! We visited my Grandma. Many Easter bunnies are living here! We love this Easter-Pyramid. Then we met the Easter Bunny. He gave us chocolate! What a nice day! Love Dicker Kumpel and Kleine Fee
RikeH Posted Jun 5, 2017, 6:56 pm	Hello friends,  A funny parcel arrived. There were funny elephants on it. Stoker tried a stunt – cool, wasn't it? Kleine Fee and I loved these elephants… Stoker preferred this one. Of course we had to open the parcel. This was our gift. Of course we had to open it. Kleine Fee and I got a garden in a crate – this is funny. Thanks Murph! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 5, 2017, 6:59 pm	Hello, We were in the Wisentgehege in Springe. Wisents and other animals live here. We started with the birds. Wow, they looked great! Then I found the wisents. What a nice house – I would love to live in it. We were very close to these deer. The other family was far away! Look – little pigs. Do you know these animals? Sure – raccoons. The wild horses were in a strange mood. It was a nice day here! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 6, 2017, 8:51 pm	Hello friends, Today I visited Hildesheim – a beautiful small town. Here you see it in small. This is a strange house here. It is called Zuckerhut – just like the street, where I live. Look, the St. Michaelis church. We went inside. What a beautiful ceiling. Near to the church there was this strange statue. Scary!!! Then we went to the Hildesheim Cathedral. Sure we went into it. There was a beautiful garden next to it. Behind me you see the famous rose of Hildesheim. It was nice here. What a funny person – sitting on another man. We arrived at the marketplace – with so many beautiful buildings. You should visit Hildesheim – it is beautiful here. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 6, 2017, 8:53 pm	Hello, I went to a place called Jersbek. Behind me you see an Eiskeller. People stored things in it, to keep it cold – in the Past. This was really interesting. Then I went to a nice park – this was the place in front of it. I learnt a lot about the park here. There were beautiful trees behind me. They are called the 12 apostles. Spring starts now here. The park belongs to this small castle. What a nice alley. Look – an obelisk. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 9, 2017, 8:29 pm	Hello, I went to Kirchdorf – of course there was a church. It looked nice inside. Can you see Stoker and me? It is a nice place. With a small harbor. We had a great time with nice music here. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 9, 2017, 8:30 pm	Hello friends of gardening, I received this garden in a crate for Easter. It was time to work on it today. Now it has to grow – I will show you my sunflowers soon. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 12, 2017, 9:47 pm	Hello friends, Can you imagine, where I am? Right – it's the Port of Hamburg. And I saw the Elbphilharmonie of Hamburg in the distance. This is the River Elbe. And the Landungsbrücken. Last views in two directions. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 12, 2017, 9:52 pm	Then I travelled to Bornholm. I will not show the photos here, but you are welcome to visit my webside and see the updates of Bornholm Island here : https://www.dickerkumpel.de/dicker-kumpel/meine-reisen/bornhom-2017
RikeH Posted Jun 12, 2017, 10:48 pm	Hello friends, I am back in Canada again. This time I start in Toronto. Behind me you see the Fairmont Hotel. It is very large. But I want to go there – the CN Tower. We took a very fast elevator and went into a nice restaurant. You can sit and eat – and see different parts of Toronto, because it revolves. Look – the Fairmont Hotel. Now it looks small. I was so brave. You have a glass bottom high on the tower. I sat on it and saw in the deep.  Wow – I have been there. Only glass between me and the ground. There was the Roundhouse near to the Tower. This loco was beautiful. Locos were stored here in the Past – and with this platform they could reach the rails. We saw some old housees – this was the Osgoode Hall. Behind me you see the new town hall. Well – new? It is from 1965. I like this photo. This is the old town hall – I like it more than the new one. Maybe I am an old-fashioned bunny. Back in the hotel I wanted a photo in the lobby – the big chess pieces are great! And I liked our room. We felt like kings. In the evening we got chocolate. You see the 150 everywhere in Canada this year – it stands for the 150th birthday of Canada. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 20, 2017, 1:19 am	Hello friends, It was hot in Toronto – very high temperature. Nevertheless we wanted to see something. This is one of the most beautiful churches in Toronto – the St.-James-Kathedrale. I liked the interior, too. Look – the St. Lawrence Market. Then we arrived at the Distillery District. Here you see many industrial buildings out of the Victorian time.  Many bridal pairs come to this place to take photos. Maybe this is the reason for this heart. A carriage with some barrels. Well – it looked like it was in the Past – only the high buildings were not here in that time. This house was so beautiful. Can you see, what this is? Right – so many padlocks, put here by pairs in love. You can see things like this all over the world, I think. The Distillery District is famous for movies or commercials. Today it was a commercial for Pizza. It was exciting - I met a player of Toronto's baseball team. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 23, 2017, 2:22 am	Hello friends, We were in a nice small town – called Niagara on the Lake. We took a nice walk. Our first stop - St. Vincent Church. Near to it there was the St.Mark's Church. Other old houses. This one wasn't old, but beautiful.     Behind me you see the bell tower and the old court house. There were some colorful houses in the town. The Angel Inn ist Canadas oldest Inn, that still has guests. On the way to a nice viewpoint we crossed a golf course. I had to watch out for golfers. Luckily no golf ball hit me. So I was able to visit the Fort Missisauga. This way looked exciting. A nice view over the Lake Ontario to Toronto. Another Fort – it is the Fort George. We saw it later from a nearer point – it looked beautiful. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 29, 2017, 1:16 am	Hurray – it is my birthday – and I celebrate it at a beautiful place. I visit the Niagara-Falls. Behind me you see the US-Fall. There is the Canadian fall – it seems to be wider. It looked so beautiful! We will take such a boat later. But first we went behind the falls – well – this view wasn't that exciting. But it was very loud – and I felt the power of the water. Then we went onto a great viewing-platform. It was very wet – you see the people with the yellow ponchos. Thank you Rike, that you took photos, although your camera got wet… Well –the camera was dry again – the lense was cleaned. Now I am on a boat. This was the US-waterfall. And the Canadian – we went nearer to it. Really near – but we were not able to take photos there, because it was too wet. A photo of both falls. I had a lot of fun here. Our last stop were the rapids. The walk was called White Water Walk – and the view was so beautiful.   I learnt about rapids – there are 6 grades for it. These have the number 6 – the most dangerous rapids.     You cannot see on the photo, how fast the water moved. It was a great day here. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 30, 2017, 2:16 am	Hello friends, We went into it. We had a great view over Kingston. There was a lot of water everywhere. A beautiful church. Only houses out of stone are allowed here – after many fires in the Past. I really liked this building. Another big church. You see locos in many places in Canada. But this one was the best – and I was allowed to drive it. The town hall. There are many of these towers here – they belonged to the defense. And surely I need lighthouses in my holidays. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 30, 2017, 2:24 am	Hello friends, we live in this nice manor at the moment. Maybe he was the landlord? He sat in front of the house. We went inside – beautiful. And the balloons were great! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 23, 2017, 7:05 pm	Hello friends, We went to Upper Canada Village. Many old houses are here – we saw many of it. It was very interesting! Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 23, 2017, 7:24 pm	Hi friends, Today I visited Ottawa. I saw the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, the National Gallery of Canada and the Rideau Canal and Château Laurier. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 7, 2017, 7:49 pm	Hello friends, We went into the Gatineau Park. First we stopped at the Pink Lake. Then we continued to the Mackenzie King Estate – the home of the 10th premier of Canada. We saw nice houses, a beautiful lake, a funny ruin and a beautiful water fall there. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 7, 2017, 8:01 pm	Hello friends, Time for a beautiful church. It was really big with a beautiful garden and a nice chapel. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 7, 2017, 8:29 pm	Hello friends, A short review my birthday last week. The others sang a song for me – then I got some gifts. A funny guy who glow in the dark – and someone who can climb on walls. Great. Later we sat in front of a fireplace. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 7, 2017, 8:45 pm	Hello friends, Time to see the artists from my birthday. The first guy walked down the wall. We had a nice party with a drink and popcorn while we waited that it will get dark. And then we saw the funny green glowing boy. This was great! Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 13, 2017, 7:54 pm	Hello friends, We were in Quebec, a nice town with beautiful old houses. On the hill there was a big hotel that looked like a castle. I had a good view over the river. Later I saw the town hall. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 13, 2017, 8:17 pm	Hello friends, Today it was time for another church – the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. In it I saw crutches from people who have been miraculously cured and saved here. Really strange. But the church and the small chapel next to it were nice. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 13, 2017, 8:23 pm	Hello again, Wild animals live in Tadoussac. I had to run. We decided to climb up the big dune. And took a nice walk on it. Trees grow on it. On the last photo you see our house here – and our car. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 13, 2017, 8:43 pm	Hello friends, It was the day of the Saguenay-Fjord. We saw whales in it, but were not able to take photos of us and the whales. We explored the Tadoussac – then we drove along the fjord and saw Anse de Roche and Sainte-Rose-Du-Nord. Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Aug 14, 2017, 8:37 pm	Hello Mum and Dad, I was in Val-Jalbert. It was a paper mill in the past. It was a ghost town for some years – and now it is a kind of museum. There are beautiful water falls here, nice gorges, and interesting old buildings – some are restored – some are ruins. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 6, 2017, 7:32 pm	Hello friends, We were in a nice resort at the Lac à l'eau Claire. The nature was great – and we had a beautiful room with a nice view. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Sep 6, 2017, 7:51 pm	Hello friends, Montreal is nice city – we walked through the city and saw nice buildings and churches. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 22, 2017, 7:48 pm	Another day in Montreal.  This time we went into the cathedral, saw a nice big sailing ship and nice old buildings.
RikeH Posted Oct 22, 2017, 8:07 pm	Hello friends, We visited the Biodrome in Montreal. Years ago it was a sport place – now it is a little zoo. I met some of my relatives and other animals there. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 24, 2017, 4:16 pm	Hello friends, back home from Canada – I found a parcel from Murph, my best friend. RikeH was too tired to open it immediately, so I decided to sleep on the parcel. Kleine Fee and I had fun to open all gifts – so many great things. Liqueur, a ventilator, a funny flower, comfortable folding chairs and Birthday Candles. Not to forget the beautiful postcard of Murph! Thanks, my dear friend. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 26, 2017, 10:23 am	Hi friends, today we went to Bad Segeberg. There was a beautiful lake and a nice church. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 29, 2017, 10:21 am	Hello friends, we went to Lübeck – a very nice city in Germany. First, we saw the famous Holstentor and the storage buildings next to it. Then we went onto a church tower and had great views over the city. Later we saw the city hall and other old buildings. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Oct 31, 2017, 12:06 pm	Hello friends, Today I was in the Tierpark Lüneburger Heide. There were many interesting animals - it was great to meet them. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 3, 2017, 8:58 am	Hello friends, we walked through Marxen, a nice Villace with beautiful old buildings. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 3, 2017, 9:05 am	Happy Halloween! It was a scary and yummy evening. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 7, 2017, 6:38 pm	Hello friends, we are on holiday at the North Sea. Today we walked on a dyke to the Eidersperrwerk. It is located at the mouth of the river Eider near Tönning on Germany’s North Sea coast. Its main purpose is protection from storm surges by the North Seas. It is Germany’s largest coastal protection structure. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 10, 2017, 9:30 am	Hello friends, today we walked the dyke in the other direction. It is always nice at the North Sea. Greetings Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 12, 2017, 7:24 pm	Hello friends, this is our holiday home. We like it. Today we drove to St. Peter Ording and walked on the beach. It was so beautiful - but very cold. And at the end of our walk we saw dark clouds. Fortunately we didn't get any rain. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 17, 2017, 7:33 pm	Happy Birthday, Mum! We had a nice day together and I won't tell anybody, how old you are now.  Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Nov 17, 2017, 7:40 pm	Hello friends, we were in Friedrichstadt. It is a beautiful city, I have been here before,  but it was nice to be here again. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 17, 2017, 3:51 pm	Hello friends, later we stopped in Heide. It wasn't too interesting, but we found some nice places for photos. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 26, 2017, 4:22 pm	Hello friends, We walked on the dyke again today. What a nice view! Then we found a seesaw. I liked this place. It is always nice to be at the seaside. 1 Behind me you see the place where we live at the moment. So many wooden houses. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Dec 26, 2017, 5:04 pm	Hello friends, Behind me you see the town hall of Büsum. Nice paintings on this transformer. The port was nice with an old crane. A lighthouse and old ships. This clock was beautiful. I love lighthouses. This was Büsum’s first lighthouse. We walked on the dyke and enjoyed the sunny weather. It was a nice holiday at the North Sea. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 14, 2018, 10:58 am	Merry Christmas to all of you! Today we met Snowy and Rudi. Kleine Fee and I recited a Christmas Poem and then we received gifts. We all had a nice Christmas together. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 22, 2018, 1:34 pm	Hello Murph, we received your gift and surely we had to open it. A puzzle - great.  But it was very difficult. We worked hours on it. But then it was ready! We love it! Thanks Dicker Kumpel and Kleine Fee
RikeH Posted Feb 1, 2018, 6:15 pm	Hello friends, I visited my Grandma - and as always I loved her Christmas Decoration. Happy New Year. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 19, 2018, 7:52 pm	Hello friends, We were in Hamburg and saw nice thinks. The famous Elbphilharmonie, some parts of the Port, the old warehouse district, the town hall and the Binnenalster. I had a great time there. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 21, 2018, 3:03 pm	Hello friends, today we took a walk around Sülfeld. You can see a lot of water on the meadows. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 3, 2018, 6:46 pm	Hello friends, I am in Wesselburenerkoog again. Today we visited the Eidersperrwerk, played on a playground and had a nice time near the fireplace in our holidayhome. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 4, 2018, 5:50 pm	Hello frends, we were in St.Peter Ording. We will be here later this week for the Biike-Brennen - today we saw the place where it will be. Then we walked along the pier and saw the famous houses on the beach. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 5, 2018, 6:25 pm	Hi friends, we walked on the dyke near to our house today. It was nice, but cold. So we sat in front of our fireplace in the evening and had a warm place there. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 7, 2018, 5:36 pm	Hello friends, we visited the nice small town of Tönning. There were many beautiful buildings and other interesting things. Our last stop was the church. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Mar 11, 2018, 6:35 pm	Hello friends, in the evening we went to the Biike-Brennen. It was amazing - we saw it from different places. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 1, 2018, 6:47 pm	Hello friends, it was our last day here – and we went to St.Peter Ording again. This time to another part of the beach. I liked it here. Then we went to St Peter Dorf – a very beautiful village. In the evening we relaxed in front of the fire. It was a great short holiday here. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 4, 2018, 10:32 am	Hello friends, we had snow and decided to walk through the forest. I really liked it. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 15, 2018, 12:45 pm	Hello friends, we went to Damp and lived in this beautiful house. In the afternoon we tool a walk and saw a lot of snow and ice. I liked the lighthouse. But the best were the rocks with ice on it. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 20, 2018, 10:54 pm	Hello friends, I went to Kappeln again. This time it was winter and there was a lot of snow and ice on the river. Really interesting. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 24, 2018, 9:38 am	Hello friends, we went to Schleswig and started in the nice part called Holm. There were beautiful buildings and a small church. Then we went to the more important church in Schleswig - the Schleswiger Dom. It was a nice church. The last stop was at the townhall - not so beautiful. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 27, 2018, 9:53 am	Hello friends, I went to a village called Maasholm. This was a funny man. He is called Peter and I learnt a lot about his kind of fishing on this sign. It was a nice small harbour. I liked it here. There were some beautiful houses and a small church. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Apr 29, 2018, 5:55 pm	Hello friends, I went into a nice deer park today. First, we met a wolf. Nice flowers… We fed some friendly deer. Can you see me? Storks. This car brought turf out of the swamp. More deer. Other animals. At the end I saw wolves – that was amazing. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 1, 2018, 3:28 pm	Hello friends, I spend my holiday in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at the moment. Today I went to Bad Doberan. I started with the monastery. Sadly, this part was a ruin. This looked better. Then I saw the Münster from a distance. It looked great. The people call it Perle der norddeutschen Backsteingotik. A funny name. Surely, I went into it. This is the whole area. I liked the altar with the huge crucifix. This was the bone house. A beautiful church. We left through this gate and went into the town. There was a park called Kamp with two nice pavilions. Great – this is Molli an old train. On the way back, I saw more beautiful houses. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 2, 2018, 5:23 pm	Hello friends, We drove to Heiligendamm – there was a huge hotel. The houses next to it weren’t in a good shape. But the beach was okay. An there was a long pier. Another nice villa. And the Grand Hotel from the other side. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 4, 2018, 8:56 am	Hello friends, today we went to Kühlungsborn at the Baltic Sea. This is the town hall. There were more beautiful buildings. A fish spa – this is funny. Can you see us? What a nice pier. And a wonderful beach. I walked onto the pier. Great views in all directions. This was a watch tower in the time of the GDR. I had a great day here. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 6, 2018, 6:38 pm	Hello friends, Today I explored Rerik. I walked to the beach. I had to use these stairs. This looked beautiful. There were some waves on the Baltic Sea. A Castle only for me! Oh – another pier... Then I went to the Salzhaff – you can see sailing ships there. This was the Haffplatz with many restaurants and souvenir shops. And funny wooden character. A beautiful painting. On the way back to our holiday home I visited the Church of Rerik. I really liked the church. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 7, 2018, 6:00 pm	Hello friends, Another walk through Rerik. I wanted to show you this funny Captain yesterday, but he was surrounded by a crowd of elderly people. Today I was alone with him. It looked great here again. This view was new – it is the Island Wustrow. It had an interesting Background. Today it is closed to the public. I went near to it – look – barbed wire. Bad luck for me – I would have loved to walk to the high bank- The houses are destroyed. I cannot understand it. Let’s talk about nicer things. A nice view of the Baltic. The direction to Rerik with the church. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 10, 2018, 4:49 pm	Hello friends, We are in a new holiday house and have a nice view from the terrace. I have been here some years ago and loved the turning bridge. This is the abbey of Malchow. On the hour the bridge will open for the boats. There were the waiting boats. The bridge moved. Here it is from the other direction. The boats crossed. This is the guard of the bridge. The boats from the other direction. Now the bridge is closed again. I like it here. We talked to the friendly Captain. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 18, 2018, 2:04 pm	Hello friends, Today we took a walk to the abbey of Malchow. First, we stopped next to the townhall. This is the archive of Malchow.     A look to the abbey church. We had a nice view over Malchow. What a nice church. There was a small garden next to it. I like it here. Spring is here! Some buildings of the abbey. The church from the other side. Then we walked back and had to go over this dam. It is 250 m long. It is a wonderful region! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 26, 2018, 12:04 pm	Hello friends, We went into the Bärenpark Müritz. I learnt a lot about this place: Since 2006, the BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz has provided mistreated and neglected bears with a safe and natural home.  At the time of writing, 17 brown bears live in the open-air enclosure, which covers an area of some 16 hectares. We saw many of the bears. It was so interesting! Look – they are very tall! Bears were known by the Indians knew bears, too. We went into a wigwam. A bear in the sky! And other bears in the human world. Bears sleep in cages like this. A nice bridge – what will I see there? Two bears in a lake – this was amazing! Normally I only show photos with me on it – but you have to see the bears nearer. A funny tree house. Our last two bears – one in the lake and one under the tree. I really liked it here. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted May 29, 2018, 5:02 pm	Hello friends, We went to the agroneum, an interesting museum. First, we went to the area with a smithy, a wheelwright, Dutch windmill, reciprocating saws, rope yard and a light railway round off the museum collection. I loved the old planes. We saw a water wheel and some old cars. A coach and homemade tractors. And homemade lawn-mower. Another nice plane. Then I went to the windmill. A beautiful house. And more machines. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 2, 2018, 12:15 pm	Hello friends, The agroneum has a second part. There were old houses, where I could see how people lived in the Past. I went into this house. It was interesting! An old television. They worked with milk here. Another house – from earlier years. They baked bread in this small house. It must have been a hard time to live. But now it was time for fun. We had a nice time in this museum Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 6, 2018, 9:40 pm	Hello friends, The weather was wonderful – it was Whitsunday – so we decided to go to an open-air concert. We sat under a nice maypole. I liked this band – Stormarn Magic most. They had the best music and young people with flags. After two hours the concert was over. Love Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 8, 2018, 7:01 pm	Hello friends, My guests wanted to see Sülfeld. I showed the nicest places. I liked the nice lake. Can you see me in the flowers? The old school of Sülfeld. And the emblem of Sülfeld. They have a beautiful church here. It is more than 800 years old. The old pharmacy with beautiful rhododendrons. I had to go closer! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 14, 2018, 4:14 pm	Hello friends, It was time to see some animals. We went into the Wildpark Eekholt. We went to the boar. They had young boar – so sweet. My next new friends were deer. Maybe they were more interested in my grandma with the food. They seem to have a nice life here. The otter loved the water. Interesting antlers. He still had it on his head. Beautiful! Some flowers. What a funny guy! Before we left the park we saw some statues. We had delicious lunch in the restaurant and went home after a nice time here. yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 16, 2018, 9:52 pm	Hello friends, It was time to visit Hamburg – a beautiful city in the North of Germany. This is the town hall. There was art in front of it. I met a nice lady from Scotland there. She is travelling with her Mum and Dad. I went into the town hall and found a golden post box. Inside the town hall. On the other side of the town hall i a nice fountain. These houses are called the Alsterarkaden. A tourist boat is coming. I liked this view. The Alsterarkaden from the other side. My last stop was next to the Alster. Hamburg is beautiful! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 19, 2018, 4:46 pm	Hello friends, Later I went to the Port of Hamburg – my first stop was at the Landungsbrücken. I had nice views in all directions. Far behind me you can see the Elbphilharmonie. I will visit it. A view back to the Landungsbrücken. This is the Rickmer Rickmers – a beautiful sailing ship. It is great to be here. I want to take a trip on a boat like this. This is a part of the new Speicherstadt. Then we went onto the Plaza of the Elbphilharmonie. You can walk around an see a lot of the Port and the Speicherstadt. I saw the TV-tower and the church spires of Hamburg. This church is famous – called Michel. My last view – I liked it here. A near photo of the Elbphiharmonie. Great. We boarded one of the tourist boats and had views from the water. You can see the balcony, where I’ve been. The Michel again. The Rickmer Rickmers from the other side. I had a great day in Hamburg! Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 20, 2018, 6:20 pm	Hello friends, it was my birthday. Because of the soccer World Cup I celebrated in in German colors. The other sang a birthday song for me. Whipped cookies in our colors! But these muffins were self-colored. I liked them more. I decided to become a craftsman. I received the right gifts for it. This will be fun. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 21, 2018, 6:19 pm	Hello friends, I am on holiday on Fehmarn Island. We live on this boat. From the top there were nice views in all directions. Time to relax. I want to show you our living-room. What a funny clock! I like it here. Later I walked to the Südstrand – it looked nice, too. What a wonderful sunset. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 22, 2018, 7:25 pm	Hello friends, Today we drove to Orth, a village in Western Fehmarn. This sign was funny. A beautiful old building. Oh - a pirate. I love lighthouses. They have a big marina. But our marina has more places for yachts. I saw some kite-surfers. A beautiful flower – you can see how windy it is here. Kaiser Wilhelm was here, I think. We walked along the long harbor. This gull was a shrimper. It is a nice place here. Back home I met another gull and talked to her. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 23, 2018, 4:25 pm	Hello friends, Today we went to Burgstaaken. There was a boat of the sea rescue service. I went onto the bridge and were the Captain of the boat. This is my crew. Time to relax. This is the engine room. The ship’s bell. There was an open-air-bridge. You need a smaller boat to rescue people in danger. A submarine – I only took a photo from the outside. This is the harbor for the fishermen. The old pilot-house is now a restaurant. You can climb in the silos – we didn’t want to climb. An old fisherman -house. We saw our house boat in the distance. I like this place. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jun 30, 2018, 4:02 pm	Hello friends, There are big tombs on Fehmarn – called Langbetten. We went to one of it. The sacrifice stone was in the middle. These stones were the guardians. It was so interesting here. Then I met a big slug. We walked over a golf course. Back home it was sunny and a nice view over the harbor. There was our house boat. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 5, 2018, 1:14 pm	Hello friends, Burg is the biggest and only town on Fehmarn. Here you see the town hall. There were many nice old buildings and flowers. Burg is really old. Even the palm trees celebrate the Soccer Worldcup. The St. Nikolai-Kirche. A great church! The famous Fehmarnsundbrücke. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 8, 2018, 5:31 pm	Hello friends, There are some high banks on Fehmarn – I visited one of it. Look - the Fehmarnsundbrücke. It’s great to be on the beach. Nice – but not so high. I found a tower of stones and relaxed. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 9, 2018, 4:33 pm	Hello again, We went to a restaurant in the marina and had delicious lunch. Then I visited this part of the marina. This weekend they celebrate the Midsummer Bulli Festival. We saw many Billis here. This one had funny eyes. This one I like most. Time for more food. Burgtiefe has three tower buildings. They are not beautiful but surely you have a nice view out of the flats here. Look – a monument. It looked nicer with me. It is funny – the tower buildings are connected. Even blossoms were here. And a friendly sailor. This was the best Bulli with the nicest size! Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jul 11, 2018, 3:19 pm	Hello friends, We are in Puttgarden. Big ferries start here to Denmark. We should have a good view at the end of the mole. There were the ferries – hopefully one of it will start soon. There is one - the Deutschland. It is so big – and go through the small harbor gate. Look – the small white dot in the distance. It is a ferry from the other direction. It comes closer. It was exciting. Now we will go back – it is very windy. Maybe you can see it in the waves. We made it to the mainland. This is not another ship, but a shop. Scandinavian buy alcohol there on their way home. No photos from inside, but it was really interesting. And I liked this great can! At home I met the swans again. The mum didn't like us – and always spit at us…. Bye Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 9, 2020, 9:49 pm	Hello friends, It was our last day on Fehmarn Island and we went to the Südstrand. We went to the Bullifestival. Many people were there I loved the bullies with a cocktail bar. On our way back I saw many old Volkswagen. At home Kleine Fee and I had fun. It was a nice holiday on Fehmarn. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Jan 31, 2020, 12:02 am	Hello friends, time for the next journey – I take this ferry from Kiel to Göteburg. Of yourse my girl-friend Kleine Fee comes with me – we find a nice place in the cabin. This is the living-room. How nice of the shipping company – it is great to be an internet star. Enough place in the sleeping-room. Another nice place. Funny notes -they help the humans to find their cars... Before we left I went onto the deck and enjoyed the sunshine. What a nice view. We started and passed a cruise ship.
RikeH Posted Feb 5, 2020, 3:12 pm	Hello Mum, today Murph invited me to went into the forest with him. We wanted to find a lot of mushrooms for the dinner. The first mushroom we found was a toothed jelly fungus, what a funny name… Can you see the spikes on the buttom side? The next mushrooms were not fort he pan: Citron amanita Egg of the stinkhorn Small stinkhorns – puh, they stunk! But these mushrooms were eatable. We took them with us. More bay boletes Our baskets were almost full. Seeking for mushrooms is very exhausting, so I had to take a rest. Murph knew poisonous mushrooms, too. What a wonderful mushroom. Then we had to go home. The baskets were very heavy. On our way back we found these colorful mushrooms – look – they are lilac. They are called Amethyst deciever. Murph put them into our baskets. Can you believe it? – They were eatable, too. At the end we found the king bolete. But our baskets were so full, so it is still in the forest. This will be a delicious dinner!
RikeH Posted Feb 6, 2020, 12:59 pm	Hello Mum I really wanted to search mushrooms with my friend Murph. We went to Mölln and met some mushroom-friends of Murph. The weather was horrible. It rained all the day. But no problem for us – we went to the ‘Krebssee’ and searched for mushrooms. The friends of Murph didn’t have a problem with the weather. We decided to sit under the tree – and watch the others! We found one mushroom. But it stunk!!! In the afternoon we explored the terrain of Uhlenkolk. I never saw such a big Indian tent! What a wonderful barbecue place. Maybe we can have the next big TV-meeting here? And I found this beautiful flower. I wanted to have a look into the tent, but it was closed. The friends of Murph examined the mushrooms in this house. Unfortunately we had bad weather and didn’t find so many mushrooms. But of course it was a great day with my best friend Murph!
RikeH Posted Feb 7, 2020, 2:01 pm	Hello friends, I wish you a nice ‚Nikolaus-Tag‘. In Germany it is normal to put the cleaned boots in front of the door – and you get sweets. Unfortunately we all had no boots – and decided to draw some. We wanted to wait for the Nikolaus, but he didn’t come and we felt asleep. The next morning we saw that he visited us in the night. I was so happy! Hopefully the Nikolaus brought you something, too! We have snow in Sülfeld at the moment. We tried to build a snowman – but the snow wasn’t good for it – so we will try it later this year.
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:35 pm	Hello friends, It was our last day on the ship – and I just walked around and want to shop you some nice places here. We had nice weather again. People were sitting in the Kopernikus Bar and enjoyed their lives. A really beautiful ice sculpture. This place is called the atrium – you can find the reception here – and more important – the entrance to our famous restaurant! We had a great cruise – and I loved being on this ship. Yours Dicker Kumpel
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:37 pm	Hello mum, Here we are! We arrived! And imagine this – we will stay for four weeks and travel to Rügen with Murph! We all are so happy. Of course we will celebrate it, but first we will go on a nice excursion. There is a big castle in Derneburg. In the forest was a small teahouse. So many stairs… Unbelievable – there exists a pyramid in the forest inside of Germany. It is the grave of the former owner of the castle. I liked this house. <strong>There were small houses of fishermen next to many small ponds. </strong> It didn’t look like one – but this was one of the fish ponds. This region is really beautiful.
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:38 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited the Castle Marienburg. It looked beautiful! Just like a fairytale… The courtyard of the castle… &nbsp; We were not allowed to take photos inside of the castle. But we found this funny guy at the exit and wanted to have a photo with him. In the evening we celebrated the arrival of me and Kleine Fee. Murph prepared a small party: We drank, ate and talked a lot. ... even drank, ate and talked more... Maybe a little too much? It was a wonderful evening!
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:39 pm	Hello mum, Today HolgiHH said goodbye to DottyCroc and Kleine Fee. Then I went into the forest with HolgiHH and Murph. At the beginning we found these beautiful flowers. It wasn’t funny in the forest. Because nearly all mushrooms were eaten by snails. But I found a star in the forest. Often there were butterflies sitting on these flowers. Unfortunately there weren’s butterflies today. This mushroom has a great colour, hasn’t it? People often think that it is the king bolete. But it is not – and it is really bitter… A really wonderful forest. The black trumpets are really yummy, but not easy to find. Then it was time to say goodbye. Hopefully he will find the way, but he is a very intelligent donkey and he will make it!
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:41 pm	Hello mum, A new guest arrived. Who will it be? It was Mefito. He showed us his postcard and sweets. The holiday can start now – everybody arrived – it will be fun!
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:42 pm	Hello mum, We arrived in our holiday flat. It was really nice. Look what we found on our terrace… Very cosy! We saw the harbor from our terrace. We will give this a closer look. Maybe we will visit this small island. A beautiful small harbor. This is a famous ship called Berta. You can buy yummy rolls with fish there. Mum, I would love to live here, when we will travel to Rügen together in the future… or would it be too expensive?
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:43 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited a very famous place of Rügen. There were 3 lighthouses. We absolutely wanted to have a photo with this ship. Two lighthouses close to me and Kleine Fee. Isn’t this beautiful? Who can build something like this? This was our way to the village Vitt. A great view, isn’t it? A beautiful garden in Vitt… … and a small chapel. It was a great trip!
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:43 pm	Hello mum, What an exciting day. First we will travel on a ship to Baabe and then we will return in a train. This is our ship: Really wonderful weather! In Baabe we saw this beautiful house. Then we took a very long walk to the beach. Finally we arrived. We had to wait some minutes for the train. There it come. It is called „Rasender Roland“… What a beautiful loco!
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:44 pm	Hello mum, Today we want to walk to a very famous place of Rügen. Where is the way? We saw many interesting things. A big stone tomb. … and this beautiful lake: the „Herthasee“ Who is able to leave footprints on a stone? We TVs cannot do it. This is the way to our goal. 421 steps down the high bank – fortunately Bine carried us. But strangely she was not in the mood for taking pictures of us… Finally we arrived… I think that everyone knows this rock. This looks very dangerous. And a photo of the most famous rocks of Rügen. Before Bine carried us upwards, we played on the beach.
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:45 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited 3 famous places on Rügen. The first stop was Göhren. A long pier into the water. We had a nice view of the coast. Our second stop was Sellin – it is more famous. This house is well-known, isn’t it? But I really loved these houses there! There are holiday-flats in it… Mum, maybe a little too expensive? The last place was Binz. Again a long pier into the Sea. This is another famous house. Boah, there were so many people. Let’s go back to Lauterbach – it is a nice quiet place!
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:45 pm	Mum, look, the world is upside down. What a funny view. Hopefully nothing will fall onto my head. We got really dizzy! And really confused! Ahhh, that’s much better! This was a funny experience!
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:46 pm	Hello mum, Today we visited Putbus. The town has a round market-place – it is called circus. Unfortunately you only cannot see it good if you are high above it. We wanted to see this park. There were wonderful old trees. This is the man who constructed this park. Everywhere were small lakes. This was the church – although it didn’t look like one. And there were some animals. What a beautiful park.
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:48 pm	Hello mum, Today we took a long walk through great scenery. This house is famous - it is called „Pfarrwitwen-Haus“ Here you see the beginning of the nice scenery, but it will become even more beautiful! We crossed this nature reserve. There were meadows with colorful flowers everywhere. I never saw this flower before. I love it! It was really great here! At home we tried a specialty of Rügen. In Murph’s new beach chair the liqueur tasted better.
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:48 pm	Hello mum, Today we took a long walk through great scenery. This house is famous - it is called „Pfarrwitwen-Haus“ Here you see the beginning of the nice scenery, but it will become even more beautiful! We crossed this nature reserve. There were meadows with colorful flowers everywhere. I never saw this flower before. I love it! It was really great here! At home we tried a specialty of Rügen. In Murph’s new beach chair the liqueur tasted better.
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:49 pm	Hello mum, Another nature reserve that we wanted to see. But where is it? We already found heather. Maybe the reserve will be there? Great - we found it! Look at this, mum! Everywhere you can see these shrubs. Do you know it? It looked great! So many stones in this wonderful countryside. I love it here.
RikeH Posted Feb 12, 2020, 6:50 pm	Hello mum, We started our day with a long hike again. Holidays can be very exhausting. 4,7 km – puh… - always around the lake… &nbsp; Hopefully we will be ready with the hike soon. Then we drove to another park. Hopefully it will be more interesting for us TVs. Well, it started great. A ruin… ….and a funny guy, who sat next to a lake. This park was beautiful. Finally we found mushrooms. We would like to have this table and the chairs at home. This is a great place for a TV-meeting. What do you think, Mum? Do we have enough room in the garden? I really loved this tree. And then this – an UFO…will it be for Murph Will he enter it? Will he leave us? Fortunately Murph didn't leave us! And I went back to my Mum after this great holiday.

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